On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 1:15:09 AM UTC-4, Emery Davis wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Jun 2014 08:53:03 -0700, Bi!! wrote:
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> Sorry to hear it didn't hold up.
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> You clearly know this but I'll mention it for those who might not: since
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> you can always use it for a picnic, stew, or give it away.
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> Some Americans don't follow this formula, which can in part explain the
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Good tip Emery. I did know this and have always made it a practice. I did buy a couple bottles which we consumed on the trip. We were visiting a friend and had a little time to kill. Chateau de Pommard is/was a fairly commercial sort of winery with no appointments necessary. There were no other visitors there that day and the winemaker took us to the cellar and was quite generous with what he opened although as I recall, nothing was incredibly special. What I do remember was that we ordered and paid for the wine at the Chateau and the wine was waiting for us at the guardshack as we departed.