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  1. Man, I just watched the game for the first time. Mond did well, but a lot of those throws were less than 50/50, and he was the recipient of outstanding receiver play on the ball, plus what appeared to be a lot of luck. I’m not arguing that he wasn’t effective, just saying it didn’t look like he was super prepared and picking off targets because he knew where he needed to go. A lot looked like a wing and a prayer. Granted, he made some good plays, and he didn’t Ehlinger in the 4th and give the game away, which at this point, I’d love to have on our team. It hurts to admit he’s probably only going to get better.
  2. Kicker #43 from Klein Cain is seriously good. Probably their best player. They were trounced tonight by Katy Tomkins. No answer for their run game, and never could get anything going on offense.
  3. That’s the fucking story about why the kid is a dipshit and intentionally dropped a fake top 3? This has nothing to do with Texas you dumbass.
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    Very nice. Should've been excellent.
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    I'm a big fan of Aubert - same ballpark as Marcassin and Kongsgaard in my opinion. What vineyard and vintage is this one?
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    I guess you can call me a traditionalist. To me, it’s part of enjoying good wine. You’ll never see anyone putting that aerator into a bottle of 89 Haut Brion. With that said, I don’t think it’s important to decant every wine. HenryJames is posting a lot of young Pinots that probably don’t need it. You also won’t need to decant much of your local, young HEB wines. But if you’re going to spend the money on a good bottle, spend the time to decant it. The cost of the decanter is peanuts compared to the cost of the wines. Also, you might have misinterpreted what I said about giving the wine some air. I’m a firm believer that the wine will evolve over time as air is introduced. There’s no reason to drink white burgundy out of an oaked chardonnay glass otherwise. All I’m saying is the lab studies cannot discern a difference in the composition of the wine over time, other than some of the volitiles do evaporate.
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    You should decant for a couple of reasons. The main reason is to keep the sediment in the bottle and not pour it into the glass. You decant by looking through the bottle while pouring it into the decanter and you stop pouring when you see sediment start making its way to the neck. I absolutely can’t stand when you go to a “nice” restaurant and they just upend the bottle into the decanter. The other reason is to let some of the volatiles come off (like strong alcohol for example) which may open up the bouquet to some of the other notes that would otherwise be dominated. However, there is no scientific evidence that this really changes anything about the composition of the wine. So tldr; do it because you don’t want to drink sediment.
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    http://imgur.com/a/9TvqOMq Not sure why the pics aren’t coming through
  9. Man I work day to day with a ND PhD Chem Eng. Also with a bunch of aggys, unfortunately. I’ll never take a back seat to any of them, or all of them combined. Anyone who wants to argue merits of the ND vs UT education is baseless.
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    Nice lineup. What vintage was the Marcassin? Definitely one of my favorite Chardonnays.
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    What was the vintage?
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    Got a nice little 3 day blind tasting event coming up: 1997 Super Tuscan vs. Nebbiolo Salon Blanc de Blancs Chapoutier l'Oree Tenuta Ornellaia Tenuta Masseto Antinori Solaia Gaja Sperss Gaja Sori San Lorenzo Quinta do Noval Nacional 1990 Syrah Showdown Dom Perignon Rose Krug Clos du Mesnil Jaboulet La Chapelle Guigal La Turque Guigal La Landonne Guigal La Mouline Penfolds Grange Chateau d'Yquem 2007 Blockbuster Napa Cabernets Roederer Cristal Haut Brion Blanc Scarecrow Schrader CCS Schrader Old Sparky Abreu Thorevilos Shafer Hillside Select Chateau d'Yquem
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    1990 R. D. Great vintage for champagne. I have a csb story about 1990 vintage champagne. I was in NYC walking to a show and ran across this little wine shop and decided to walk in and peruse. Found a 1990 Salon for $300 and I was like seriously? The little Indian owner said of course and was happy to sell it. Took it to Jungsik and enjoyed with some fantastic Uni. Beautiful wine. Anyway, carry on.
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    1990 R. D. Great vintage for champagne
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    Here’s the full lineup for the weekend
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    Trying again Should be a nice weekend
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    Fucking can’t embed
  18. http://i.imgur.com/6wcWP70.jpg Sauternes IMO
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