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A fair restaurant corkage fee is: 

$15

A tell-tale sign of a wine snob is: 

The one at the table that orders the most expensive glass.

The wine region I most want to visit: 

Bordeaux

My "wish list" of wines I want to acquire soon: 

I want a case of good Chilean wine, some Bordeauxs, and a case of peppery Syrahs.

My biggest wine pet peeve: 

Being told what I will like.

My favorite wine quote: 

A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.
- Hannibal Lecter

My dream wine to one day taste or own: 

Don't really have one.

The best wines I have ever tasted: 

Vina Chocalan Carmenere - I'm a sucker for it

The people with whom I most often enjoy wine: 

Josh! Greg, Steve, Elyse, Caterina.

The last wine I had that I absolutely loved: 

2003 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon, Réserve Spéciale

What I think of the movie Sideways: 

Enjoyed it.

My thoughts on the 100 point rating scale made famous by Robert Parker and emulated by seemingly everyone: 

Doesn't usually influence my picks.

My wine travels have taken me to the following wine regions: 

Napa, Sonoma, Central Valley, Seattle, Santorini


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