HB to SteveEdmunds

Today's the day. Turns #68. The good news is that he's getting older at a faster rate (.0147%) than I (.0139%). The good news is that he'll soon catch up w/ me!! Do the math.
Have a great BD today, Steve.
Tom

[Robin Garr]

Love those geek calculations! Happy birthday, Steve!

[David M. Bueker]

Hippo birdie two ewe!

Spoken like a rocket scientist, Tom! I intend to spend my birthday like a winemaker, again...

Happy birthday Steve, and wishing you many more birthdays as a winemaker!

[James Roscoe]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, "Happy birthday to my fellow birthday buddy!" Have a great day! Don't work too hard!

BTW the 2004 Rocks and Gravel was singing on Saturday during MoCool. The 2009 was still tight as a nun's ..... Thank you for making such delicious wines!

Happy Birthday to Steve and James.

Happy Happy Birthday, Steve (and James)!

Mark Lipton

Happy Birthday to a stellar duo.

[Robin Garr]

and James.

Indeedy! HB to James, too!

I've said it before and I'll say it again, "Happy birthday to my fellow birthday buddy!" Have a great day! Don't work too hard!

BTW the 2004 Rocks and Gravel was singing on Saturday during MoCool. The 2009 was still tight as a nun's ..... Thank you for making such delicious wines!

Agree on the 04 R&G, but didn't think the 09 was all that tight. Of course the 14 vintage vertical of Beaucastel may have jarred my palate a bit.

On the other hand, the 2000 Los Robles Viejos was wonderful. I was happy to sacrifice my last bottle of this wine to Bacchus at MoCool. This was the first ESJ I ever tasted and I've had various ESJ wines around ever since.

Happy Birthday Steve, may you celebrate many more (and keep making wine)!

[James Roscoe]

Doug,
Thanks for chiming in. I loved all three of the ESJ's but it was clear that the 2009 was too young, especially in that crowd. I would compare Steve's wines more to the Northern Rhones we had, especially the Cornas and the Hermitages. The CdP were much more elegant and of course the Cote-Rotie were in their own little universe. A great weekend!

Happy Birthday to both of you.
I remember attending Steve's sixtieth in Berkeley and being investigated by the federal govt. under the guise of the Patriot act for two years following.