On Oct 2, 1:47?pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> Dale,
> Surely there must be other canine-themed wines to choose from? How
> about the LDM "Cuv e Buster" bottlings, or a St. Aubin 1er "Les Murgers
> des Dents de Chien," or a Dom. de la Noblaie Chinon Les Chiens-Chiens
> (that sounds like "thank you" in Mandarin -- is it a pun?) or -- better
> yet -- a Nikolaihof "Steiner Hund" Riesling? There's also Behrens and
> Hitchcock's "Chien Lunatique" and Turley's Dogtown Zin.
>
> Mark Lipton
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Why did I go with these? Because I had the Faithful Hound (though some
years I've served Bassetti Vineyards Syrahs from Hug or ESJ for Basset
birthday), and because I happened to see the Dog House for $9. I knew
no one was a real wino who was coming.

As to other suggestions:
I seldom see any Cuvee Buster bottlings, except the Thomas-Labaille,
and find it hard to pay $30+ for any Sancerre (well, maybe Vatan)

Had the 2005 Denis and Francois Clair "Les Murgers des Dents de
Chien" St. Aubin with dinner last night, but the name is about the
rocks, not the dogs.

Dom. de la Noblaie Chinon Les Chiens-Chiens
actually this is a decent wine at least in vintage I tried, but
Faithful Hound better describes Lucy.

I'd happily drink Steinerhund, but last I looked it was over $50, not
the thing for casual outdoor sipping.

B&H "Chien Lunatique"? Even more expensive, and I don't like.

Never paid for a Turley, don't plan on it.