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Two times a week, my wife and I go to a nice restaurant for companionship, good food and a little wine. She goes on Tuesdays, I go on Fridays.
A wood-aged port comforts in a way a vintage port never can, no matter how impressive. After a simple dinner give me a glass of a well-aged tawny port and a walnut or two and I am content.
Wine can easily turn a simple meal into a spontaneous feast.
Tiny bubbles, in the wine...make me happy -- make me feel fine.
A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.
It may be a sign of advancing middle age, but I reckon wines are oakier than ever. Blame the Australians, or blame the powerful American wine critic Robert Parker, who is a big fan of oak, but there are times when wine feels like a branch of the timber industry.
It's a naïve domestic Burgundy without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption.
In many parts of the world you can plant a vineyard anywhere. You can dig up your roses, if you like, and plant Chardonnay.
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