....that Jean and I were married. To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we
exchanged gifts (Jean getting a diamond ring that she'd picked out and
me getting a double magnum of '89 Veuve Cliquot La Grande Dame, the wine
that Jean opened to propose to me in '88). We also cooked a dinner of
mesquite-grilled ribeye steaks, basmati rice, sautéed shi'itakes, sugar
snap peas and grilled onions, with which we opened arguably the only
bottle of wine left in our cellar that predated our marriage:

1983 Ch. Margaux
color: dark garnet center going slightly brick at the edge
nose: initially, a bit reticent, cedar, dark fruit, turning more toward
mushrooms and soy sauce and... dammit... the unmistakeable odor of cork
taint
palate: medium body, deep fruit, still fairly primary and TCA

I bought this wine at Garnet in NYC in '88 as a graduation gift for Jean
the day she defended her Ph D. This bottle followed us from NYC to
Berkeley to Indiana, suffering at times from less-than-ideal storage
conditions. The cork was saturated but intact, but the subtle cork
taint was obvious to me. I asked Jean about it, but she didn't get it,
so I just put up with it (and for once the cork taint didn't spoil the
wine entirely). Some day, perhaps, I'll taste an untainted version of
this wine, but even if not it was a memorable experience. The double
magnum of '89 Grande Dame will be opened on Saturday during our big
anniversary party on Saturday.

Mark Lipton
--
alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.cwdjr.net

On Apr 29, 7:33*pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> ...that Jean and I were married. *

Congratulations!

Happy anniversary the both of you!

Cheers

Nils

Mark Lipton wrote:
> ...that Jean and I were married. To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we
> exchanged gifts (Jean getting a diamond ring that she'd picked out and
> me getting a double magnum of '89 Veuve Cliquot La Grande Dame, the wine
> that Jean opened to propose to me in '88). We also cooked a dinner of
> mesquite-grilled ribeye steaks, basmati rice, sautéed shi'itakes, sugar
> snap peas and grilled onions, with which we opened arguably the only
> bottle of wine left in our cellar that predated our marriage:
>
> 1983 Ch. Margaux
> color: dark garnet center going slightly brick at the edge
> nose: initially, a bit reticent, cedar, dark fruit, turning more toward
> mushrooms and soy sauce and... dammit... the unmistakeable odor of cork
> taint
> palate: medium body, deep fruit, still fairly primary and TCA
>
> I bought this wine at Garnet in NYC in '88 as a graduation gift for Jean
> the day she defended her Ph D. This bottle followed us from NYC to
> Berkeley to Indiana, suffering at times from less-than-ideal storage
> conditions. The cork was saturated but intact, but the subtle cork
> taint was obvious to me. I asked Jean about it, but she didn't get it,
> so I just put up with it (and for once the cork taint didn't spoil the
> wine entirely). Some day, perhaps, I'll taste an untainted version of
> this wine, but even if not it was a memorable experience. The double
> magnum of '89 Grande Dame will be opened on Saturday during our big
> anniversary party on Saturday.
>

Congratulations to you both, Mark. Just shows the cork taint can't
ruin a good marriage anyway!

Adele and I also chose a spring wedding, our number 22 is coming up
in a couple of weeks. We haven't the ghost of a plan yet, so this
one seems likely to remain low key.

-E

"Mark Lipton" >

Gratulerer med dagen begge to!

:-) Anders

On Apr 29, 10:33�pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> ...that Jean and I were married. �To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we
> exchanged gifts (Jean getting a diamond ring that she'd picked out and
> me getting a double magnum of '89 Veuve Cliquot La Grande Dame, the wine
> that Jean opened to propose to me in '88). �We also cooked a dinner of
> mesquite-grilled ribeye steaks, basmati rice, saut�ed shi'itakes, sugar
> snap peas and grilled onions, with which we opened arguably the only
> bottle of wine left in our cellar that predated our marriage:
>
> 1983 Ch. Margaux
> color: dark garnet center going slightly brick at the edge
> nose: initially, a bit reticent, cedar, dark fruit, turning more toward
> mushrooms and soy sauce and... dammit... the unmistakeable odor of cork
> taint
> palate: medium body, deep fruit, still fairly primary and TCA
>
> I bought this wine at Garnet in NYC in '88 as a graduation gift for Jean
> the day she defended her Ph D. �This bottle followed us from NYC to
> Berkeley to Indiana, suffering at times from less-than-ideal storage
> conditions. �The cork was saturated but intact, but the subtle cork
> taint was obvious to me. �I asked Jean about it, but she didn't get it,
> so I just put up with it (and for once the cork taint didn't spoil the
> wine entirely). �Some day, perhaps, I'll taste an untainted version of
> this wine, but even if not it was a memorable experience. �The double
> magnum of '89 Grande Dame will be opened on Saturday during our big
> anniversary party on Saturday.
>
> Mark Lipton
> --
> alt.food.wine FAQ: �http://winefaq.cwdjr.net

Great story, Congrats on the anniversary!!

In article >, Mark Lipton >
wrote:

> ...that Jean and I were married. To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we
> exchanged gifts (Jean getting a diamond ring that she'd picked out and
> me getting a double magnum of '89 Veuve Cliquot La Grande Dame, the wine
> that Jean opened to propose to me in '88). We also cooked a dinner of
> mesquite-grilled ribeye steaks, basmati rice, sautéed shi'itakes, sugar
> snap peas and grilled onions, with which we opened arguably the only
> bottle of wine left in our cellar that predated our marriage:
>
> 1983 Ch. Margaux
> color: dark garnet center going slightly brick at the edge
> nose: initially, a bit reticent, cedar, dark fruit, turning more toward
> mushrooms and soy sauce and... dammit... the unmistakeable odor of cork
> taint
> palate: medium body, deep fruit, still fairly primary and TCA
>
> I bought this wine at Garnet in NYC in '88 as a graduation gift for Jean
> the day she defended her Ph D. This bottle followed us from NYC to
> Berkeley to Indiana, suffering at times from less-than-ideal storage
> conditions. The cork was saturated but intact, but the subtle cork
> taint was obvious to me. I asked Jean about it, but she didn't get it,
> so I just put up with it (and for once the cork taint didn't spoil the
> wine entirely). Some day, perhaps, I'll taste an untainted version of
> this wine, but even if not it was a memorable experience. The double
> magnum of '89 Grande Dame will be opened on Saturday during our big
> anniversary party on Saturday.
>
> Mark Lipton

Your still a lucky guy to have the partner of your life propose to you.
Here's to many more great ones even if some of the wine has TCA.

Hi Mark,

Congratulations to you both. A noble bottle to mark a noble event.

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:33:19 -0400, Mark Lipton >
wrote:

> Some day, perhaps, I'll taste an untainted version of this wine, but even if not it was a memorable experience.

Bloomin maddening. At least is was only so lightly corked that Jean
enjoyed it. No doubt I'd have adored it too.

We'll raise a glass to your health on Saturday. Won't be a "grande
dame", though.
--
All the best
Fatty from Forges

On Apr 29, 10:33*pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> ...that Jean and I were married. *To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we
> exchanged gifts (Jean getting a diamond ring that she'd picked out and
> me getting a double magnum of '89 Veuve Cliquot La Grande Dame, the wine
> that Jean opened to propose to me in '88). *We also cooked a dinner of
> mesquite-grilled ribeye steaks, basmati rice, sautéed shi'itakes, sugar
> snap peas and grilled onions, with which we opened arguably the only
> bottle of wine left in our cellar that predated our marriage:
>
> 1983 Ch. Margaux
> color: dark garnet center going slightly brick at the edge
> nose: initially, a bit reticent, cedar, dark fruit, turning more toward
> mushrooms and soy sauce and... dammit... the unmistakeable odor of cork
> taint
> palate: medium body, deep fruit, still fairly primary and TCA
>
> I bought this wine at Garnet in NYC in '88 as a graduation gift for Jean
> the day she defended her Ph D. *This bottle followed us from NYC to
> Berkeley to Indiana, suffering at times from less-than-ideal storage
> conditions. *The cork was saturated but intact, but the subtle cork
> taint was obvious to me. *I asked Jean about it, but she didn't get it,
> so I just put up with it (and for once the cork taint didn't spoil the
> wine entirely). *Some day, perhaps, I'll taste an untainted version of
> this wine, but even if not it was a memorable experience. *The double
> magnum of '89 Grande Dame will be opened on Saturday during our big
> anniversary party on Saturday.
>
> Mark Lipton
> --
> alt.food.wine FAQ: *http://winefaq.cwdjr.net

Well, the important thing of course is congratulations on 20 years of
marriage.

But corked '83 Margaux- ouch!!!!!

Well, the important thing of course is congratulations on 20 years of
marriage.

But corked '83 Margaux- ouch!!!!!

we had our 20th in Bruges last year and had great recs from Emery D.
no taint as toasted in beer.

congrats

JT