Dee Dee wrote:
> I got very excited to see a restaurant's wine list in a nearby town
> where we do our local shopping (about 30 miles away).
>
> What is so exciting is that the owner lists the exact wines, the cost
> per bottle and per glass. Unbelieveable!
> http://www.obwrestaurant.com/menus/winelist.htm
>
> If anyone wishes to comment on any of these wines or his cellar in
> toto, I'd love to hear it. The owner looks as though he still loves
> the restaurant business (and says he's tasted thousands of wines --
> this is a small town and I know of only one really good restaurant
> here. Not there there aren't more, I just probably haven't heard of
> them, nor can afford them.

The Mason SB is one of the best CA examples of the grape (IMO). The
Diochon M-a-V is a good producer, so-so year. The Ecard and
Geantet-Pansiot Burgs ought to be very nice, but I'd take the Ecard as
it'll be readier. Of the Rhones, I'd go for the Mordoree CdR. Vietti is
a good producer, though I get the impression that they are fairly
"modern" in style. The Phelps Insignia and Dashe Zin are both good
wines, but the Insignia is still very young. (I've got Insignias from
the '80s still in my cellar). Their selection of Ports, Madeira and
Sherry is also very nice.

Regarding the whole: their markups look quite reasonable, typically a
bit less than 100% over retail. It's a nice list.

HTH
Mark Lipton
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