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Lebanese Red*
Oct. 29th, 2011 11:00 pmWhen we received an invitation from local wine merchant Michael Jobling to join him and Ralph Hochar for dinner at Bistro 21 tasting wines from Chateau Musar, we barely hesitated. It wasn't cheap, but nor was it half the price that the Wine Society charges for its dinners. And we have a long, on and off, relationship with Chateau Musar: it would be a good opportunity to discover where we stood at present (and if nothing else, we'd find out the correct way to pronounce 'Hochar'**).
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We walked home well pleased with our evening. I might even be tempted to buy a bottle of Chateau Musar occasionally (although given their respective prices, I'd probably be happy to settle for the Père et Fils). I might be tempted to dine at Bistro 21 more often, too (though we were told, in awed tones, that "Terry's in the kitchen tonight" so perhaps we were seeing it at its best.
Two bonus (unverified) wine facts: the Bekaa Valley is the world's third or fourth highest wine growing area (after Argentina, Chile and parts of Spain); Mzar - the original spelling - means a small castle.
*It's an old joke, and old jokes, like old friends, should be greeted with affection. Laughter is not obligatory.
**'Hoshar' - pretty much French-style, but with an audible H.
***Another was Rabbi Jacob, a kosher red from - if I'm remembering this correctly - Morocco, which was for some time our house wine.
( More - and yet more - about wine and food )
We walked home well pleased with our evening. I might even be tempted to buy a bottle of Chateau Musar occasionally (although given their respective prices, I'd probably be happy to settle for the Père et Fils). I might be tempted to dine at Bistro 21 more often, too (though we were told, in awed tones, that "Terry's in the kitchen tonight" so perhaps we were seeing it at its best.
Two bonus (unverified) wine facts: the Bekaa Valley is the world's third or fourth highest wine growing area (after Argentina, Chile and parts of Spain); Mzar - the original spelling - means a small castle.
*It's an old joke, and old jokes, like old friends, should be greeted with affection. Laughter is not obligatory.
**'Hoshar' - pretty much French-style, but with an audible H.
***Another was Rabbi Jacob, a kosher red from - if I'm remembering this correctly - Morocco, which was for some time our house wine.
