Bruce Anderson

Drink: Vintage reminiscence

Ou sont les bouteilles d’antan? With the onset of middle life, a good bottle can take on a melancholy aspect.

issue 13 August 2011

Ou sont les bouteilles d’antan? With the onset of middle life, a good bottle can take on a melancholy aspect.

Ou sont les bouteilles d’antan? With the onset of middle life, a good bottle can take on a melancholy aspect. The other day, I was lucky enough to be at the drinking of a ’67 Yquem, which I had not tasted for nearly 20 years.

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