Ours is a very cat friendly household, and an unneutered male cat paid a few
visits to our basement.

We finally banished this cat when we realized that he was repeatedly spraying
everywhere. As I was cleaning up, I realized that he had sprayed a few bottles
of the wine cellar. I used a product called ODO Ban (Sams Club carries it) to
clean the wine racks and floor, as well as concentrated Palmolive dishwashing
liquid to hand clean the contaminated bottles. The affected bottles numbered
about a dozen. I sacrificed the back label in giving them a good scrubbing, and
a few of the contaminated foil capsules, being careful not to spray soapy water
directly on the top of the cork.

The smell is mostly gone, and my basement is definitely NOT air tight, so there
is plenty of fresh air since the cleaning.

The obvious question is whether the cat spray has done any damage.

Any ideas on this?

Thanks

Tom Schellberg

On 18 Apr 2004 06:45:55 GMT, (Xyzsch) said:

] Ours is a very cat friendly household, and an unneutered male cat paid a few
] visits to our basement.
]
[]

Hi Tom,

If any are NZ Sauvignon Blancs (or should that be Sauvignons Blanc?) how
will you know??

Sorry, couldn't resist. I think as you got the odour cleaned up you will not
have a problem.

BTW thanks for the pinot notes, very interesting. I'm a big fan of Isabel SB,
but haven't had a chance to try the pinot; most of the ones I've had have
had that "young vines green" flavor that St H, Ian and Mark have elsewhere
commented on.

-E
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>If any are NZ Sauvignon Blancs (or should that be Sauvignons Blanc?) how
>will you know??

<reference to cat pee smell>

I resisted the temptation in my original post to to talk of the bad smell of
"Sauvignon Blanc", but it's pretty funny.

>BTW thanks for the pinot notes, very interesting. I'm a big fan of Isabel
>SB,
>but haven't had a chance to try the pinot; most of the ones I've had have
>had that "young vines green" flavor that St H, Ian and Mark have elsewhere
commented on.

This is only my second NZ pinot, and I guess I missed these other posts. Are
you suggesting a weedy, bell pepper flavor? I've tasted this in inexpensive
Washington Merlots, but the top ones are excellent.

I would try this NZ Pinot with something heavier than salmon, say wild game,
but the other Pinots were a match for the meal.

Tom Schellberg

Xyzsch wrote:

> We finally banished this cat when we realized that he was
> repeatedly spraying everywhere. As I was cleaning up, I
> realized that he had sprayed a few bottles of the wine
> cellar.

If you are interested in the recipe for "cat a la
bourguignonne" just ask and I'll post it.

Vilco [jess trolling]

On 20 Apr 2004 07:28:23 GMT, (Xyzsch) said:

[]
] This is only my second NZ pinot, and I guess I missed these other posts. Are
] you suggesting a weedy, bell pepper flavor? I've tasted this in inexpensive
] Washington Merlots, but the top ones are excellent.
]
] I would try this NZ Pinot with something heavier than salmon, say wild game,
] but the other Pinots were a match for the meal.
]
] Tom Schellberg

Tom,

"weedy" is a pretty good adjective, weak and stemmy perhaps. Sometimes
there is a lack of concentrated fruit, but in certain hands they can be
tightened up considerably, producing a most unpleasant result. I rarely
find young vines produce a wine that's very long in the mouth.

-E
--
Emery Davis
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Salut/Hi Vilco [out],

le/on Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:23:15 +0200, tu disais/you said:-

>Xyzsch wrote:
>
>> We finally banished this cat when we realized that he was
>> repeatedly spraying everywhere. As I was cleaning up, I
>> realized that he had sprayed a few bottles of the wine
>> cellar.
>
>If you are interested in the recipe for "cat a la
>bourguignonne" just ask and I'll post it.

If it's to be cat, it's got to be cat au chinon

From what I gathered it was a Tom, quite a different flavour. Thai Tom yum,
I feel would be better. But Tom tikka kebab, might be a possibility. But
judging by its manners its no better than a moggy, so obviously moggy
moghlai would be the appropriate cure.

All recipes available upon simple demand. Of course, catstration is a
permanent and less radical cure.
--
All the Best
Ian Hoare
http://www.souvigne.com
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>If you are interested in the recipe for "cat a la
>bourguignonne" just ask and I'll post it.

Watch out, Vilco - on another group I posted a site that really polarises
people - it's a controversial car ad ( http://www.penworks.com/cat.mpg )

The pussy posse was out to get me! I was ducking hate mail from the Felingist
faction for days.

Bill Spohn wrote:
>>If you are interested in the recipe for "cat a la
>>bourguignonne" just ask and I'll post it.
>
>
> Watch out, Vilco - on another group I posted a site that really polarises
> people - it's a controversial car ad ( http://www.penworks.com/cat.mpg )
>
> The pussy posse was out to get me! I was ducking hate mail from the Felingist
> faction for days.

Hmmm... Yes, I can see how that might raise the ire of a few ppl who
might be a touch humor-impaired. It reminds me of the now-infamous
"bonsai kitten" site: http://www.bonsaikitten.com

Mark Lipton

Xyzsch wrote:

>>BTW thanks for the pinot notes, very interesting. I'm a big fan of Isabel
>>SB,
>>but haven't had a chance to try the pinot; most of the ones I've had have
>>had that "young vines green" flavor that St H, Ian and Mark have elsewhere
>
> commented on.
>
> This is only my second NZ pinot, and I guess I missed these other posts. Are
> you suggesting a weedy, bell pepper flavor? I've tasted this in inexpensive
> Washington Merlots, but the top ones are excellent.

Tom,
Speaking only for myself, I believe that Emery's referring to my
characterization of several NZ Pinots as having a green, sappy character
to them, a bit reminiscent of pine sap. They were also noteworthy for
their color, which was a good deal more purple than the Pinots I'm used
to seeing (and tasting). Ian remarked that those characteristics were
typical of young vines, to which Lord St. H. remarked that most Pinot
vines in NZ were indeed very young. At least, that's how I recall the
whole thing! ;-)

Mark Lipton

>] This is only my second NZ pinot, and I guess I missed these other posts.
>Are you suggesting a weedy, bell pepper flavor? I've tasted this in
inexpensive
>] Washington Merlots, but the top ones are excellent.

>Tom,
>
>"weedy" is a pretty good adjective, weak and stemmy perhaps. Sometimes
>there is a lack of concentrated fruit, but in certain hands they can be
>tightened up considerably,
>producing a most unpleasant result. I >rarely find young vines produce a wine
that's very long in the mouth.


Thanks Emery. I think young vines is a problem in many Oregon Pinots (simple,
one-dimensional). I'll have to try more of the NZ product.

Tom Schellberg

>producing a most unpleasant result. I rarely
>find young vines produce a wine that's very long in the mouth.

>If you are interested in the recipe for "cat a la
>bourguignonne" just ask and I'll post it.
>
> Vilco [jess trolling]
>

My poor kitties would not stand for that. Actually, they are quite the gourmets
themselves. One has acquired quite the taste for Stilton.

Tom Schellberg