La Gerla/ Brunello/ Dinner At Lia's/ With La Gerla's/ Alberto And The Vintner's Country Chris : July 12th, 2007, Thurs. Evening

These are my Thursday, July 12th, 2007 poems to share with you all. Hope you like them. TONY


Dinner At Lia's
With La Gerla's
Alberto And
The Vintner's
Country Chris
After Hard Working
Selling Brunello
And Sangiovese
2000 2002 2003
Tasting Explaining
New And Old Grape Vines
One Year In Wood
Versus Three To Wine
How It Tastes Different
How The Grapes In One
Year Age Could Become
Brunello With Two
Where We Three Met
At La Loggia Rambaldi
At What Times Those Were!
And Now At Jeff's
Lias For A Treat
Tasteful Ware Inviting

#1 Le 12 Juillet, 2007 Jeudi matin en Virginie en voiture before work selling more La Gerla Brunello 2002! Cheers, TONY and thanks Chris Pigott, Alberto, Chef Geoff, ... it was a great meal, both food and wine-wise as well as for the ambiance.


Decor Foun Tain On A Wall
Greeting Us Speaking Bubbling
Tumbling Like Circus
Acrobats Outside
The Hand-Sponged Pastel
Orange Colored Tall Walls
Inside The Glass-Walled
Wine Cellar To My Left
A Full Room View Of
Contented, Varied Diners
Two Bottles Of Birba
Smart Boy 2000 & 2003
Waiting Their Turns Patiently
To Wow Dazzle Razzle Us
Old Vines Aged One Year
How Would They Taste With
My Pro Sciuto And Melon And
Double Lamb Chops ? With
Alberto's Salmon Chris'
Tuna? I Had To Know
Even On Full Speed Relax Mode
I Was Pouring A Glass Of Both
Side By Side One Taste After
Other The First Of Birba 2003
Delightful Charming Easy
Was Smashed Dashed To Un
Mendable Pieces By The Older 2000!
No Chance To Ever Turn Back
Full Throttle 2000 Followed By
Expresso Vanilla Citron Gelato !!

#2 Le 12 Juilley, 2007 , Jeudi matin avant mon travail de vendre les vins au gens du quartier. TONY


The Total Supreme
Pleasure In Dining
With Friends And
People In The Business
Of Enjoying Pursuing
The Pleasures Of
Combining Food With Wine
Meeting Winemakers
And Wine Owners Clinking
Glasses Breaking Bread
Dipping Into Good Green /
Yellow Gold-Tinted Olive Oil
That First Sip Of Each
Wine Chasing The Taste Of
Food With A Sip Of Wine
To Experience 1st Hand
What Transpires Fires
The Imagination Boils
The Blood I Love It All!
Really I Do! I Eat
These Slices Right Up!
Gulp Them! Let Them Linger
Put My Self / Moment On Pause
To Fully Digest + Absorb
Be Some Times Even Floored
Though Never Fully Explored
Just Parts And Bits Tastes

#3 le 12 Juillet 2007 Jeudi matin a 10 heures en voiture en Virginie avant mon travail de vendre/enseigner les vins et comment les boire avec la mouriture. TONY


I'll Gladly Take That
And Any More That
Come My Way
I'm Almost To Fullest
Enjoying Treats Of Life
Those Sometimes Delect-
Table A Table! Au Repas !
Gifts Of Life Slices Those
Nature's Spices Gather Round
Let's Deepen Our Contact
Dig Deeper Our Bond
It Doesn't Cost Much
Rewards Profound Just
Take That Step Offer A
Taste An Unexpected Ex-
Perience Share The Wealth
Fruits Of Our Labor.
Then To Share In A Meal
Some Part Of Life's Best
Cherished Rewarding Deal To Seal
It's All Pretty Boggling
To Most Any Mind
You See Not Complex Far-
Reaching Results All At Once
But For Years After Pieces
Bits Come Return Home With Cheers ...

#4 Le 12 Juillet, 2007 Jeudi matin en Virginie en voiture.