OKAY!OKAY!OKAY! BOTO>>>> Youse done it!

[winoweenie]

Finally got around to opening one of the 1997 Ottomarzo Amarone Della Valpocellas'. A wine of stature. Lovely brilliant ruby. A nose of dried roses, figs, candied cherries, and all come across on the palate. Smooth, silky entry, with a solid center and a nice strong finish. Just some hidden tannins in the background. Not being familiar with this lovely sucker don't know, but stronly suspect, it will age its dago buns off. Youse finally foisted sumpin' super off on the weener. Thankie ole' lecher. WW

[Botafogo]

Verne, you are having an Amarone epiphany, very common when cab-o-philiacs finally get something REALLY serious like that wine in their mouths. Welcom to the fold.

We have seeded half of LA with the Lagrein meme as a complement to Easter lamb this past week so we expect a huge spike in the already hot demand for that varietal next week...

Guerilla war, one bottle at a time, Roberto

[winoweenie]

'Haint throwin' away my beloved cabs enny time soon howm-so-ebberly. ( The Still-Uncoverted Weener ). When'll you be back from vin-italy? WW

[Botafogo]

We're leaving LA on the 7th and will be back on the 19th or so, roberto

[winoweenie]

Had another of this lovely with lunch yeaterday. Finally found some low-carb pasta that doesn't taste like wet cardboard...Greenfields. Only 5 net carbs a serving and my Bro-In-Law sent me without a doubt the best bottled canned or whatever sauce I've ever had. Ordered a case yesterday. Maceo & Maceo Old Galveston Brand Sicilian Style Tomato Gravy. Not sure the one I slave over for days is any better. Great to add pasta to the ole' South Beach. Lovely Day! Lovely Meal! And besides we're having winter weather after 3 straight days of record setting heat.. 'twere only 98 here yesserday. LIFE IS GOOOOODDD!!! WW [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img]

[TheEngineer]

WW, It's early here and your post has made me hungry already.

I tried searching for Greenfields (and many permutation of that with low car pasta, etc) but could not find anything. The only thing that turned up was Dreamfields. Can you please take a look at the box again if you still have it? thanks for the sauce recommendation too!

[Drew]

Verne, please post the link from where you ordered the sauce. Google turns up nothing. Thanks.

Drew

[TheEngineer]

I'm calling them today too!

http://www.maceospice.com/

I also found posts of people looking for Greenfields pasta but not finding the pasta. It's likely that the name as a result is right...just tough to find.

[winoweenie]

My Bad there Eng. It IS Dreamfields. Manufactured and dist by DGPC, One Pasta Ave, Carrington, ND 58421. The WATS line for Maceo is 1-800-887-8027 and the E-mail is info@maceospice.com. Around 4.50 a bottle and worth every peonie! WW

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[TheEngineer]

Much obliged WW! Looking forward to assembling that myself! I got a case and some spice mixes coming to my place. Just placed order....thinking about a wine to match....

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[TheEngineer]

WW, opened a bottle of the tomato gravy tonight and you are right on. Tastes like it was made at home slaving over the pot to let all the goodness melt into the sauce...only it took 1 minute in this case for the sauce to come up to temp.

Thanks for the heads up again. Got a few of their rubs as well.

[winoweenie]

Sorry I missed this post when I returned Eng. As you know I've been so blamed occupied with my computer problems I've probably missed lots of other posts as well. Glad you found the sauce to your taste. Although it's a lil' bit on the expensive side IMHO it's worth every Peony. Took a bottle out to Newport and the chef at one of our favorite restaurants (Golden Truffle) was amazed at the depth and complexity acheived. He made us some fresh linguini with his exquisite chicken/basil sausages and topped the sauce with some shaved black truffle. Paint me happy for the next 4 months. WW