Beverages and Blades - Traditional of Course

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Bring us a pitcher of beer every seven minutes until somebody passes out. And then bring one every ten minutes.
- Thornton Melon
 
This weekend I was toting around this old Gutmann 461. IT was in my dads tackle box as I was growing up. Tip was snapped off, sheath was all dry rotted. A buddy and I reground it when we were in our teens, years later I touched it up some more and smoothed things out, then gave it a vinegar bath and I think I actually cold blued it. I made the sheath one afternoon. I still carry it fairly regularly. Nothing special, and Dad is still around, but a little piece of nostalgia for me.

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Marneaus said:
Had to snap a pic of this 27 year old Burgundian Chardonnay. The color was crazy. Crazy madeirized smell and flavor, it was drinking like a sherry.

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This is much more than a mere Chardonnay! This wine has an history and a name! The Burgundy vineyard is famous since the Gauls (at least), at such an extent that Emperor Domitien asked to rip the vine because it made too dangerous competitors to roman wines.
In the middle age, it is said that, before dying, the Lord of Puligny divided his grounds between his children. To the eldest, the Knight (Chevalier), to his daughters (Pucelles # virgin) and to his bastard (Bâtard). The Climats have kept the names since.

The Beaune Red behind looks great too (a tad youg perhaps)! The Clos des Mouches bears that name because there were hives on the hill before they planted vine. As for the Laguiole you can call Fly or Bee, the peasants called the bees (abeille) honey flies (mouche à miel). I once drank some with simple œufs cocottes. A fond memory!

The Drouhin family is one of the largest owner of vineyards in Burgundy and in the Willamette region among other.
 
Jolipapa said:
This is much more than a mere Chardonnay! This wine has an history and a name! The Burgundy vineyard is famous since the Gauls (at least), at such an extent that Emperor Domitien asked to rip the vine because it made too dangerous competitors to roman wines.
In the middle age, it is said that, before dying, the Lord of Puligny divided his grounds between his children. To the eldest, the Knight (Chevalier), to his daughters (Pucelles # virgin) and to his bastard (Bâtard). The Climats have kept the names since.

The Beaune Red behind looks great too (a tad youg perhaps)! The Clos des Mouches bears that name because there were hives on the hill before they planted vine. As for the Laguiole you can call Fly or Bee, the peasants called the bees (abeille) honey flies (mouche à miel). I once drank some with simple œufs cocottes. A fond memory!

The Drouhin family is one of the largest owner of vineyards in Burgundy and in the Willamette region among other.
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Cool to know a little more detailed history of it. I get lost in alot of the wine conversations that take place around me because i'm not in the industry. My wife is a Sommelier (she actually does all the education for a major distributor in our area) and shes actually taking the French Wine Scholar test in a few weeks. We didn't pop the red, it'll be let to rest for a while.
 
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Movie Quotes:

Diane : Actually, I'd like to join you, but I have class tonight.
Thornton Melon : Oh. How 'bout tomorrow night?
Diane : I have class then, too.
Thornton Melon : I'll tell you what, then. Why don't you call me some time when you have no class?
Diane : [laughs] Alright. Maybe I will.

A Very Happy & Healthy New Year To All,

- Del
 
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