Re: Another russian Subs Sinks

o wrote:
> vkarlamov@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > o wrote:
> > > vkarlamov@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > >
> > > > If you are interested in eels, ask your Latvian friends. Riga has been
> > > > famous for freshly smoked eeel.
> > > >
> > > > Although I presonally prefer the Dutch freshly smoked small eels.
> > >
> > > you prefer vodka and pelmeni, you goddamned peasant.
> > >
> >
> > Vodka and pelmeni/potstickers is nice. But beluga caviar, french bread
> > and Moët & Chandon is better. I also love foie gras with 1992 sauterne
> > or with 1995 Crimean wine.
>
> Oh my god, Crimean wine! Sounds like Jamaican snow.
>

That's because you are an ignorant idiot. I am glad your kind isn't
buying it. Leaves more for us the wine connoseurs. Top Massandra muscat
wines are as good as most French sauterne wines. See about Crimean
wines at the end of my post.

>
> Also, being
> Russian, when and where did you learn to appreciate wines?
>

The news hasn't reached the village, in which you work as the local
idiot, that before the Revolution, the Russian aristocracy and
intelligentsia were the most culturally advanced people on Earth. More
cultured than Western Europe (not to mention places like Rwanda, USA
and Kongo). That included advanced knowledge and appreciation of French
wine.

That's why if you go to the World culinary capital - Paris - you'll
discover that the most expensive and fancy restaurants are Russian.

Since the fall of Communism, all foreign foods became once again
available in Russia. Russian stores and supermarkets stock foods from
all over Europe and Japan. Plus tens of thousands of different foreign
labels of wine from all over the World. Not only from France and Italy,
but lots of wines from Australia, South Africa, USA and Chile.

But my personal knowledge of wine comes from the fact that I have spent
most of my life living in USA and Europe.

>
> Cheap vodka,
> or some poisonous concoctions disguised as wine, maybe. But real wines?
>

How would you know, ignoramus?

>
> And you forgot about the Georgian wines, dude! I am talking about
> another virtual entity that, along with Crimean wines, was not only
> barely known outside the Soviet Union but also ceased to exist as the
> "real thing" like 20 years ago. Yet the stupid, gullible Russians still
> believe in "real" Georgian/Crimean wines as they believe in the
> "alternative medicine" known in the civilized world as quackery.
>

Nonsense. When Georgia was part of Russia, the Soviet authorities
closely controlled over the wine production and labelling and made sure
that if you bought Georgian Khvanchkara vintage 1972, you got REAL
Khvanchkara vintage 1972. After Georgia became independent in 1992 and
lost something like 95% of its pre-independence standard of living, the
Georgian government stopped any supervision of the wine industry, and
now when you buy "Khvanchkara vintage 2001", you get "horse-piss
vintage 2005". Every normal Russian knows not to buy Georgian wines any
more. Only "peasants" buy this crap.

But Ukriane is still good at making sure that Crimean wines are
monitored closely.

>
> Like I said, vodka, pelmeni, and valenki. Enjoy!
>

Just get your kicks from Thunderbird, hamburgers and meth, and go to
sleep, village idiot.

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http://www.calguard.ca.gov/ia/cultural/Making%20a%20Toast%20to%20Crimean%20Wine.htm
as

In Crimea where rolling hills drop off into the cool waters of the
Black Sea, the rich dark soil and temperate climate help to cultivate
some of the best dessert wines in Europe. And finally, wine
connoisseurs and average tasters alike are starting to take notice.

It all began some 200 years ago when Russian Empress Catherine the
Great captured the land from the Turks and opened the door to
immigration. Among those who took up her offer were members of the
French nobility looking to escape the revolution at home and find
opportunity abroad. They brought with them their knowledge, skill and
money - and also their love for fine wine. They established the first
vineyards on the peninsula and soon discovered that the climate and
soil condition were just right for several varieties of grapes.

Massandra

Dating back to the 1890s and the rule of Czar Nicholas II, Massandra is
an heirloom of the Russian Empire. It was established in a natural
underground cellar with a constant temperature of 13 to 14 degrees -
conditions that proved exceptional for producing dessert wine. Since
achieving international recognition at a Sotheby's auction in London
in 1990, Massandra reds and whites have won over the taste buds of wine
connoisseurs worldwide.

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