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From: an314@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Timothy Golobic)
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
Subject: information on MicroBArtender
Date: 15 Dec 1992 18:30:29 GMT
Organization: Indiana University
Reply-To: tgolobic@indiana.edu
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ok. sorry it took so long. this is the info that i got out of
the users guide for the MBA.

Octavian Micro Development
ATTN Bernie Wieser
10516 Bradbury Dr. SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2W1A6

(403) 259-4907  (MST)

call or write, hopefully this helps. also, if you find something out,
please post it. thanks


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From: martin@lyra.cis.umassd.edu (Gary Martin)
Subject: Re: Drinkable mass market wines?
Organization: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
	<1992Dec13.052956.17980@Princeton.EDU>
	<MARTIN.92Dec14104549@lyra.cis.umassd.edu>
	<1992Dec14.213358.3643@Princeton.EDU>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 04:21:35 GMT

In article <1992Dec14.213358.3643@Princeton.EDU> roger@crux.Princeton.EDU (Roger Lustig) writes:

   In article <MARTIN.92Dec14104549@lyra.cis.umassd.edu> martin@lyra.cis.umassd.edu (Gary Martin) writes:

   >also seen it in Texas for $9.  It's a good value at any of these
   >prices.  But Parker says that the bad years in the Rhone Valley in
   >1991 and 1992 have affected the quality, and that he won't be
   >recommending it.  My guess is that it will still be drinkable,
   >but not worth the current price.  So, will the price come back
   >down or will they try to make the most of the reputation they've
   >built over the last few years to charge more than it's worth?

   Interesting question.  It holds up nicely for a couple years, so 
   it would seem to be time to buy, n'est-ce pas?

   >I'm currently working on a bottle of the Cotes du Rhone reserve (1987?),
   >which has reminded me how wonderful this wine can be.

   Wish I'd known about it when that was in the stores...enjoy!

Two corrections to my 1st post:  The Cotes du Rhone Reserve was 1989,
and Parker only mentions 1991, not 1992.  It does seem to hold up ok,
though I have had a few bad bottles from time to time due to poor
storage I assume.

--
Gary A. Martin, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, UMass Dartmouth
Martin@cis.umassd.edu
From: doli@troi.cc.rochester.edu (David Oliver)
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
Subject: Some good cheap wines (mass market?)
Date: 14 Dec 92 18:30:53 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)

There are two wines which I find to be exceptional values:

Rene Barbier Red table wine (Spain) - Here in Rochester, NY it can be had for
$3.29/bottle or $30.00/case.  It's not fancy, but it does have a nice nose,\
is surpirsingly complex and flavorful (not THAT complex and flavorful), esp.
for a $3 bottle of wine.  Recieved an 81 in the Wine Spectator and was listed
as a best buy.

Los Vascos Cabernet (Chile) - Only $4.99/bottle this is is as good a Cab as any $10 Cab from California.  Rated in top 15 wine values of 1990 by the Wine
Spectator (the year is 1989).

-David Oliver (doli@troi.cc.rochester.edu)
From: csroc@dime.prime.com (Charles Sroczynski x4014 5-2)
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
Subject: Re: Drinkable mass market wines?
Date: 17 Dec 92 21:26:36 GMT
Reply-To: csroc@dime.UUCP (Charles Sroczynski x4014 5-2)
Organization: Prime Computervision, Bedford MA

In article <1992Dec13.013821.1093@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> pciszek@nyx.cs.du.edu (Paul Ciszek) writes:
>Are there any?
>
>I'm looking for tolerable wines that one can find in most liquor stores
>(in the U.S.) for under $7 a bottle.  I thought I'd give Gallo a chance,
>just to be fair, but there was a seam in the cork and the stuff tasted
>like wine that has been opened for quite a while.  I have found some
>good Ste. Michelle and Charles Krug for under $7, but they are not always
>available in unenlightened booze marts.


Probably the best are the Zinfandels(RED especially,
but the white isn't bad, if you like that sort of wine)
made by Sutter Home.  A close second is the Chardonney
and Carbernet by Glen Ellen.  For around that price,
you can find Italian REd by Antinori and the Valpolicelli
by Bolla. You can find a California red called Old Vine RED
in many places, I forget the producer but its very good.
Try the Australian Orlando Jacobs Creek Cabernet, one of my
favorites at any price.  On sale you can get Guigels Cote de rhone
for that price...also one of the best wines at any price.
Less consistent, but good values are the Chilean cabernets and Merlots.
For Whites, choose Fetzers Johanissberg Reisling and Gerwetztrameiner.
Savignon Blanc from California can be had in this price range and
most are pretty good.  
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
From: lund@vms.macc.wisc.edu
Subject: Drinkable Mass Market Wines?
Organization:  University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center
Date: 14 DEC 92 10:54:16    

	Ah, the search for good "cheap" wine.  My current faves:

Allison Combs Cab 1989	4.99/1.5 liter, GREAT DEAL, good varietal, BIG bottle
Caliterra (sp?) 1989 Cab 6.50 bottle (Chilean)
Tyrell's Long Flat Red 1989 6.50 bottle (Australian)
Corbett Canyon Central Coast 5.79/1 liter
Napa Ridge 1989 Cabernet 6.00 bottle
Fetzer Johannisberg (sp?) Riesling 1991 4.99 bottle (nice semi-sweet white)

	I drink lots of this stuff.  Not fancy, but solid, good value wine.
					*******************
					-lund@macc.wisc.edu
From: Linda.Cunningham@p811.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Linda Cunningham)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
Subject: Drinkable mass market wines?
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 08:57:55 -0500

In response to roger@crux.Princeton.EDU (Roger Lustig):

  > For Whites, choose Fetzers Johanissberg Reisling and Gerwetztrameiner.
 
  RL> Napa Ridge, for a few pennies more, beats Fetzer's Gewuerztraminer
  RL> by a mile.  And the Fetzer is *very* good for the money already.

The local grocery chain had the Napa Ridge Gewurz on for $4.99 a couple 
of weeks ago, figuring if it was as good as the Fetzer (a household 
favourite), we'd be doing well.  Were we ever surprised to find it is 
*that* much better!  A strong seconding of your recommendation.

Linda 

From: cag@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Craig Gleason)
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 16:30:14 GMT
Subject: Re: Wine Spectator "Wine of the Year" Handicapping
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink

Let me be the first to congratulate myself for correctly predicting the
#1 wine two years in a row on rec.food.drink :-)  More importantly, I bought
both wines as futures ($29.50 for PB, $20 for '89 Beaucastel) long before
the cattle drive began.

> The winner for the Wine Spectator wine of the year went to the '89 Ch Pichon-
> Longueville with a score of 98 and a price of $45.
> 
>From: cag@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Craig Gleason)
>Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1992 15:33:14 GMT
>Date-Received: Thu, 10 Dec 1992 15:33:14 GMT
>Subject: Re: Wine Spectator "Wine of the Year" Handicapping
>Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
>
>Yes, you overlooked the 1989 Chateau Pichon-Baron.  They rated it 98 and
>had their usual puffed-up price (maybe $50 or $60), but it's my prediction
>as their number one wine.  Remember, Jean-Michel Cazes makes it, and the
>WS likes him even more than Mondavi.  I agree that the two wines above 
>have potential to make #1, but I suspect that they needed that extra 
>point or two to nudge them over the edge.  The Pichon-Baron is a bit too
>expensive to make this a no-brainer, but I still think they'll pick it.
>
>Craig

I was glad to see the Wine Spectator drop their price quote on the Pichon
Baron.  Of course, they acted surprised that it appeared here at about 25%
over the futures price when they predicted a retail price 100% above the
futures price.  Get a clue, guys.

I don't know what happened to the 1989 Ch. Olivier.  Did it squeak into
last year's list, or did they completely forget about it?  Another possibility
is that they retasted it, downgraded it to where it should have been rated
in the first place, and just didn't tell us. 

As usual, the top 100 issue made about the least interesting reading of
the year.  It seems like they could create about as much interest with
a top 10 list.  It would waste a lot less space, and it certainly couldn't 
be any less useful than the current list.  

Craig Gleason
From: jdt@voodoo.boeing.com (Jim Tomlinson)
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
Subject: Re: Some good cheap wines (mass market?)
Date: 15 Dec 92 20:41:30 GMT
Reply-To: jdt@voodoo.boeing.com
Distribution: na
Organization: BoGART To You, Buddy

In article <1992Dec14.183053.2225@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>, doli@troi.cc.rochester.edu (David Oliver) writes:
|> There are two wines which I find to be exceptional values:
|> 
|> Rene Barbier Red table wine (Spain) - Here in Rochester, NY it can be had for
|> $3.29/bottle or $30.00/case.  It's not fancy, but it does have a nice nose,\
|> is surpirsingly complex and flavorful (not THAT complex and flavorful), esp.
|> for a $3 bottle of wine.  Recieved an 81 in the Wine Spectator and was listed
|> as a best buy.

Jeez, and I'm paying $4 for it here in Seattle ;^).  One thing I've
noticed in the followups to the 'drinkable mass market wines' question
is that no one has mentioned Farron Ridge.  Is it not widely available,
or have I no taste at all?  It's Ste. Michelle's second brand, and they
have a 'Premium Red Table Wine' that can be found for $4.50/magnum
around here.  Not complex, but a nice, soft, and very drinkable little
number.
-- 
Jim Tomlinson  jdt@voodoo.ca.boeing.com            "Two is one." - Dizzy
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
From: dlucy@sandr.COM (Doug Lucy)
Subject: Re: Drinkable mass market wines?
Organization: S&R Software, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 21:17:14 GMT

In article <724277738.AA00000@blkcat.UUCP>
  Linda.Cunningham@p811.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org
  (Linda Cunningham) writes:

>> Are there any?

>> I'm looking for tolerable wines that one can find in most liquor
>> stores (in the U.S.) for under $7 a bottle.  I thought I'd give Gallo a
>> chance, just to be fair, but there was a seam in the cork and the stuff 
>> tasted like wine that has been opened for quite a while.  I have found 
>> some good Ste. Michelle and Charles Krug for under $7, but they are not
>> always available in unenlightened booze marts.

> We're particularly fond of Glen Ellen Proprietor's Reserve Chardonnay.  
> Findable everywhere, frequently on sale (we bought a case yesterday for 
> $3.99/bottle).  Reds are a little tougher; we spend the extra for Robert
> Mondavi Woodbridge Cab. and Vendage Merlot (although this one we have 
> seen for $4.00, we usually pay $6-$8).

Although I'm not a Glen Ellen fan, their Proprietor's Reserve Red
Blend is a $5 bargain for the 750ml and about $7.50 for the 1.5l. My
personal recommendation if you can't find something interesting in the
supermarket (very typical here in central Virginia where the ABC laws
are bizarre and diversity-limiting).
-- 
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Xref: sparky rec.food.drink:3743 talk.environment:5014
From: cm199@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Thomas G. Moore)
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink,talk.environment
Subject: Re: "Green" Wines
Date: 15 Dec 92 01:39:38 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc10.ins.cwru.edu


For Earth Day 1990 I served two wines from Coturri. Organically
grown, cheap and pretty good. I had the Pinot Noir and Gamay. Give
them a try.
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
From: rcd@raven.eklektix.com (Dick Dunn)
Subject: Re: Some questions for a novice
Organization: eklektix - Boulder, Colorado
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 07:34:57 GMT

winalski@adserv.enet.dec.com (Paul S. Winalski) writes:
[all good stuff about high-proof ethanol, and contaminants in stuff not
intended for human consumption]
>Methanol can get into booze if it's not distilled properly.  Drinking moonshine
>is thus a risky business.

The other problem with moonshine is the careless use of lead-based solder
(or equipment built with it--e.g., salvaged car radiators) for the still.
-- 
Dick Dunn    rcd@raven.eklektix.com   -or-   raven!rcd    Boulder, Colorado
	...Straight, but not narrow.
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
From: roger@crux.Princeton.EDU (Roger Lustig)
Subject: Re: Drinkable mass market wines?
Originator: news@nimaster
Reply-To: roger@astro.princeton.edu (Roger Lustig)
Organization: Princeton University
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 05:29:56 GMT

In article <1992Dec13.013821.1093@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> pciszek@nyx.cs.du.edu (Paul Ciszek) writes:
>Are there any?

>I'm looking for tolerable wines that one can find in most liquor stores
>(in the U.S.) for under $7 a bottle.  I thought I'd give Gallo a chance,
>just to be fair, but there was a seam in the cork and the stuff tasted
>like wine that has been opened for quite a while.  I have found some
>good Ste. Michelle and Charles Krug for under $7, but they are not always
>available in unenlightened booze marts.

Well, I don't know about Colorado's liquor laws and tax structure, both of 
which can affect wine prices, but I do know that Cal. prices need to be
boosted at least 20% when converting to NJ.

Anyway, there *are* many good wines out there for fairly little money.
Among American wines I find the Fetzer Gewuerztraminer to be an excellent
buy, and the Napa Ridge even better.  Monterey Vineyards Classic Red
is often superb for the money, ditto Fetzer's Premium Red.  Some of
Mondavi's Woodbridge wines are good value despite the markup for the 
name.  

Around $7 you can begin to find decent Zins (avoid Sutter Home; their 
quality has collapsed, imho); likewise, you don't have to buy Glen Ellen
to get a decent white varietal, though I shouldn't run down G.E. like that;
they aren't bad, just a little dull.  

From France, La Vielle Ferme continues to deliver great value.  Their 
white-label white and red are always well-made, and their gold-label
Cotes du Rhone are also good value at one price-notch up.  

Any more for the list?

Roger


Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
From: dave@maven.b29.ingr.com
Subject: Another Inexpensive Port
Reply-To: dave@maven.b29.ingr.com
Organization: Intergraph Corporation, Huntsville, AL.
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:06:13 GMT

I find that Sandeman's Founder's Reserve is a good value port
for about $14 (Atlanta, Georgia price).  I can't afford 
real vintage port so this is my current house port.

-- 
Dave Bradford	dave@maven.b29.ingr.com      (Internet)

Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
From: esharp@sage.cc.purdue.edu (The Baker)
Subject: Black Velvet
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Distribution: all
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 01:05:30 GMT

 I have heard of a drink called a Black Velvet that is trad. a New Year's
Eve drink.  It is 1/2 champaigne and 1/2 Guinness poured together.  I am
really not a mixed-drink fan, and I am actually not that big of a fan of
champaigne, but I love Guinness.  I would hate to waste a Guinness on this
drink if it comes out champaigny, butit looks quite nice in the picture.  
If anyone has either had one of these or something like it, please respond.
Thanks,

******************************************************************************* All animals are strictly dry, they sinless live and swiftly die.
But sinful, Ginful, beer soaked man survives three score years and ten
                                                -origin unknown-
*******************************************************************************
Edwin Sharp
esharp@sage.cc.purdue.edu
From: kowtko@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Jacqueline Kowtko)
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
Subject: Re: Society of Scotch Malt Connoisseurs' whisky selections
Date: 17 Dec 92 10:27:22 GMT
Organization: HCRC, Edinburgh, UK

hunter@work.nlm.nih.gov (Larry Hunter) writes:
>
>Jim Cloos Jr asks: 
>
>  A local (high volume) discount liquor store carries a few of the SoSMC's
>  selections for $55 (USD) for 1977 caskings.  I'm curious how that compares,
>  value-wise, with other stores, esp. those in the UK....

You're better off buying whisky exports in the US or in a duty free
shop.  Here they receive a variety of taxes and subsequently cost more.
I recently bought a bottle of Isle of Jura, 10 yr old, for just over 19
pounds ($30 now), a fairly inexpensive single malt.  I've seen quite a few
decent malts on the shelves of US shops for good prices, especially when
reduced.


>than the SoSMC blend.

Aaaagh!  Blends are for mixing. :-p
Single malts are for drinking.  Neat, of course..  :-)
-- 
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Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
From: clu@malihh.hanse.de (Carsten Lutz)
Subject: Wine Spectator - Where ?
Organization: malihh, Hamburg, Germany
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 14:39:00 GMT

Moin !

I'd like to order ( from germany ) the magazine "Wine Spectator". Does
anyone know where I can do this. Maybe the adress of the publisher in
the US will suffer...

greetings,
		Carsten


-- 
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Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 20:21:14 -0500 
From: Andrew Lewis Tepper <at15+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Exotic fruits in wine

This is the second time it's happened: I noticed a _very_ distinct aroma
of an exotic fruit in wine. In this years Barton & Guestier Beaujolais
Nouveau the bouquet is just like prickly pears! The last time I noticed
such a distinct bouquet of exotic fruit it was starfruit in a Pindar
Poetry Edition chardonnay. (Several years ago.) Has anyone else come
across wines with a definite exotic fruit nose? Pommegranite? Kiwano?
Durian (gak!) ?  I really don't think I'm imagining it, but who knows.
(If there's anyone familliar with the taste of prickly pears, let me
know if you think the B&G '92 Nouveau has it.)

Andy
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
From: albrigh@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (thomas g albright)
Subject: French-75's
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 21:55:47 GMT

Lately there have been some requests for recipes for Champagne punch.
French-75's are not a punch per se, but it is my favorite Champagne recipe
(passed down to me from an elder wine-savant).

Put a cube of sugar in a Champagne glass.  Sprinkle a couple of dashes of
Angostura bitters over the sugar.  Pour in 1/2 to 1 shot of Cognac.  Fill
with Champagne.  Voila!

--Tom Albright
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
From: hunter@work.nlm.nih.gov (Larry Hunter)
Subject: Re: Wanted: champagne punch recipe
Organization: National Library of Medicine
Date: 11 Dec 92 10:28:18


Nomi,

You don't regularly read r.f.drink??  For shame!  Anyway, here's a great
champagne punch that came from an ancient (30+ years ago) issue of Gourmet
magazine.  I made it for a wedding reception we had at our house a year ago,
and it was a big hit.  It is both tasty and pretty to look at.

This recipe will make about 40 servings...

Mix in a punch bowl:

2 cups sugar
375 ml (1/2 bottle) Brandy (say, Christian Brothers)
5 bottles champagne (say, Frexinet)

then stir in

6 oranges, 6 lemons and 6 limes, sliced thin into rounds
1 pineapple, cut into chunks (canned will do, but fresh is better) 
1/2 bag of ice in small cubes or crushed (more or less to fit the bowl)

until well mixed.

To complete, garnish with strawberries and pour a final bottle of
champagne theatrically over the top.  

Enjoy!

	Larry

--
Lawrence Hunter, PhD.
National Library of Medicine
Bldg. 38A, MS-54
Bethesda. MD 20894 USA
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Newsgroups: rec.food.drink,talk.environment
From: pciszek@nyx.cs.du.edu (Paul Ciszek)
Subject: Re: "Green" Wines
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 02:09:11 GMT

hilary@netwise.com (Hilary Lane) writes:

>I'm looking for names of wineries that produce organic or "environmentally
>conscious" wines, such as those made without harmful chemicals or those
>that give a portion of their profits to environmental organizations. If

Perhaps some kind soul in New York can post the address of Four Chimneys?
I never paid much attention to their oragnic claims, but they made some
of the few fruit wines that are not stomache-curdling acid.

Paul Ciszek                      No nation was ever drunk when wine was
                                 cheap.
pciszek@nyx.cs.du.edu                            --Thomas Jefferson
From: barrie.lax@synapse.org (Barrie Lax) 
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
Subject: Re: yerba mate....
Date: 13 Dec 92 15:36:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: SYNAPSE BBS - GATINEAU, QUEBEC - 819-561-4321
Reply-To: barrie.lax@synapse.org (Barrie Lax) 

From: Barrie.Lax@Synapse.Org

DC<The real pronunciation is more like YAIR-bah MAH-teh.  It comes from the
DC<countries at the south end of South America, so try to find a place that
DC<sells Argentine or Chilean things.  Or maybe Brazilian.  Brazilians drink
DC<it iced, with lots of sugar.  Yum!
DC<By the way, the claim that it is more stimulating than coffee is a crock,
DC<unless the coffee is extremely weak.

The best to my way of thinking is the toasted Mate from Paraguay. I got
some from the embassy some time ago and it was wonderful. Don't
particularly care for the un-toasted stuff (Brazilian). Wonderful for
the stomach. It's loaded with tannins and these settle my belly like
nothing else on earth. I have my own Gourd and Bambilla brought back
from SA many years ago, and happily suck my hot Mate while doing other
things.

               Bar.
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From: Linda.Cunningham@p811.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Linda Cunningham)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
Subject: Drinkable mass market wines?
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 09:21:51 -0500

To: stefan@leland.Stanford.EDU (Stefan Michalowski)

  SM> Egri Bikaver has been around for many years and has always been a good 
  SM> value. 

As its companion wine, Szekzardi (sp?) Voros.  One of the guys I knew in 
grad school referred to it as "Sex on Saturday", because it was easy to 
remember (not because it was a cheap way to get his dates drunk and....). 

Linda
From: steveb@cscsol.WV.tek.COM (steve bilow)
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
Subject: Re: Australian Wines
Date: 18 Dec 92 23:37:15 GMT
Organization: NWD Marketing

|> 
|> All this talk about good wine value (I don't like to say cheap wines,
|> that sounds disgusting) has got me wondering why I don't hear more
|> about Australian wines when this subjet comes up.
|> 
|> For the money, I would say that you can get the best wine/dollar if
|> you go with some of the Aussie labels. You can get some very good
|> Cabernet, Shiraz, and Chardonnay from Rosemount, Seppelt, Wolf Blass,
|> Brown Bros., et al for a lot less than you would pay for a comparable
|> wine from the US.

FYI, Rosemont (AUS) actually beat out Lynch-Bages in the W.S top 100.
At 8.50 a bottle, I'd say it's quite the value.

Steve