Wine spectator has chosen it’s #1 wine....the Casanova di Neri Brunello
di Montalcino 2001. The Casanova di Neri winery, in Tuscany is
responsible for a winemaking renaissance. The 2001 is its best Tenuta
Nuova ever, delivering the depth, richness, freshness and unique
character expected of such a great vintage.

You can visit the Casanova di Neri website at
http://www.casanovadineri.com/casanova/ns.asp

R&M wrote on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:55:21 -0700:

R> Wine spectator has chosen it’s #1 wine....the Casanova di
R> Neri Brunello di Montalcino 2001. The Casanova di Neri
R> winery, in Tuscany is responsible for a winemaking
R> renaissance. The 2001 is its best Tenuta Nuova ever,
R> delivering the depth, richness, freshness and unique
R> character expected of such a great vintage.

R> You can visit the Casanova di Neri website at
R> http://www.casanovadineri.com/casanova/ns.asp

Before boarding my flight yesterday, I bought "The Judgement of
Paris", an interesting account of the birth of great modern
wines in California centered on the famous blind tasting of
French and California wines of 1976. It seems to me that we need
a lot more blind tastings even if Casanova de..... probably is
very good indeed!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Jul 20, 8:56 pm, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> R&M wrote on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:55:21 -0700:
>
> R> Wine spectator has chosen it's #1 wine....the Casanova di
> R> Neri Brunello di Montalcino 2001. The Casanova di Neri
> R> winery, in Tuscany is responsible for a winemaking
> R> renaissance. The 2001 is its best Tenuta Nuova ever,
> R> delivering the depth, richness, freshness and unique
> R> character expected of such a great vintage.
>
> R> You can visit the Casanova di Neri website at
> R>http://www.casanovadineri.com/casanova/ns.asp
>
> Before boarding my flight yesterday, I bought "The Judgement of
> Paris", an interesting account of the birth of great modern
> wines in California centered on the famous blind tasting of
> French and California wines of 1976. It seems to me that we need
> a lot more blind tastings even if Casanova de..... probably is
> very good indeed!
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

This information is a year old and the posting was just a poorly done
commercial.

On Jul 20, 8:56 pm, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> R&M wrote on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:55:21 -0700:
>
> R> Wine spectator has chosen it's #1 wine....the Casanova di
> R> Neri Brunello di Montalcino 2001. The Casanova di Neri
> R> winery, in Tuscany is responsible for a winemaking
> R> renaissance. The 2001 is its best Tenuta Nuova ever,
> R> delivering the depth, richness, freshness and unique
> R> character expected of such a great vintage.
>
> R> You can visit the Casanova di Neri website at
> R>http://www.casanovadineri.com/casanova/ns.asp
>
> Before boarding my flight yesterday, I bought "The Judgement of
> Paris", an interesting account of the birth of great modern
> wines in California centered on the famous blind tasting of
> French and California wines of 1976. It seems to me that we need
> a lot more blind tastings even if Casanova de..... probably is
> very good indeed!
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Have you had a chance to ready many pages of this book yet -- sounds
interesting -- is it well written enough to be a page turner, or one
that you can savor a paragraph.
Thanks,
Dee

I finished the book on the flight, from San Francisco to DC, and it kept my
interest the whole way. There is an amazing amount of information on the
modern (mostly California) wine industry that is usually correct, AFAIK.
Some accounts of the spread of interest in CA wines don't quite match my
memory. I remember a reasonably good choice of such wines in DC before the
dates mentioned. It brought back the day I paid $12 for a case of Charles
Krug Pinot Noir in 1968 (I think). I'm a little surprised by the book's
structure since it does not end with the 1976 blind tasting but it was
amusing to find how long the French were saying "We wuz robbed!" .

--
Jim Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
"Dee Dee" > wrote in message
ups.com...
On Jul 20, 8:56 pm, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> R&M wrote on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:55:21 -0700:
>
> R> Wine spectator has chosen it's #1 wine....the Casanova di
> R> Neri Brunello di Montalcino 2001. The Casanova di Neri
> R> winery, in Tuscany is responsible for a winemaking
> R> renaissance. The 2001 is its best Tenuta Nuova ever,
> R> delivering the depth, richness, freshness and unique
> R> character expected of such a great vintage.
>
> R> You can visit the Casanova di Neri website at
> R>http://www.casanovadineri.com/casanova/ns.asp
>
> Before boarding my flight yesterday, I bought "The Judgement of
> Paris", an interesting account of the birth of great modern
> wines in California centered on the famous blind tasting of
> French and California wines of 1976. It seems to me that we need
> a lot more blind tastings even if Casanova de..... probably is
> very good indeed!
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Have you had a chance to ready many pages of this book yet -- sounds
interesting -- is it well written enough to be a page turner, or one
that you can savor a paragraph.
Thanks,
Dee

On Jul 24, 8:06 am, "James Silverton" >
wrote:


I'm a little surprised by the book's
> structure since it does not end with the 1976 blind tasting but it was
> amusing to find how long the French were saying "We wuz robbed!" .

I wonder if there is a French idiom for French phrases of that sort;
if not, there should be. But, at any rate, to me, the French 'are'
amusing, as we probably are '...' to them.

Thanks for letting me know about the book. I lived in San Francisco
1970 to 1985 (with a time out on Vashon Island (Seattle) for about
2-1/2 years. (San Diego for 6 years previous in the 60's. I think we
ex-Californians all have our own experiences -- and opinion - with/
about California wine during this time (decades).
Dee

In article >,
R&M > wrote:

> Wine spectator has chosen it¹s #1 wine....the Casanova di Neri Brunello
> di Montalcino 2001. The Casanova di Neri winery, in Tuscany is
> responsible for a winemaking renaissance. The 2001 is its best Tenuta
> Nuova ever, delivering the depth, richness, freshness and unique
> character expected of such a great vintage.
>
> You can visit the Casanova di Neri website at
> http://www.casanovadineri.com/casanova/ns.asp

And this would matter to me why? Remember Cinque Cepage.