1. Unpasteurized under 60-day aged cheese2. The bread in Germany is better than France and don't even front on it
3. Cross three wine regions of my list - Beaujolais/Maconnaise/Burgundy
4. Go to a natural wine festival in a trendy seaside town called Deauville
5. I get to visit Georges Descombes
6. I get to travel with Joe Dressner and hopefully live to survive and blog about it
7. I get to go to Baden and Franken again and visit Furst, Heger and Wirsching
8. I get to potentially fall to my death in the vineyards in Uhlen & Winningen
9. The never-ending quest for water that is NOT sparkling
10. Sitting in a cafe in France and right next to me is someone feeding their dog a lardon in a seat next to them. I love it!!
Among people I will be visiting will be Rapet, Descombes, Desvignes, Michel Tete, Clos de la Roilette, Eric Texier, J.P. Brun, Meo-Camuzet, Jean & Gilles Lafouge, Knebel, Clemens-Busch, Van Volxem, Bouvier, Bart, Bouzerau, and many more.
I am so excited that the days seem longer than usual. There will hopefully be reports from the road but those keyboards over there are very wacky. Much blogging between now and then.
you=excited
ReplyDeleteme=jealous
enjoy! sounds amazing.
"Unpasteurized under 60-day aged cheese"
ReplyDeleteLyle, we call these raw milk cheeses. Get them while you can. The EU wants to go the route of the US.
"I get to travel with Joe Dressner and hopefully live to survive and blog about it."
ReplyDeleteYou get Hazardous Duty Pay for this, right?
Jack,
ReplyDeleteIn my younger days as a cheese monger I lived for this shit. Cannot wait to dig into the Pont l'Eveque, Munster, Morbier and the stinky-ass Epoisses.
Jack,
ReplyDeleteI hope so!
But you'll miss out on Feir(ing) and Locking in Squires Forum:
ReplyDeletehttp://dat.erobertparker.com/bboard/showthread.php?t=158898
http://dat.erobertparker.com/bboard/showthread.php?t=159080
Can I ask you to pick up a few things for me while you're there?
ReplyDeleteHey Mao,
ReplyDeleteFiering thread is gone and why did you link the Leve/Zachy's thread? Maybe I am dim today?
I love that you mentioned the quest for non-sparkling water. I just cannot understand the fascination with bubbles in the water.
ReplyDeleteMmmmm...real chevre!
ReplyDeleteGerman bread is that good, huh? Who knew.
Thread was Feiring and the other should have been Skroback's thread (also locked).
ReplyDeleteSteve, bubbles in the water with Campari and lime is fine!
ReplyDeleteLyle,
Buon voyage, even though you will be in semi-chains...
Any chance you'll get to the Rhone?
this is the best wine blog on the web...serious
ReplyDeleteSShhhhh
ReplyDeleteAonymous thanks,
ReplyDeleteBut your sincerity reeks of insincerity because of your anonymous moniker. But nontheless I graciousy accept your compliments.
There is Parisian bread and there is Parisian bread.
ReplyDeleteMost Parisian bread is fairly blah.
Some of the artisanal producers make some of the best bread in the world.
I cannot say that German bread is better or worse bc I have not been there. But top Parisian bread is as good as I can imagine bread could be.
"I am so excited that the days seem longer than usual." Not when you get there, this time of year.
ReplyDeleteBut have a great time!
ReplyDeletei like Badoit water, have you tried that one? what's so bad about gassy water?
ReplyDeletehave a wonderful trip!
I am soooooooo jealous! I want to go to Germany this sumer and visit Knebel myself. They make wines of such beauty. Not a loud, screeching beauty, but a quiet seductive one. I can go on and on. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteGerman bread is indeed much better than French bread. NYC bread is even better than French bread, for that matter. Anyhoo, have a nice trip.
ReplyDeleteWOW! You lucky dog!
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