tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post640038980658114897..comments2024-03-28T02:36:57.726-07:00Comments on Good Wine Under $20: Vintage 1906: Buying Wine In Los AngelesDr. Debshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-59142537024381371652009-01-06T12:57:00.000-08:002009-01-06T12:57:00.000-08:00I received a great education from your site. I wa...I received a great education from your site. I was searching the web to see if I could find anything about a "California Sauterne Souvenir" "Cresta Blanca" wine bottled in Livermore, CA (I'm guessing) around 1906. I have three unopened bottles of the wine discovered in an old abandon country store my wife's grandmother used to tend. The wine label is of a souvenir for the Paris Exposition in 1889, Chicago Worlds Fair in 1893 and a list too long to mention stated on the label.Dr. Bob Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732848276160697516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-52014862011639741342008-05-11T07:11:00.000-07:002008-05-11T07:11:00.000-07:00I'm (♀), VietNamI like this blog is so coolAnyway,...I'm (<A HREF="http://angel.ya76oo.com" REL="nofollow">♀</A>), VietNam<BR/><BR/>I like this blog is so cool<BR/><BR/>Anyway, It's nice to see your blog<BR/><BR/>God Bless you<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing. AgainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-84003313566155479452008-05-10T11:50:00.000-07:002008-05-10T11:50:00.000-07:00Thanks for the positive responses. I think you can...Thanks for the positive responses. I think you can look forward to some more "vintage" posts. Nancy, I'm tempted to try the duck-head garnish just to see if it works!Dr. Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-72689776551542538442008-05-09T08:43:00.000-07:002008-05-09T08:43:00.000-07:00Nice post Deb! I always enjoy history and especia...Nice post Deb! I always enjoy history and especially when they talk about what things cost! Speaking of cost, the wine prices down here are really climbing fast! I suppose we are really getting hit for transporation charges:(winedebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891313852429967357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-79943278196869741602008-05-08T22:14:00.000-07:002008-05-08T22:14:00.000-07:00Wow. I love this bit of local history (and I thank...Wow. I love this bit of local history (and I thank you for being associated along the continuum of this history. You made my day!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-34423331746914037762008-05-08T11:07:00.000-07:002008-05-08T11:07:00.000-07:00Fascinating post. Believe it or not, some of your...Fascinating post. Believe it or not, some of your readers remember Italian Swiss Colony ("The little old winemaker, me"), Paul Masson ("we will not sell a wine before its time...") and others. The more things change.... Think of all the "tonics" and snake oils being sold today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-68013217205148358872008-05-08T09:16:00.000-07:002008-05-08T09:16:00.000-07:00Great post. Don't hesitate to do another historic...Great post. Don't hesitate to do another historic revelation as they come up. It's a great way to stay grounded: People then were the same as people today; they just wanted to drink good wine at a fair price.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835756566699485115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-14020777314132821042008-05-08T07:41:00.000-07:002008-05-08T07:41:00.000-07:00I was especially interested in the cocktail recipe...I was especially interested in the cocktail recipes. My local library has one (count it) German cookbook from the 60s, and it includes the authentic (?) recipe for "cold duck." I remember it involves a mishmash of leftover sweet wine plus lemon juice, and then one peels a lemon into a long strip with a disc of peel from the stem at the end; this is draped into the punch bowl and somehow the disc of peel is meant to resemble a duck's head. You got me.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851990325188858710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-73686193176271287592008-05-08T07:31:00.000-07:002008-05-08T07:31:00.000-07:00A fascinating post, especially as I am both a wine...A fascinating post, especially as I am both a wine and history buff. It is very eye-opening to read about the history of wine, to see how tastes, prices and such have changed over the years. I am reading The Billionaire's Vinegar right now, which talks about the alleged Thomas Jefferson bottle that was sold at auction. The books provides insight into the wine world during Jefferson's days and is very interesting.Richard Auffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.com