Posted on 05/25/2011 1:35:02 PM PDT by Qbert
Finally, after two straight presidents who didn't appreciate the taste of a fine French burgundy, Buckingham Palace tonight had a chance to put on the Ritz for a first family who enjoy a long dinner and luscious wine.
Most notable from the wine cellars of the famous palace: A Echezeaux Grand Cru 1990, Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, that goes for $1,000 - $1,700 per bottle in the United States.
There were a bunch of other wines, like Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin champagne and a very nice $170 1963 port President and first lady Michelle Obama, who are noted for dinner dates at Washington's finest restaurants, have probably had before.
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A quart of Ripple out of a Mason jar would have been appropriate for the Jefferson’s.
It's my own invention of Muscatel and Ripple. I call it Muscapipple.
“Finally, after two straight presidents who didn’t appreciate the taste of a fine French burgundy, Buckingham Palace tonight had a chance to put on the Ritz for a first family who enjoy a long dinner and luscious wine.”
Maybe next week the Queen can invite over obama’s kenyan granny and other relatives who live in Council Housing, and serve wine out of a box.
Yo - Queenie - can’t ya see this brother be thirsty? Mind if I light up a spliff as well?
Why is the British monarch serving French wine when Australia and New Zealand produce perfectly decent wines? Even Canada has a wine-producing district (near Niagara Falls).
I was going to say Mad Dog 20-20 (in a brown paper bag), but Ripple is just fine!
Is the author implying that Obama's not straight? :)
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