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Hunt

In article >,
says...
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>On 12 Apr 2007 01:39:14 GMT, (Hunt) wrote:
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>>I hit a Cost Plus/World Market, just after a Renwood tasting. They had a
case
>>of the Jackrabbit Flats at US$8/btl. I bought it in a heartbeat. The Gran
Pere
>>and Gran Mere were US$12, and all of the bottles were autographed! Sometimes
>>it pays to look in the bargain bins. Who knows what you'll find.
Unfortunately
>>for the next guy past, all were in my cart!
>>
>>Hunt
>
>Be still my beating heart. You've just made me a dedicated Dumpster
>Diver. I'd readily snap up all the Grand Mere you could show me for
>$12/btl. Don't know that I've got the longevity to have the Grand Pere
>soften the beastly tannins, but I might invest in a questionable
>future just so that the nectar wouldn't fall into the hands of some
>Philistine.
>
>Enjoy, enjoy!!!
>
>
>Ed Rasimus

IIRC, Ed, these were the last year that the Gan Mere/Pere were actually
Renwood properties. As I recall, the name was retained, but the vineyards were
not. Seems that Mark Lipton had the info on this, and maybe can chime in.

I still have a couple (maybe 3 ea.) of these left. The Jackrabbit Flats are
long gone.

Hunt
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