Happy Halloween: What are you drinking?

Blood!

04 Numanthia Toro Termes in between handing out candy

Kim Crawford SB in a thermos cup as I did the streets with the kids !!

What a beautiful evening we had here for Halloween !!

Chilean Cab that tastes like a VQA!!


A complete disappointment while my wife hands out the candy, of course...

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Originally posted by Vinaigre:
Kim Crawford SB in a thermos cup as I did the streets with the kids !!

What a beautiful evening we had here for Halloween !!

Riedel's new Thermos series?

Booker's Bourbon because.........well...just because

Still drinking the 2005 Windmill Estates Zin from last night. Just gave out the last of the candy!

2004 Melville Pinot Noir Estate

Egri Bikaver?

Last year I was Julien from Trailer Park Boys while handing out candy...rum and coke a-plenty.

This year had the rest of a bottle of 2005 Mitolo G.A.M., which I quite enjoyed.

Burgess 1997 Napa Cabernet.

Unfortunately, not much time to enjoy, with over 350 trick-or-treaters at my door.

Leftover 2000 Roquetaillade La Grange from last night.

2005 Belle Glos Pinot Noir Clark & Telephone Vineyard

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Originally posted by Spiral:
2005 Belle Glos Pinot Noir Clark & Telephone Vineyard

how does it compare to the '04?

Winterhook. Goes great with the roasted pumpkin seeds.

2003 Tinto Pesquera...

...followed by a bottle of Southern Tier Pumking (a delicious pumpkin beer)

Finishing the evening with a Stefania syrah. Before that, at a neighbor's pre-trick or treat gathering, some non distinguished chianti and then shiraz.

2002 Catena Zapata Malbec with grilled sausages.

OK, but not really my cup of blood.

Beer

2004 Mondavi Oakville

Couldn't find the right pairing with Snickers and Almond Joys - so nothing for me.

Snickers and Almond Joys? Reese's Peanut Butter Cups!

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Originally posted by Board-O:
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups!

I had a kid last night say he didn't like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. I should have thrown him off the porch and sent him away without candy.

What is wrong with the youth of today?

Before anyone goes off on a peanut allergy rant, the kid said he didn't like them, not that he was allergic.

Must have been a Commie!

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Originally posted by lizardking:

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Originally posted by Spiral:
2005 Belle Glos Pinot Noir Clark & Telephone Vineyard

how does it compare to the '04?

Sorry, didn't have the 2004. But the 05 is good.

'03 CSJ Cinq Cepages

We went through nine Costco bags of candy. Ours is a designated "Safe Street" with bike and golf cart patrols, so people come from all over....

Our street is a historic little treat that gets a ton of traffic due to the "House of Pumpkins" and another house that turns into a Broadway set. We went through over 20 large bags of candy last night, but it was such a blast. I coldn't believe how crowded our street was...totally insane. Thank God that candy is about 1/2 price at the commissary compared to what we would have spent at Target or Walmart. Snickers, Reese's, etc get expensive!

-mJ

I've noticed a trend the past few years. Parents (or someone) have been driving kids from neighborhood to neighborhood in order to maximize the kids candy-grabbing potential. Several vans will pull into my culdesac during the evening, the doors fly open, and about a dozen kids come flying out to make the rounds. What's up with that? It's not a rural area; houses in my neighborhood aren't far apart. It wasn't raining.
Make those kids work for their candy, like we had to! Parents should WALK with younger kids, and when they tire, walk them home. Don't they know gas is over $3 a gallon?
Sheesh; my 2-cent rant.

Tablas Creek "Esprit De Beaucastel" 2004 (needs age)

Some no name 2003 Barbaresco that was fairly smooth and subtle.

2005 Juan Gil Jumilla