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Gilbert B Norman
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Espoused Wall Street Journal wine critics are train buffs; it appears they were "caught' in the recent Tribes Hill derailment incident of deadheading equipment being moved on the Lake Shore Limited 48(16APR):

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124121256823978517.html

Subscription site, but may be free content.

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Dom Perignon '73. Now there is a tipple to smooth over any untoward occurrence on Amtrak.

Unfortunately, especially in these parlous times, most of us will have to settle for three-dollar cold duck.

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Remember Mr. Kisor, if "three buck cold duck" is too much nowadays, there is always 'two buck Chuck at your friendly local Trader Joe's.
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Alas, Two-Buck Chuck has become Three-Buck Chuck at my Glenview Trader Joe's. The last three bottles of Lucky Chucky merlot I had were, sadly, not worth even 98 cents.

Charles Shaw is extremely inconsistent, thanks of course to its purchasing and relabeling surpluses from various wineries. Sometimes it's swill, sometimes it's remarkably good for the price.

Australian jug wines such as the one with the kangaroo on the label are not much more expensive, but are consistent: they are honest plonk, drinkable if not exactly memorable.

And that is the sum total of my oenological knowledge.

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