Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Should Wines Served In The White House Be Disclosed?


Cork And Dagger: Should Wines Served In The White House Be Disclosed? -- Dr Vino

Remember the state dinner when the White House served green curry shrimp with a 15.6% alcohol grenache for the Indian premier? (and the typos!) Or a “Carlos Santana” brut sparkling wine with dessert for the Mexican president? Oh how we howled at those selections wondering if the White House wine steward was trying to derail diplomacy single-handedly.

Then, with the open-air state dinner for Angela Merkel, the White House stopped publishing the names of the wines served. Thanks to your contributions, we were able to determine two of the wines.

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My Comment: I for one would love to know what the White House is serving .... so yes .... since the tax payers are paying for it, we should then know.

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