My night with the Winoweenie

[newsguy]

here's the link:
http://www.tbt.com/cuisine/article17608.ece

will also post under Cabs folder.

[Kcwhippet]

Wonderful notes, Keith. My mouth is watering.

[wondersofwine]

Thanks for posting, Keith. Winoweenie is good company even at the breakfast table with sparkling wine.

[Georgie]

Yeah, he's a peach. I hope he wore his shorts.

[Glass_A_Day]

Whence the lady and I return from our honeymoon I will have to post on his travel agent skills as the man of the hour has set up some fine treats for the newlyweds. The guy has a heart as big as his cellar.

[Thomas]

Wish I could have been there, newsguy. You lucky newsguy.

Glass-a-day, that heart will turn to stone if you touch any of his bottles without permission [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]

[winoweenie]

We did have fun. Thanks for the kind words Keith. And no WOW I wore my pair of long pants straight from the casino. They do let me eat there in my shorts if I have time to change. Hopefully the Newsie will be the new Editor-In-Chief og the Las Vegas Sun. WW

[newsguy]

GAD: i heard about some of your visits he lined up. should be awesome.

WW: there are some crappy edits to the online version, but i'm glad you enjoyed it. hope i didn't embarrass you too much. i actually wanted to gush more about ya. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]

also, i was gonna e-mail you today about the job, but i'll just tell ya here since you brought it up. vegas isn't gonna happen. didn't feel right. interviewing in D.C. this weekend, and will keep you posted on napa.

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[Innkeeper]

Dyamean he didn't start drinking wine until he was 50!

[TheEngineer]

Newsie,

Nice writeup! Where do we start the line for WW's autograph's??

Mike

[Kcwhippet]

Yeah, what IK said. I can't believe WW didn't start drinking wine until he was 50.

[winoweenie]

" Dint start drinkin till he 50? " Actually I did start my wine journey rather late eschewing the 2 martini (or 4) lunch for wine in 1972 in San Fransisco. So it's fairly accurate. Seems like only yesserday....Time flies whenced you're having funzies. WW

[newsguy]

hmmm, so he's been "a wine drinker for more than 30 years" -- which is what the story said. imagine that, a journalist was correct. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img] honestly, i was surprised at that one myself.

actually, i need to thank you all for not busting me for how this online version reads. apparently it arrived to the webfolks in one big blob of text with no paragraph marks. so a producer broke it up on the fly where he thought looked right. needless to say, where he put the paragraph marks barely resembles where i put them. at least it appeared correct in print.

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[newsguy]

for those who might care, my numerical scores on those wines:

alluvium 92 pts.
pride 93+
phelps 92
trilogy 93
quail ridge 91
shafer 94+

[Drew]

...and the ride back to the hotel...

PRICELESS!!!


Drew [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img]

[newsguy]

a new disney attraction:

Winoweenie's Wild Ride.

beats the heck out of mr. toad's, believe me. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]

[winoweenie]

And the truck now has a new pair of shoes.WW [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]

[brappy]

What a cool article. Any news on DC yet?

[newsguy]

*hoping* to hear on D.C. by the end of the week. everyone please say a prayer/send positive vibes/keep your fingers crossed or whatever is your persuasion. i really want this job.

[Georgie]

You mean you let WW behind the wheel? I had all I could do to keep him away from the HORN in NY!