Overrated & Underrated

Partially Jond.

Silver Oak makes great cabernet, as does Montelena, Caymus, Foreman, and Dunn. There are a few other Napa estates that also produce great cabs. As a group - the Napa estates produce the best cabs in the world and Silver Oak is one of my favorites. But for chardonnay I prefer Sonoma.

Reagan got it right. He worked with a House of Representatives controlled by the Democrats during his entire presidency as well as a Senate that was also controlled by the Democrats for a portion of his tenure. Yet, even with the house and Senate controlled by the Democrats, Reagan got two major tax bills passed (ERTA and TEFRA)and reversed a horrible economy. The third major tax bill (TRA 86) was passed when the House was controlled by the Democrats and the Senate was controlled by the Republicans. He also brought the evil empire to its knees with the long term benefit of a reduced defense budget while leaving the USA as the only true world power.

I really don't care about Celine Dion. Actually, I kind of agree with the guy as far as Marley, The Beatles, and Elton John are concerned.

Tweakgeek- Agree with you on Napa Cabernets, I prefer Sonoma Valley.

But Abba underrrated? You've been spending way too much time on elevators. I guess if you drink enough German Riesling anything might sound good.

Tenniswino,
We're definitely far apart on politics, but to each they're own. As far as wine goes, I agree with Montelena, Forman, and Dunn, but not Caymus or Silver Oak. If you can, check out Von Strasser, Kamen (very small Sonoma Mtn. producer), Arns, Hartwell, and Robert Craig. And lastly for music, Elton John maybe, but Marley and the Beatles are among the cornerstones of American popular music in my opinion. Cheers.

Tenniswino - Silver Oak cabs: yawza! I'm down to one of the '85 Napa, but still have a few of the Alexander and a numer of both from '84, '86 and '87 (all bought pre-kids!). Also the Dunn, Spotswood, etc. All but the '85s should be drunk in the near term (if not a few years ago :(

I still have an '84-'87 vertical of the Caymus Special Select. Unbelievably good - guess I won't invite Jond to the tasting, though . . .

You're invited - as long as we don't discuss politics!

In my view the most underrated musical classification is Contemporary Christian. I am consistently amazed at how much better sounding it is than standard pop recordings. There's even a positive message to boot. Go figure!