[Leica] OT Chateau d'y Quem and wine tasting.

[mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope)]

Thanks Charlie.  I'm really looking forward to it.
I'll keepan eye out for the Nyetimber: if it's good enough for HMQ then 
it's good enough for my 50th!

Cheers

Mark



Mark Pope,
Swindon, Wilts
UK

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Charlie Chan wrote:
> Mark,
> 
> Enjoy your birthday treat. Three Choirs is only down the road from 
> Cheltenham. If you like fizz, then try the Nyetimber vintage English 
> 'champagne'; it's not cheap, but consistently beats grand marque 
> champagnes in blind tastings. It's one of my favourite bottles of fizz and 
> even the Queen serves it at Buckingham Palace!
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Charlie Chan
> Cheltenham, UK
> 
> topoxforddoc at btinternet.com
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> 
> 
> 
> On 5 Apr 2010, at 09:36, Mark Pope wrote:
> 
>> I have only tasted Chateau d'y quem on one occasion, which was my 
>> fortieth birthday.  That was a long time ago, as my fiftieth is 
>> approaching fast...A week today in fact...
>>
>> We had friends around for lunch yesterday and had 1996 Coteaux de Layon 
>> Saint-Aubin with the tarte-aux pommes that I made for dessert.  This is a 
>> dessert wine from the Loire Valley and I think I prefer these wines to 
>> the Bordeaux offerings.  The d'y Quem was very good, but I guess it's 
>> like hifi, Leicas and other things, where the law of diminishing returns  
>> comes into play.
>>
>> We were in France for my fortieth and our friend (who had six bottles of 
>> D'y Quem) took us out to a number of Chateaux on the Loire for some 
>> tastings.  My favourite was one called Chateau de Chamboureau, where we 
>> bought some 1997 Savennieres, some of which I still have.  It should keep 
>> for a few years yet.
>>
>> The chateau was delightfully low-tech, and the wines were to die for. We 
>> also went to another much larger chateau - Chateau le Fesles (I think), 
>> where the wines were good, but it was a much slicker, high-tech 
>> operation, which held less appeal for me.
>>
>> Happy memories!
>>
>> For my fiftieth, we're going to stay on a vineyard in Gloucestershire 
>> called the Three Choirs.  English wines are sniffed at by many, but they 
>> produce some very pleasant 'quaffing' wine at the Three Choirs.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Pope,
>> Swindon, Wilts
>> UK
>>
>> Homepage               http://www.monomagic.co.uk
>> Blog                   http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog
>> Picture a week (2010)  
>> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010
>> Picture a week (2009)  
>> http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009
>>               (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008
>>
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