Comments on: Ironside - cyanide? http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/07/31/ironside-cyanide/ Deliciously Hedonistic Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:43:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Alastair Bathgate http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/07/31/ironside-cyanide/#comment-363 Alastair Bathgate Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:48:03 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/07/31/ironside-cyanide/#comment-363 El When I finally get round to planning my trip I'll definitely arrange to visit your spot - looks really interesting. Thanks. As to the best TV detective of that era, I am not sure whether Randall and Hopkirk (deceased) went out in the states, but haven't we all forgotten the master himself - THEO KOJAK!!!! El
When I finally get round to planning my trip I’ll definitely arrange to visit your spot - looks really interesting. Thanks.

As to the best TV detective of that era, I am not sure whether Randall and Hopkirk (deceased) went out in the states, but haven’t we all forgotten the master himself - THEO KOJAK!!!!

]]> By: el jefe http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/07/31/ironside-cyanide/#comment-359 el jefe Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:34:50 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/07/31/ironside-cyanide/#comment-359 hi Alastair - glad I finally found your blog (via GoodGrape, he seems to be a crossroads :). When you do make the hop, I'd love to show you around a few Calaveras wineries - and show you our 44-oz chicken nugget... hi Alastair - glad I finally found your blog (via GoodGrape, he seems to be a crossroads :). When you do make the hop, I’d love to show you around a few Calaveras wineries - and show you our 44-oz chicken nugget…

]]> By: Alastair Bathgate http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/07/31/ironside-cyanide/#comment-354 Alastair Bathgate Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:53:29 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/07/31/ironside-cyanide/#comment-354 Hi Stacy I am interested to know what you think of European wines - do they generally travel well to the US? In the UK, beer often does not travel well even short distances from the brewery. Does the same apply to wine? I probably am too cautious of American wines because of the distance they have to travel to reach me and therefore I (unfairly) don't drink enough. I'd love to visit one day and see how they taste in the envrionment they are intended for! In the meantime, I promise to try a few more over here... Alastair Hi Stacy
I am interested to know what you think of European wines - do they generally travel well to the US?
In the UK, beer often does not travel well even short distances from the brewery. Does the same apply to wine? I probably am too cautious of American wines because of the distance they have to travel to reach me and therefore I (unfairly) don’t drink enough. I’d love to visit one day and see how they taste in the envrionment they are intended for!
In the meantime, I promise to try a few more over here…
Alastair

]]> By: Stacy http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/07/31/ironside-cyanide/#comment-346 Stacy Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:01:39 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/07/31/ironside-cyanide/#comment-346 How can I not support a fellow Wino? Even if you are dissing my country's wine? Afterall we offer one wine varietal no one else in the world can... Red Zinfandel. Big and bolf, this is not a wine for the timid. Check it out when you can. And thanks for the reciprocal comments. Will be happy to add you to our blog at www.thewinoclub.blogspot.com! How can I not support a fellow Wino? Even if you are dissing my country’s wine? Afterall we offer one wine varietal no one else in the world can… Red Zinfandel. Big and bolf, this is not a wine for the timid. Check it out when you can. And thanks for the reciprocal comments. Will be happy to add you to our blog at http://www.thewinoclub.blogspot.com!

]]> By: winehiker http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/07/31/ironside-cyanide/#comment-344 winehiker Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:17:13 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/07/31/ironside-cyanide/#comment-344 Alastair, I've been to Ironstone Vineyards' beautiful Sierra Foothills complex twice, but though the building and landscaping are inviting and beautiful - including a display case with a million-dollar gold ingot - every wine I've had from them, whether off the shelf or in their tasting room - is pure dreck - the Viognier perhaps being the best of them. And that's too bad, because there are some really fine boutique vintners that produce much better wine from the same Calaveras County region. Alastair, I’ve been to Ironstone Vineyards’ beautiful Sierra Foothills complex twice, but though the building and landscaping are inviting and beautiful - including a display case with a million-dollar gold ingot - every wine I’ve had from them, whether off the shelf or in their tasting room - is pure dreck - the Viognier perhaps being the best of them. And that’s too bad, because there are some really fine boutique vintners that produce much better wine from the same Calaveras County region.

]]> By: Ciaran http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/07/31/ironside-cyanide/#comment-342 Ciaran Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:31:35 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/07/31/ironside-cyanide/#comment-342 Funnily enough, I had the 'best TV detective from that era' argument only last week, with somone who rated Ironside as #1. I have him in at least third place, if not lower. Columbo is my #2. You surely have to come back to the right side of the Atlantic to find the real #1 though - Jeff Randall. Funnily enough, I had the ‘best TV detective from that era’ argument only last week, with somone who rated Ironside as #1. I have him in at least third place, if not lower. Columbo is my #2. You surely have to come back to the right side of the Atlantic to find the real #1 though - Jeff Randall.

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