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Daily Ausaf — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:50:58 GMT

Your articles are really informative. Now i am checking your post daily for latest updates

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Dennis Tsiorbas — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:48:26 GMT

Thank you so much David, for your kind words (We'll have to start a club), but I'm just a "babe-in-the-woods" trying to give an honest opinion to NH wine lovers.
I'm still working on finding some of the many French wines you so kindly sent me, including your latest list of Lorie French wines, and with a knowledgeable advocate as yourself, sooner or later I'll wind-up taking back my statements that "good "French wines are expensive (Me Bad).

You may have noticed that I've veered into Pinot Noir Terroir and find that I like the varietal very much, however the exploration has lead me to see more clearly the food-wine-French connection that I haven't found to be as prominent in the Californian and Northwestern PNs. Well, "the ride is just as important as getting there" and I like to tell people to explore; thanks for the "light" along the way.

Sincerely,
Dennis

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David Boyer — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:08:24 GMT

Hi Dennis,

Wow - your compliments are always so kind and appreciated. I do try to make things personal because, to me, sharing is a part of wine and so is sharing the experience of wine.

By the way your site redesign looks great and I very much admire the dedication, effort, and knowledge it takes to deliver so many excellent reviews of interesting wines, always with great balance, consistency, and clarity of information. Readers, check out New Hampshire Wine Man at http://nhwineman.blogspot.com/ - great work!

Many Thanks Dennis!

David

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Dennis Tsiorbas — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 09:25:03 GMT

David, this will probably sound weird, but this was a very intimate post.
You "paint" you love of wine onto a "canvas" of words that should make the French proud, and entice the rest of us.
Thanks,
Dennis

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David Boyer — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:38:33 GMT

Paula, thanks for the kind words. We really do have a special corner of the world when it comes to our wine community and Brian makes it very clear through his work with Austin Wine Salon and his stewardship in general. I feel fortunate to be around people like him and like you - I hope to see you at the next Salon!

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Paula Rester — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:22:48 GMT

Thanks for the great interview, David! I am so proud to live is such a supportive community of wine lovers and professionals. Looking forward to reading your blog on a regular basis! -- Paula

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David Boyer — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:23:07 GMT

Thanks Dennis, for your always kind words. I have some more interviews lined up in the months ahead with some very interesting people that are of the same caliber. It's easy for me to always write about the subject of wine but I really like the human element of wine too. I'm always learning from people like Brian!

Best Regards,

David

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Dennis Tsiorbas — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:50:54 GMT

David, another great class in wine education.
Every waiter I've met could benefit from reading this review.
Brian's view on scoring wine is as concise and well thought out as any I've read; you said something to me once about the day I taste a 100 point French wine, and what iconic phase (100 point) could have said it better.
Thanks again for having, in type, your own wine salon!
Sincerely,
Dennis

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David Boyer — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:13:11 GMT

Hi Dennis,

I knew you were a bird aficionado but I certainly never thought about birds getting wasted on fermented berries. Good for them, but I'm glad they don't fly for the airlines!

Thanks for the comments. I really enjoy interviewing people because there is such a rich dimension of information and perspective above what I am capable of writing about on my own. Brian is not just a really cool guy but a mentor for so many, so I always feel grateful when someone of his caliber agrees to be interviewed. I've got more people lined up that I think will be interesting too.

Even though I'm sure mountain climbing is a very honorable pursuit (some days I feel lucky to get up a flight of stairs, if somewhat exaggerated, but still . . .), I'm really pleased that you can relate to the infinite beauty of wine. May we all be better off because of it!

Best Regards,

David

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Dennis Tsiorbas — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:59:03 GMT

I'm just saying: there is a "natural" wine that is only for the birds http://www.birdwatchersgeneralstore.com/berries.htm.

David, what a great conversation, and you are right: Brain is eloquent.

If the following quote by Brian Owens isn't too long, it reminded me of one of the major reasons I started drinking wine (Mountain climbing five days a week was no-longer physically possible). So wine it is!

"smell is a very, very deep sense and it can bring back very important stuff, even memories from childhood, and if you smell wine sometimes it will take you back thirty years ago. So when you have that sensory experience with the complex aromas of wine, maybe even subconsciously, you sometimes have an indefinable experience that delivers you back into some kind of pleasure moment. And secondly, taste is a very strong sense. So you can have some kind of experience that is more than, say, just looking at the Grand Canyon. We can be amazed by the view and size of the Grand Canyon but to smell something that takes you into a different time is a so much larger experience. So I think when you do that and try to replicate it and start to go down that road, you just subscribe to it – you just become a believer."

Sincerely,
Dennis Tsiorbas