Good, Bad, Ugly? it was a gift so until I open it I may never know. Was
thinking about tonight with trout. Opinions?

jcoulter > wrote:

> Good, Bad, Ugly? it was a gift so until I open it I may never
> know. Was thinking about tonight with trout. Opinions?

Never ever heard of. Where does it come from - Kent, Niagara Falls,
Sonoma, India, Chile?

M.

Michael Pronay > wrote in
:

> jcoulter > wrote:
>
>> Good, Bad, Ugly? it was a gift so until I open it I may never
>> know. Was thinking about tonight with trout. Opinions?
>
> Never ever heard of. Where does it come from - Kent, Niagara Falls,
> Sonoma, India, Chile?
>
> M.
>

California Where else faux champagne with a faux French name, moved the
opening to this evening so I will report tomorrow.

In article >,
Michael Pronay > wrote:
>jcoulter > wrote:
>
>> Good, Bad, Ugly? it was a gift so until I open it I may never
>> know. Was thinking about tonight with trout. Opinions?
>
>Never ever heard of. Where does it come from - Kent, Niagara Falls,
>Sonoma, India, Chile?


Kristone is a California sparkler made by Kendall-Jackson. It scores
well in rags like Wine Spectator. Consider it to be like Schramsberg.
WS rated the 1992 Blanc de Blanc 90 points in 1997.


Looking at wine lists, it still shows so it's probably fit for drinking.
I wouldn't wait too much longer, though. Maybe have it for New Year's
Eve?


Dimitri

(D. Gerasimatos) wrote in news:bs1jvh$155n$1
@agate.berkeley.edu:

> In article >,
> Michael Pronay > wrote:
>>jcoulter > wrote:
>>
>>> Good, Bad, Ugly? it was a gift so until I open it I may never
>>> know. Was thinking about tonight with trout. Opinions?
>>
>>Never ever heard of. Where does it come from - Kent, Niagara Falls,
>>Sonoma, India, Chile?
>
>
> Kristone is a California sparkler made by Kendall-Jackson. It scores
> well in rags like Wine Spectator. Consider it to be like Schramsberg.
> WS rated the 1992 Blanc de Blanc 90 points in 1997.
>
>
> Looking at wine lists, it still shows so it's probably fit for drinking.
> I wouldn't wait too much longer, though. Maybe have it for New Year's
> Eve?
>
>
> Dimitri
>
>

Thank you, I think there will be enough people at dinner that it will go
away quickly <G>. I will save the Comtes de Champagne for a smaller group.

jcoulter > wrote:

>>> Good, Bad, Ugly? it was a gift so until I open it I may never
>>> know. Was thinking about tonight with trout. Opinions?

>> Never ever heard of. Where does it come from - Kent, Niagara
>> Falls, Sonoma, India, Chile?

> California Where else faux champagne with a faux French name,

Where should I have know 1) that it sparkles, and 2) that it has a
"faux French name"? "Kristone" doesn't sound French, and "Blanc de
Blancs" is used in just about any wine producing country, for
sparklers and surprisingly often also for still wines.

M.

Michael Pronay > wrote in
:

> jcoulter > wrote:
>
>>>> Good, Bad, Ugly? it was a gift so until I open it I may never
>>>> know. Was thinking about tonight with trout. Opinions?
>
>>> Never ever heard of. Where does it come from - Kent, Niagara
>>> Falls, Sonoma, India, Chile?
>
>> California Where else faux champagne with a faux French name,
>
> Where should I have know 1) that it sparkles, and 2) that it has a
> "faux French name"? "Kristone" doesn't sound French, and "Blanc de
> Blancs" is used in just about any wine producing country, for
> sparklers and surprisingly often also for still wines.
>
> M.
>

Sorry Michael, I figured that those who knew it would know and then I tried
to be cute about it. Kristone as a knock off for Cristal is where my mind
was wandering.

jcoulter > wrote:

> Kristone as a knock off for Cristal is where my mind was
> wandering.

Sorry to bother you once again, but what is a "knock off"? (My
dictionairy only knows it as a verb.) Is it "substitute"?

M.

Michael Pronay > wrote in
:

> jcoulter > wrote:
>
>> Kristone as a knock off for Cristal is where my mind was
>> wandering.
>
> Sorry to bother you once again, but what is a "knock off"? (My
> dictionairy only knows it as a verb.) Is it "substitute"?
>
> M.
>

a knock off more than just a substitute is an attempt to take advantage of
brand name. Such as selling a cheap watch with a name such as Rotex or
Rolez

jcoulter > wrote:

>>> Kristone as a knock off for Cristal is where my mind was
>>> wandering.

> a knock off more than just a substitute is an attempt to take
> advantage of brand name. Such as selling a cheap watch with a
> name such as Rotex or Rolez

Oh, now I see, thank you. In fact, "Kristone" and "Cristal" did
not sound (nor look) similar at all to me, but that might have to
do with the fact that I "hear" 'Cristal' in the French way.

M.