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Originally Posted by nelsonone

was thinking about what I would miss if I ever get that year out in LOS that I have planned (stil working on it) and came up with one very obvious one......wine!!!

I love the stuff and keep a reasonable cellar in both NZ + Aus......not because I am a wanker about it just because I really enjoy it and by chosing well and paying a reasonable price at first release you get to drink a much better wine over time than you would probably want to spend on a bottle of wine when you get to the store

if I am eating out or having guests around for a dinner party what to drink with the food is high on my agenda.....I often plan the food around what is ready to drink or what I really feel like.....I just love starting with a good champagne gouing on to a nice agec Aussie riesling then a big OZ shiraz or maybe a subtle NZ Pinot and then finishing off with a great sticky like "The Noble One"

I choose restaurants where I can take my own wine....and even ask if I can bring my own to snobbish fully licenced restaurants and won't go to them if they refuse.......have had some interesting conversations with sommeliers and owners over time with them asking what I will bring and me asking about the menu.....have even had a few sitting back with me after service drinking a bottle or two and I always encourage them to have a taste of everything I bring....

so far I have yet to find any wine of value in LOS....in the restaurants the prices ae ridiculous with even very ordinary whites costing over bht1000 but was pretty plaesed to seethat Carrefour had a reasonable range at stil pretty unreasonable price last time I was in town

was just wondering if you guys enjoy your wine at home and what varietels you like.....and whether you still drink it in LOS and how you find the price and availability there compared to what you are used to at home..

Have Dodger and Denver put some Rosso away for you and by next year it would be 6 or 7 months old at least. Also would be good for cleaning paint brushes and getting corrosion off of your regulator.

Might be worth it to start leaving some bottles with Nicke or another expat on your flights in, get some duty free and leave them there.

Or ask some of us to help out as we come in, bring you a couple of bottles at a time. I never buy any duty free booze.