Comments on: Zin Monk http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/02/17/zin-monk/ Hosted by Christopher Watkins Sun, 19 May 2013 23:50:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Christopher Watkins http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/02/17/zin-monk/#comment-9754 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:45:05 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5487#comment-9754 Thank you Martin!

]]> By: Christopher Watkins http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/02/17/zin-monk/#comment-9753 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:44:52 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5487#comment-9753 Entirely my pleasure, Mr. Wise!

]]> By: Tom Wise http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/02/17/zin-monk/#comment-9752 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:20:48 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5487#comment-9752 Mr Watkins, many thanks for the initiative!
In your honour – and in the spirit of Monk, I have just enjoyed an hour of Jazz piano classics, courtesy of the British Broadcasting Company (aka, the BBC). It featured Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, Oscar Peterson, Abdullah Ibrahim, Stan Tracey, Jacques Loussier, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock and finished with Diana Krall.

Sadly, not a Zin in sight. To share this extravaganza, I indulged in a 2000 York Creek Petit Sirah, Ridge of course!

Whilst the wine was indicated to have a ’20 year life’, that bottle just lasted as long as the programme.

The music will, fortunately, last a bit longer!

]]> By: Martin D. Redmond http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/02/17/zin-monk/#comment-9750 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:51:07 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5487#comment-9750 Reblogged this on ENOFYLZ and commented:
At last! The is Zin a fun, egalitarian, populist wine, or a serious, elitist wine definitively answered!

]]> By: Martin D. Redmond http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/02/17/zin-monk/#comment-9749 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:48:15 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5487#comment-9749 A seriously fun read Christopher! You hit the nail on the head. I never thought it had Zin had to be one or the other…

]]> By: Christopher Watkins http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/02/17/zin-monk/#comment-9748 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:38:35 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5487#comment-9748 Got a bottle in the fridge!

]]> By: Les Seltzer http://blog.ridgewine.com/2012/02/17/zin-monk/#comment-9742 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:41:24 +0000 http://blog.ridgewine.com/?p=5487#comment-9742 Christopher,
Check out North Coast Brewing’s Brother Thelonious
Belgian Style Abbey Ale – http://www.northcoastbrewing.com/beer-brotherThelonious.htm
They also support the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
http://www.monkinstitute.org/
And they brew our favorite – Old Rasputin Imperial Stout – Yum.
Great Blog on the Monte Bello Assemblage.
Les and Rene

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