pavane wrote on Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:49:45 -0400:


> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
|> On 2010-06-26, Sqwertz > wrote:
|>
| >> Are you in... Boulder still?
|>
|> No. Not even close. The closest burg is Buena Vista. Look
|> that one up.
|>
> Back in the day Buena Vista was one of the best wineries in
> the country, with a fabulous Cabernet Sauvignon, which they
> no longer produce, and great Pinot Noir, Chard and Merlot,
> which are still there but not in great distribution. I grew
> up with Buena Vista, BV, Freemark Abbey and Inglenook as the
> wines to aspire to own; of the four, only BV and Freemark
> continue as high quality mainline producers; Buena Vista
> is a smaller, artisan operation and Inglenook...sad, sad.

When I first came to DC I drank quite a lot of Charles Krug's wine. I
still remember buying a case of Pinot Noir for under $12. Even if $12
then was equivalent to about $85 now, it was rather a bargain.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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