Valid Thread.

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It's been kept on the board for sentimental reasons since Jerry Mead's untimely passing at 61 in 2000. Jerry was one of the instigators behind the board. I never met him, and he was gone within a few months of my joining in June 1999, but have respected his writing and opinions regarding the wine business (and political attempts to control it). He was known as the Curmudgeon (or "Curmy") for his zero tolerance of pretentiousness. He was one of the Good Guys.