A good snack

[amateur51]

a saint-sardos : now that looks interesting...

www.cave-saint-sardos.com

These Boards are so educational - until ten minutes ago I knew nothing about the War of Saint-Sardos. We lost; a precursor of the Hundred-Years' (Years' ? Year's ? Years? ) War...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Saint-Sardos

A dull thud at the letterbox and lo! A 144-page catalogue from my favourite wine merchant.

The accompanying letter advises: "We are delighted, for the second time this year, to the able to reduce the prices of a substantial number of wines. In January we dropped the prices of over 300 wines, and due to to an increasingly favourable Euro exchange rate and a slightly lower than expected duty increase earlier this year, we are able to incorporate over 100 more price reductions into this List, with prices held for all other wines"

This comes from The Wine Society which has been a co-operative venture since 1874 and I recommend it. For further details about its mutuality please see ..

http://www.thewinesociety.com/Societ...nd%20Mutuality

[Pianorak]

. . . my favourite wine merchant. . .

That nice Mr Dunkin'-Smiff will be making a further deposit this Thursday so it'll be another week of "X on toast" so that I can get this set - bargain!

Long live that nice Mr Dunkin'-Smiff!

[vinteuil]

A dull thud at the letterbox and lo! A 144-page catalogue from my favourite wine merchant.
/ ... / The Wine Society which has been a co-operative venture since 1874 and I recommend it.

... very much recommended. In response to said catalogue have just put in (another... ) substantial () order.

One of the (many) good things abt the Wine Society is that it covers everything from real good cheapos - a very drinkable Portuguese red (Real Lavrador Tinto Alentejo 2011, Adega Co-op Redondo) at £4-95 per bottle to the more extreme experiences (ch Lafite Rothschild 2004, pauillac) - ahem - £850 per bottle...

And they winkle out interesting rarities you won't find in supermarkets or local offfies - and they are remarkably reliable...

[Caliban]

... very much recommended. In response to said catalogue have just put in (another... ) substantial () order.

One of the (many) good things abt the Wine Society is that it covers everything from real good cheapos - a very drinkable Portuguese red (Real Lavrador Tinto Alentejo 2011, Adega Co-op Redondo) at £4-95 per bottle to the more extreme experiences (ch Lafite Rothschild 2004, pauillac) - ahem - £850 per bottle...

And they winkle out interesting rarities you won't find in supermarkets or local offfies - and they are remarkably reliable...

Another member here, though it's a while since I put in an order...

As you say, interesting and very reliable. I only once ever had to send back a case, of their house claret I think - just didn't like it at all.

Other than that, never a missed beat - I remember an amazing Ribera del Duero special reserve for very little money, absolutely delicious.

[french frank]

We do a very similar thing, ff, using Irish potato farls (known usually chez nous by a less polite name) from Sainsbury's instead of toast, and leaving it open. Stilton or Roquefort is best, we find.

The Rocquefort would be a step up, with which the Saint-Sardos would definitely be indiqué.

This dish could probably be further sophisticated with some sort of fancy mushroom. But a woody portobello will do the job.

[Caliban]

woody portobello

Thanks ff! You've just found a name for the main character in the short story I've been planning about a down-at-heel jazz drummer

[amateur51]

Thanks ff! You've just found a name for the main character in the short story I've been planning about a down-at-heel jazz drummer

An arsonist who was given the chance to give up his awful ways but didn't might be called Woody Blazes, I s'pose

[french frank]

Thanks ff! You've just found a name for the main character in the short story I've been planning about a down-at-heel jazz drummer

Get off this thread, Caliban . You are ... light!

[vinteuil]

The Rocquefort would be a step up, with which the Saint-Sardos would definitely be indiqué.

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... hmmm. Not sure. I think with a roquefort I wd be tempted to go with a good oloroso or amontillado sherry. Or, of course, a sauternes...

[amateur51]

... hmmm. Not sure. I think with a roquefort I wd be tempted to go with a good oloroso or amontillado sherry. Or, of course, a sauternes...

Now we're stepping outside the realms of snackery as it is understood in this household - this seems to be more of a ... repast