Just heard a story about Cirac sending Blair a 1/2 a case of bordeaux for his 50th bday.

The reporter said it was an '89

Good year

We will have a full report on the vintage next week




:hic:

I can't wait!

Forest,
$3.99 per sip is acceptable
;-)))

French give Blair bottles of Bordeaux for birthday

MENDING FENCES: The British prime minster received the vintage wine from President Jacques Chirac but some people are questioning the gift's value

THE GUARDIAN
Thursday, May 08, 2003,Page 7
French President Jacques Chirac seized the opportunity provided yesterday by British Prime Minister Tony Blair's 50th birthday to try to make peace with the prime minister after their diplomatic quarrel over the war in Iraq.

But Chirac's choice of birthday present, six bottles of Chateau Mouton Rothschild '89 (plus a crystal decanter), sparked a fresh Anglo-French disagreement over its quality.

Harsh words such as "wine snobbery" and "impressionable palates" were being muttered.

Chirac, who received a Churchill fountain pen from Blair on his 70th birthday last year, sent a diplomatic note, albeit one with what may have been an oblique reference to his weakness for continental holiday freebies.

"Knowing how much you like spending time in France, I have the pleasure of offering you a present that illustrates the quality of regional products in our nation, which you know so well," he said.

"I add the expression of personal esteem and my loyal friendship. Looking forward to seeing you in Evian" -- the French town where the G8 summit will be held next month -- he said.

Under British government rules that limits free ministerial gifts to ?140, six bottles of vintage wallop retailing at ?195 each also saddled Blair with a ?1,000 bill if he wants to drink the stuff, now or in 20 years when it peaks.

Whether Blair still expects to be prime minister in 2023 was one of many birthday details Downing Street officials were not keen to discuss during what they ensured was a hectic working day for their boss -- in London, Dublin and back again in time for a private family dinner.

But claret has been France's most enduring cross-Channel export since Bordeaux destroyed the English wine industry (temporarily as it turns out) in the Middle Ages -- long before champagne was even invented. The experts all have views.

Bettane and Desseauve, one of France's most trusted wine guides, gives two stars out of a possible three for Mouton Rothschild.

But what do they know? Michael Broadbent, doyen of all British wine tasters, insists that the 1989 Bordeaux vintage was "unquestionably a great vintage and one which brought the decade to a resounding close".

Tuesday night No 10 said the wine had not yet arrived -- like the French vote on the second UN resolution.

Blair struck a resolutely diffident pose, telling a media lunch that his face had been used to advertise Sanatogen vitamins -- but that at least it was not Viagra.



:hic:

Leave those fucking fences broken... fucking French!! <_<

"unquestionably a great vintage and one which brought the decade to a resounding close".
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serge

price just went up to 4.99 per sip

suppy and demand ya know

:awinky: :biglaugh:

Forest,
"I'll pay you NOTHING, Senator, absolutelly nothing"

(--Michael Corleone)

;-))

Forest,
"I'll pay you NOTHING, Senator, absolutelly nothing"

(--Michael Corleone)

;-))[/b][/quote]
thank you


Godfather

:P

Glad you liked my offer you couldn't refuse
;-)))

how can you refuse the godfather

bad for your health


:D :biglaugh:

Forest, what is the situation with Coppola's 2001 Merlot in SoFl?

I don't think there is a bottle left in Bergen County, NJ
;-)
I took care of it
;-)

serge

you driving home?

fill up on your way back...

:D

Ill look around for it

Have been stuck in the house...Lots of new girls and stunt cock has been busy

:nyanya:

the news/talk radio station I listen to spent most of that day having people send in suggestions for what Tony should write in the the thank you card. The admited that most of the replies they got they couldn't broadcast.

;-)))
if they were smart they would publish it on the website and have lots of hits to it
;-))

Sarah

would you please let the british people and the PM know that if they dont wish to partake in the gift Serge and Ill will put our difference's with the french aside long enough to drink the 1/2 case

24 hours should do it

:biglaugh: :hic:

24 hours????

what about Mike, Evi, Julie?
I think we can be done it 4 hours max
;-))

Just had my only bottle last night ... going to try and locate a case or two this weekend.

:rokk: :rokk:

Just had my only bottle last night ... going to try and locate a case or two this weekend.

:rokk: :rokk:[/b][/quote]
Mike,
got 5 bottles of Toasted Head 99, the last ones they had in the store.

Bad News:
it began turning
(in it's first stage)

Good News:
We'll have to drink it FAST!
;-)))

Awesome, a few weeks ago I got the last 3 bottles here in C.Springs ;-)))

I would think 30 mins per bottle should be your max.

:hic:

French is very confusing at this time... maybe their president is senile?

Wouldn´t be the first president in time...

hey, we are not talking ordinary wine here,
this one should be CHERISHED and paid proper due respect.

Ok i'll give it 45 mins per bottle just to savour the flavour.

:nyanya:

hey, we are not talking ordinary wine here,
this one should be CHERISHED and paid proper due respect.[/b][/quote]
Mmmm
What are you having to eat with it? :D

Mmmm
What are you having to eat with it? :D[/b][/quote]
Vick,
I am debating between:
Vietnamese, Indian and home cooking rib eyes...

decissions...decissions...
;-)

Fish and Chips ^_^

Fish and Chips ^_^[/b][/quote]
and a pint of guniess to wash it down

oh, they will drink it - just will swear at them afterwards ;)

Oh and it was the BBC..they are trying to take over the world with their website anyway so lets not give them encouragement.

trev you fuck

now that you mentioned fish n chips i have a craving for british pub food and real guiness or a good ale

I LOVE london

Fuck the gifts value. He probably injected it with extra sulfites and wonders if his english ass will even notice. Part of the draw back on eating to many potatoes.

Something really scary and off topic...

Jody works for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. They just parked a huge semi truck/station for testing cattle and water. They're training people to treat and inspect biohazard - (sorry I can't think of the right terms right now)

Anyhow, There's a lot of rumors on contaminated beef right here in Florida. I'm getting to the point where I don't trust food any more. I also found out that they recyle the water between cattle and produce & just recently found out that they use the same dirty ass water in a major shrimp farming company out here.

Then again if you drink enough wine or vodka, you'll probably kill everything.

I'll find out more and post it when I do. Has any one heard anything on mad cow recent news?

DV

mmmmm... made my mouth water too. Real Pale Ale is my favorite.
What American import is good?

DV

Well then the next time your on this side of the pond hit this 'Fuck' up and I'll hook you up :stout:

mmmmm... made my mouth water too. Real Pale Ale is my favorite.
What American import is good?

DV[/b][/quote]
I was in Florida a fortnight ago and the Kilkenny was like nectar from the gods :stout:

I was in Florida a fortnight ago and the Kilkenny was like nectar from the gods :stout:[/b][/quote]
Trev

Anything alcoholic is like nectar from the gods to you.

:nyanya:

Trev

Anything alcoholic is like nectar from the gods to you.

:nyanya:[/b][/quote]
Its a british thing

they are all drunkards

LOL
:awinky:


Trev

You have a DEAL!

here's my ICQ: 113565136

call it an 'in case of emergency break silence' number :awinky:


:okthumb:



Last edited by Trev at May 9 2003, 11:31 AM

Its a british thing

they are all drunkards

LOL
:awinky:


Trev

You have a DEAL![/b][/quote]
Forest

This i know i married the king of all drunkards (that be Trev) :D

And as we talk im eating Fish & Chips.

:bdance:

ENOUGH with Fish and CHIPS!!!!!

damn you too

:awinky:

cant get a decent fish and chips with malt vinegar over here anywhere

The BRITS ROCK!!!!

the best travels i have ever had have been in england

LOVE the Pub atmosphere

and the british chicks

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM :inlove: :inlove:

Trev and me will be in the pub very soon... :bjump:

as for the British Chicks Trev loves them but i always get to them first :rokk:

Forest/Serge,

I picked up (2) cases of Coppola 2001 Merlot today ... so we are stocked for a little while ;-)))

:yowsa: :stout: :hic:

:rokk:

ENOUGH with Fish and CHIPS!!!!!

damn you too

:awinky:

cant get a decent fish and chips with malt vinegar over here anywhere

The BRITS ROCK!!!!

the best travels i have ever had have been in england

LOVE the Pub atmosphere

and the british chicks

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM :inlove: :inlove:[/b][/quote]
i had the gourmet version for dinner last night

fish n chips n mesculin salad with cocktail sauce LOL

traditional australian fish n chips has 1 improvement on the british version - you eat our version on the beach, outside, and you aren't being rained on or freezing to death
:P

if any of you ever drag your asses down under, i'll take you for morgan's fish n chips by the water ... we also add fresh seafood like moreton bay bugs & large prawns ... there's a formal dining restaurant and a take away section, you can literally watch the trawler back up to the restaurant and fill their freezers - a ramp goes down into the water from the back of the restaurant. The freshest seafood available.

useless but interesting fact for today ...
"The world's first fish-and-chip shop opened in Lancashire in 1863 and even today there are eight fish-and-chipperies in the UK for every McDonald's outlet. "

http://www.couriermail.news.com.au/printpa...6070397,00.html

sorry forest, i'll stop now
:P

cj

We would love to go down under as we have never been yet... but the parent’s love it so much they are going to emigrate there early next year.


:D

then you will have to make it down for a visit at SOME stage!

Where are they planning on moving to?

then you will have to make it down for a visit at SOME stage!

Where are they planning on moving to?[/b][/quote]
Hi cj

They are planning to move to a town called Mackay in Queensland. They have had holidays there a few times and love the place and they're going back later on this year to look at properties.

Sorry it's took me so long to reply but i've been out getting shit faced all weekend.

:hic: