Fine wines -- best without food?

[Botafogo]

Bucko, I agree with you re Aromatic Varieties and Asian Cuisine and even extend this to some serious Rossi Italiani (our particular favorite is actually Recioto delle Amarone and Tandori Lamb!!!) but I too meet a bunch of guys at a Thai or Indian Restaurant every other month and they all bring Alsatian, German and Rhone whites but COUNT ON ME TO BRING THE BELGIAN ALE (every large, strong, intensely flavored with herbs and spices bottle of which is always drained leaving many half empty wine bottles in the buckets).

Roberto