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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alan Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.advocacy Subject: Re: The trip to France, Germany and Switzerland Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2024 11:38:29 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 39 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 20:38:29 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="ebea2534d7017a04a040685616773cc3"; logging-data="2985002"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX187WrVUThvCA87JJVLGOWbd5twKEmVHwCo=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:XapfOaqHYKQVg4PTKbhUOB91WDs= Content-Language: en-CA In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2894 On 2024-09-30 15:59, -hh wrote: >>> FYI, for a dessert Riesling, instead an Eiswein, consider trying the >>> often obscure and slightly less super-sweet Beerenauslese.  Some >>> folks find the Eiswein to be too sweet, so this a good alternative, >>> plus they're less expensive from the same vintner.  Can be hard to >>> find in the USA, though. >> >> On the subject of dessert wines, if you haven't had the opportunity >> yet, go mad and buy a bottle of Chateau D'Yquem some time. I've had >> the chance to enjoy it two or three times in my life and there is a >> bottle in my refrigerator waiting for the right occasion to enjoy it >> again. >> >> Very sweet, but also amazingly complex. > > I've enjoyed a few Sauternes here or there; I'll have to keep an eye out > for Chateau D'Yquem. Do it! The price is... ...outrageous, but one time in your life, definitely worth it. > > Of course, on this subject, there's also fruit infused Belgian Lambic's > too, which functionally are "dessert beers" (unlike traditional "wild" > yeast Lambic's):  I've found that the Kriek (cherry) and the Framboise > (raspberry) will pair nicely with cheesecake.  In the USA, the main > brand one will find is Lindemans ...figure $15 for a 750ml but I have > found tiny 5oz? fourpacks for sale too, which is a nice size. > > FWIW, I'm still on the lookout for a coconut Lambic...but I don't know > if that was a sweettooth or a traditional "wild". Ahhhh... ...I'm denied most beers, now. It turns out I'm allergic to gluten. :-(