Word: wining
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...long ago, I went to a friend's house here in Northern California for a wine tasting. The host had already put the wines, which ranged from $12 to $200 a bottle, into burlap bags - the better to test the palates of the wine-loving guests...
...course, having sipped a lot of wine in your life doesn't necessarily make you an expert. No one had a clue as to what they were drinking. Yes, most of us could distinguish the cheapest bottle of swill from the best one. But beyond that? We may as well have had flannel socks on our tongues for all the good our taste buds...
...voluptuous fruit of a 1990, say, or the big, rich spiciness of a 1983 - is to savor winemaking at its most refined. To take home 18 of them is an oenophile's dream. And here's your chance. Starting with Château Margaux, London merchant the Antique Wine Company is offering limited-edition collections of the finest vintages from each of Bordeaux's eight most illustrious châteaux...
...Antique Wine Company plans to sell collections from the other seven châteaux - Lafite to Haut-Brion, Latour to Mouton Rothschild - over the next three years. That'll give you time to save up; the Château Margaux collections cost $390,000 each. It may be "God who decides what the vintage will be like," according to Château Margaux owner Corinne Mentzelopoulos. But it's the precision of great winemakers that makes these collections worth every penny. www.antique-wine.com
...decide what to wear: an original Isabell Kristensen couture dress is provided. Other perks en route include a stay at Dubai's Al Maha resort with a hot-air balloon ride over the Arabian desert; a private visit to the Maharaja's Gem Palace in Jaipur; and a wine-tasting at the Vine Cliff vineyard in San Francisco, after which you select a case to take home...