Happy b-day your lardship-- For my 60th
I bought Eredi Virginia Ferrero Barolo 1937 and 1943 for $205. Since I was
the former broker for these wines, I was charged 10% above the store's cost
by a merchant friend---As Dale will attest the 43 was very good and the 37
was long gone.

I charged myself $150 for a Chave Ermitage "Cathelin" as a treat. That was
the importer's cost.......
"Dee Dee" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> On Apr 10, 12:02 pm, "Mydnight" > wrote:
> > > Hmm. I thought Chinese tea had little additives, if any. Am I
> > > wrong? I've drunk my share of Dragon's Well tea after visiting as a
> > > tourist the farm where they picked and boxed it. Other teas from
> > > China, I've trusted to not have 'additives."
> >
> > If you want to get into it, a recent report found various heavy metals
> > including lead in LongJing (dragon well) tea at market. It also found
> > huge quantities of pesticides/herbicides as well as coloring,
> > flavoring, and scent additives. The adulteration of tea has caused
> > most people to give up drinking the more popular types and simply
> > drink "Pu'er" or countryside grown teas.
> >
> > I visited Hangzhou in 2004 (home to Dragon Well) and was taught by my
> > friend's aunt how to pick the better quality leaves. We picked a
> > bunch, cooked it up, and drank it fresh there. I think that was maybe
> > some of the best Longjing I have ever experienced...but that still
> > doesn't count for the pesticides and other stuff that's in the soil.
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> I read in the Wikipedia about the town where you live.
> As a result of your information about China teas, and some little
> research I did about them, on a whim, I threw out all my Chinese teas,
> even the Pu'er. Today I bought a box of organic Darjeeling tea from
> the Tumsong Estate http://www.chamong.com/garden.htm
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> I'll be turning over a new leaf.
> Dee
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