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Post Subject: Germany & disasterPosted by de charlus on: 8/6/2013

Yes, I did not find Munich to be an epicure's wet-dream, which is a shame since there's so much else about it that's good. Same thing about Frankfurt, except in that case it's even more frustrating since so much good wine comes from near there, since it's on the Rhine. I'll never forget Frankfurt for other reasons though; I was in a meeting with some other wine buyers and producers when, all of a sudden, all our telephones started ringing. Of course, everyone pressed "Ignore" and continued with the meeting; the calls kept coming, with even greater urgency, so in the end I was the one to answer - 9/11 had just happened, and the rather hyperbolic colleague in London who was relaying the news thought that WW3 must be starting. I of course toned it down a bit before informing my colleagues, but we cut the meeting short, and I just made it back to the hotel bar to see the 2nd plane hit. I was trapped in Frankfurt for a few days, had more than my fill of the various "wursts", lots of nice wine and a growing sense of impending doom. Not one of my better journeys...

de Charlus

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