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THIS WEEK'S PICTURE
3rd January 2026
The label of the Petrus Pomerol we drank in 1984 to celebrate our 20th Wedding Anniversary.
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The label of the Petrus Pomerol we drank in 1984 to celebrate our 20th Wedding Anniversary.
We are still in Cyprus and
will be here until the middle of next week. Last Sunday we went
to a
Carvery Luncheon at the Columbia Steak House in Limassol. We went
there last Christmas as well and again we were not disappointed by the
variety
and quantity of the food. In addition to the carved meat, lamb, pork
and beef, there was also chicken, duck, salmon, sushi, a variety of
salads and mouth-watering desserts.
But what impressed us the most was the wine list. which included Petrus Pomerol at the price of €6,500 for a bottle! We fondly remembered that we had celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary in 1984 with Petros Pomerol. We paid about $100 the equivalent of $300 today. At that time Petrus Pomerol was largely unknown. Two years later Time Magazine published an article: " ....True wine lovers think nothing of paying $80 for a bottle of Chateau Lafite .... but many discriminating connoisseurs are paying even more for a once obscure, less aristocratic wine - Petrus Pomerol."
Doreen wrote a full account of how we came to buy and drink this wine in her cookbook A Potpourri of Memories. You can read it here.
And by the way - If I had not bought the wine but rather invested the money for 40 years at 5% my investment would be about $700. Even at 10% the return of $5,000 would not be enough to buy this wine at the Columbia Carvery.
But what impressed us the most was the wine list. which included Petrus Pomerol at the price of €6,500 for a bottle! We fondly remembered that we had celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary in 1984 with Petros Pomerol. We paid about $100 the equivalent of $300 today. At that time Petrus Pomerol was largely unknown. Two years later Time Magazine published an article: " ....True wine lovers think nothing of paying $80 for a bottle of Chateau Lafite .... but many discriminating connoisseurs are paying even more for a once obscure, less aristocratic wine - Petrus Pomerol."
Doreen wrote a full account of how we came to buy and drink this wine in her cookbook A Potpourri of Memories. You can read it here.
And by the way - If I had not bought the wine but rather invested the money for 40 years at 5% my investment would be about $700. Even at 10% the return of $5,000 would not be enough to buy this wine at the Columbia Carvery.
THIS
WEEK'S NEWS
- Our dear friend Morris Kahn passed away
this week at the age of 96. Morris was my boss for many years and we
became good friends. We spent many happy times with him at his home and
travelling with him to China, the Galapagos, Seychelles and sailing
with him to many destinations. Despite
his wealth he was modest
and approachable and exceptionally
generous and well known for his philanthropy. We extend our heartfelt
condolences to his sons David and Benjamin, his grandchildren and his
family. See Wikipedia and
Doreen's Column for her her personal tribute.
- We're still relaxing in Larnaca with very little travelling and enjoying the Christmas atmosphere. But we did take a short and interesting trip to Deryneia and Paralimni just north of Paphos in the Famagusta region.
- Yesterday we went for lunch to a fish tavern in Zygi, a seaside village about 45 minutes away along the sea road. It's a lovely drive passing through beautiful green agricultural areas. We stopped at a small farm shop where we bought WHITE strawberries.
- Doreen's sister Louise Braverman sends New Year greetings to all family and friends.
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- January Birthdays: 1- Giorgio Tarazza, Katherine Galp, 2 - Elaine Bacher, Ayala Poupko, 3 - Daniella Collins, 4 - Sarah Leshem, Tanya Wood 5 - Candis Herr, Natalie Smith, Raphael Cotton, 6- Peter Royle, 7 - Julie Stern, 8 - Kimberly Silverman, 9 - Dayna Mynarski , Michael Haberman, 11 - Mushe Kirsh, Orianna Royle), 12 - Avraham Segoli , Daniel Kirsh, Sarah Cleaver, 13 – Calum Mason, 14 - Asaf Karlsbad, Maayan Shavit, 15 - Shaun Glogauer, Dylan Thiele, 16 - Nadav Bortenstein, 17 - Itay Gur, Ryan Smith, 18 - Marion Cohen, Rachel Moskowitz , Joel Bortz, Jeremy Bacher, 19 - Julien Bloede, Glenda Gordon, David Meyerov, 20 - Yuval Partuk, Lucille Melamed, Jaidan Klotnick, 21 - Susan Nathan, Joanne Schwartz, 22 - Shelly Friedman,23 - Yoav Gilad , Ethelene Galgut, Wendy Glasser, Daniella Melamed; 25 - Nina Leizerowitz, Michal Glasser, 28 - Ilay Levy, Merle Lewenson, 29 - Rafael Braverman Dvir, Mandy Gordon, Alex Hock, Vivien Glasser, 30 - Moran Segoli , Aharon Klotnick, 31 - Eitan Haberman , Shai Geffen
- January Anniversaries: 12
- Jacqueline and Kevin Lampert, 15 - Loren and Robin Hodes, 22 -
Donna and Daniel Leibowitz ,
24 - Glenda and Ivan Gordon, 30 - Karen and Craig Cleaver
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