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David Hill, Reserve Merlot, Rogue Valley 2006
Educated Guess, Cabernet 2006
Maquis Lien, Red 2005
Charles Smith, Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2007
David Hill, Farmhouse White
Robert Mondavi Solaire, Cabernet 2005
Castello Monaci, Liante, Salice Salentino 2006
Ricardo Santos, Malbec 2006
Quinta da Espiga, Tinto 2006
Charles Smith, Holy Cow Merlot 2006
Charles Smith, Boom Boom Syrah 2006
Charles Smith, The Honorable Pinot Gris 2007
Santa Rita, Cabernet Reserva 2005
King Estate, Pinot Gris 2007
Gloria, Douro, Tinto 2002
Bogle, Petite Sirah Port, Clarksburg 2005
Cardwell Hill, Pinot Noir 2004
Silkwood, Red Duet Cabernet-Syrah 2004
Portuga, Vinho Branco 2006, 2007
Osborne, Solaz 2004
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Reserva 2005
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill, Shiraz Cabernet 2006
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Cabernet, Indian Wells 2004
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Horse Heaven Hills 2004
Hannah Nicole, Red 2004
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2005
Protocolo, Red 2005
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2006
Portuga, Vinho Branco 2006
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1996
Kirkland, Roogle Shiraz 2004
Garda, Classico Chiaretto
A to Z, Oregon Pinot Gris 2005
I Giusti & Zanza, Nemorino 2006
Treana, Marsanne-Viognier, Central Coast 2005
Fife, Syrah, "Stanford" 2000
B.R. Cohn, Silver Label Cabernet 2005
Marques de Casa Concha, Cabernet 2005
Santi, Sortesele Pinot Grigio 2006
Al Muvedre, Tinto Joven 2006
Layer Cake, Shiraz 2006
Gritti, Ca' Andrea, Umbria red 2005
Altos de Luzon, Jumilla 2004
Thomas Leithner, Zweigelt 2004
Cain Cuvee NV 3
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot 2003
Meridian, Sauvignon Blanc 2005
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2003
Paringa, Shiraz 2005
King Estate, Pinot Gris 2005
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2003
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2005
Kris, Pinot Grigio 2006
Silvan Ridge, Pinot Gris 2006
Fife, Mendocino Syrah, "Stanford" 2000
Castle Rock, Cabernet, Paso Robles 2005
Willakenzie, Pinot Gris 2006
The Show, Cabernet 2005
Essencia Valdemar, Rioja Rose 2006
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Horse Heaven Hills 2004
Beaulieu Vineyard. Napa Valley Cabernet 2004
Irony, Cabernet, Napa Valley 2003
Rosenblum, Petite Sirah, Heritage Clones 2005
Fra Guerau, Montsant 2002
Barefoot Chardonnay
Kana, Syrah 2004
Castell Salegg, Chardonnay, Alto Adige 2004
Fetish, The Watcher Shiraz 2004
Gold Note, Fair Play Zinfandel 2005
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Canoe Ridge Estate Cabernet 2003
Ponzi, Pinot Noir 2004
Red Diamond, Merlot 2003
Mateus, Rose
Benton Lane Pinot Noir 2004
Penya Cadiella Vins de Comtat 2003
Kamiak, Cellar Select Red 2003
Anselmi, San Vincenzo 2005
Rubrato, Aglianico dei Feudi di San Gregorio 2004
Le Grand Noir (Black Sheep) Cabernet-Shiraz
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2005
Los Vascos, Cabernet, Reserve 2004
Jackaroo, Shiraz 2003
Paul Jaboulet Aine, Crozes Hermitage Syrah, "La Jalet," 2001
Paul Jaboulet Aine, Cotes du Rhone, "Parallele '45,'" 2003
Rolf Binder, Barossa Valley Shiraz 2003
Oyster Bay, Sauvignon Blanc 2006
Woodbridge Chardonnay 2005
Barnard & Griffin, Columbia Valley Cabernet 2004
Quinto do Carmo, Alentejano Red 2000
Forefathers, Alexander Valley Cabernet 2001
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
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Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
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Miles run year to date: 28
At this date last year: 102
Total run in 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269
I left out two details. First of all, the Mateus bottle made an excellent candle holder, particularly after it had been used for several different candles and had all sorts of drippings down its side. The Italian restaurants used to do the same thing with those cheesy chianti bottles that came with a basket around them, but for a teenybopper crash pad, only Mateus would do. (O.k., maybe Lancers, which was the equivalent of Mateus, but just those two.)
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We were talking about trying to track down a bottle of Mateus to see how it's held up over the years, but our bud the wine expert says it's not available in the Portland market. Anybody seen it anywhere near here?
Posted by: Jack Bog at July 30, 2006 03:00 PMJack, I know you won't answer, but I remember many nights with brother Gary doing a few bottles of Mateus. But perish the thought, we never thought about hash!!!
Posted by: Jim Golden at July 30, 2006 06:07 PMYou got my heart, you got my soul, you got the silver you got the gold. Ahhhhhh! memories!
Posted by: Patti at July 30, 2006 07:10 PMWhat was that about a boomer's lament a few days ago?
Posted by: UR Jake Morgendorffer at July 30, 2006 08:07 PMOkay, I've held back my Portugese wine story but as long as we're sharing: I graduated a semester early from a boarding school in Exeter, New Hampshire, and me and another American kid from Arabia went into Boston, and hired someone to buy us wine. We ordered Mateus since that was probably the only kind we could think of right then. I also see an obaque bottle in my memory but I believe it came in the bottle you have pictured. Anyway we ended up at a Boston Bruins hockey game and this was the days of Bobby Orr. At one point walking down the street I saw a curved park bench and did a slow-motion flip-cartwheel type move over it just for comic effect, which really wasn't necessary since we were already laughing. It was winter, and we turned our collars to the cold and damp. Boarding school was over, I was 17, and by Spring I'd be hitchhiking by myself around America.
Posted by: Bill McDonald at July 30, 2006 11:20 PMI used to hang out with a guy who attempted to drink a gallon of a fine "Purple" "The Pride of Cucamonga" (Pardon the spelling if not correct). As he was valiantly down to about a quarter left in the bottle, he slipped and fell on the railroad tracks we were walking on and the bottle smashed under him. He was wearing white jeans and and they were splattered with the fine purple vintage. We staggered to his house, threw his jeans into the washer poured about three times the amount of detergent called for and broke his mom's washer. Guess who Jacko!
Posted by: Jim Golden at July 31, 2006 09:59 AMReminds me of the guy who was carrying his wine in his pants pocket. He was so buzzed that he fell on the ground. The bottle broke and a stream of red poured down his pants. Whereupon he said, "I hope that's blood!"
Posted by: Jack Bog at July 31, 2006 12:04 PMToo funny!
Posted by: Jim Golden at July 31, 2006 12:32 PMDown in the South about the same time (1970-71?) the big thing was Liebframilch (spelling?). We liked to pour it into our boda bags, and go down to the outdoor concerts in Overton Park at "the shell". We'd partake of various things and then go in for the concert. At the time, the security guards didn't seem hip to the fact that boda bags could hold wine. My boda bag also often held my Dad's homemade elderberry wine.
Posted by: Lily at July 31, 2006 06:38 PMFrom Wikipedia: "Liebfraumilch is a sweet white German wine. The name is a German word literally meaning "milk of our blessed mother" and derived from "liebe Frau" which translates to "beloved woman/lady"... The generic label Liebfraumilch is used to market low quality vintages from anywhere in the Rheinhessen/Nahe area. It is unknown in Germany and exclusively used for exports."
Yes...Blue Nun! Maybe we can have a tasting party: Blue Nun, Mateus, Lancers...maybe even a little Red Lady 21!
Posted by: Frank Dufay at August 1, 2006 06:21 AMMe and my crew leaned towards MD 20-20, Bali Hai, Tiger Rose and a few other fine vintages!
Posted by: Jim Golden at August 1, 2006 06:35 AMhow do you pronounce that stuff? is it mat-ee-us? ma-toos? mate-us?
Posted by: Gullyborg at August 1, 2006 01:40 PMThe only way I've ever heard is "ma-TOOSE."
Posted by: Jack Bog at August 1, 2006 05:33 PMThats right Jack'O its Ma-Toose. Being married to a portuguese/Brazilian, I know. By the way check out "Newark Speaks.com for current news on your former habitat.
Posted by: Jim Golden at August 1, 2006 07:08 PMThanks, my Frank, I'd forgotten about Blue Nun... Urp.
But, "Red Lady 21"? That must have been an East Coast thing. At any rate, I never met her in Hawaii.
Jim, MD 20-20? That one I do remember, by reputation only, of course. I do believe that dog still lives on today.
Mateus *was* classy -- I mean, look at the bottle. Wow. And yes, made a great candle holder with real ambiance. Before we ever used the word "ambiance".
I don't remember it tasting very good, though. None of the wine I drank back then did, however. It really would be interesting to taste some now, what would we think?
Posted by: Anne Dufay at August 1, 2006 08:42 PMHey did you have an curfew and or a legal age to drink statue back then?
Posted by: wendy samuelsen at August 2, 2006 11:04 AMin my day it was Boone's Farm. If we felt like "the good stuff", we got the Andre's. I think it was Andre's. Pink Duck. Something like that. I still don't drink wine.
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