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Comment on Last of the Summer Wine: Vintage 1979 by Vic

Vic — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:26:16 +0000

Season 5

1 18 Sep 79 Full Steam Behind
2 25 Sep 79 The Flag And Its Snags
3 2 Oct 79 The Flag And Further Snags
4 9 Oct 79 Deep In The Heart Of Yorkshire
5 16 Oct 79 Earnshaw Strikes Back
6 23 Oct 79 Here We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder
7 30 Oct 79 Here We Go Again Into The Wild Blue Yonder

And there were specials listed for the 1979 season - but I do not know if they are to be included.

26 Dec 78 Small Tune On A Penny Wassail
27 Dec 79 And A Dewhurst Up A Fir Tree

This season would have the classic line-up of Bates, Sallis, and Wilde -plus Kathy Staff as *Nora Batty*

4:3 size. Color. English Mono.

Comment on Last of the Summer Wine: Vintage 1979 by Hajar

Hajar — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:10:59 +0000

Don't be surprised if you are lukewarm to the program upon first viewing. This is a show that grows on you with each episode. The first time I saw LOTSW I was underwhelmed... but I watched a few more and it began to grow on me. A few more and I was hooked!

Warner and the BBC appear to still be listening (or are we just purchasing them in large enough quantities?) as, though again overpriced for just 7 episodes, we get series five of our favorite retirees.

From the press release:

"The year is 1979 and Compo, Clegg, Foggy continue their gentle hijinks in the picturesque village of Pennine up in the Yorkshire Dales. The adventures this time around includes Foggy taking Compo and Clegg to see a piece of history - the Steam Preservation Society's reopening of an old railway line. However, Compo and Clegg's energy only go so far when Foggy is in the grip of another enthusiastic ambition. Meanwhile, the trio does not have the monopoly on quirkiness when Sid and Wally are seen creeping around the woods with bedding rolls."

Once again, a BBC series does *not* include the "Christmas Special" episodes, 2 this time, that truly should be included. I don't understand this mentality. Hopefully these will someday appear on a LOTSW "Christmas Specials" release.

To Warner/BBC:
Get on with it! At the current release rate of 2 series per year we'll see the successor to Blu-ray come to market before all series are out on standard DVD! For a program with a over 30 year run, 2 per year is entirely too slow a release rate!

Comment on Secrets from the Wine Diva: Tips on Buying, Ordering & Enjoying Wine (Paperback) by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:46:24 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Bravo, Wine Diva!
I drink wine but I have never known anything about it… Because I love to throw parties and plan events, I decided it was time to learn.

Comment on Secrets from the Wine Diva: Tips on Buying, Ordering & Enjoying Wine (Paperback) by Damita

Damita — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:29:10 +0000

I'm not a wine connoisseur but I've been known to drink quite a few bottles. I picked this book up thinking it would be a quick read on a short plane trip. But I found that it was a great reference manual, and I keep going back to it for tips. It's very easy to follow and organized well. One of the best aspects of the book is the Wine Diva's advice on navigating a wine list, which I often find intimidating. She takes the mystery out of it, decodes the list and makes the whole process easy and enjoyable.

I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn a little more about great vino and have fun at the same time.

Comment on Secrets from the Wine Diva: Tips on Buying, Ordering & Enjoying Wine (Paperback) by Prue

Prue — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:29:05 +0000

I'm not an expert, but I have read my five feet of bookshelf devoted to tomes of wisdom, on the mysteries and pleasures in my twenty odd cases of wines. I didn't really expect to learn very much from this diminutive volume, obviously meant to inform beginners. Frankly, the book is a jewel. Witty, extremely readable, concise, packed with common sense and real insider info on enjoying wine. There was barely a page that didn't contain stuff I really want to know. Its like having a world class expert, feeding you tips. The book is over flowing with useful tips. The amazing thing is that this is a book that beginners will find completely accessible, fun to read and filled with useful information, much of which, I hadn't acquired in forty years of aspiring to be worthy of my cellar.

Comment on Secrets from the Wine Diva: Tips on Buying, Ordering & Enjoying Wine (Paperback) by Humaira

Humaira — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:47:58 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Secrets from the Wine Diva
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone that enjoys drinking wine and wants to know a little more about how to buy it, order it, and/or pair it with food.

Comment on Secrets from the Wine Diva: Tips on Buying, Ordering & Enjoying Wine (Paperback) by Cairo

Cairo — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:49:33 +0000

I find it very intimating to buy in a high-end wine shop like Sherry-Lehmann because I’m strictly in the under $20-a-bottle category buyer. But the Wine Diva even tells you how you can find excellent $10 bottles of wine without embarrassment. I love her idea of associating names of wines with common words so that you can remember them when you’re ordering in a restaurant. Like remembering that Riesling sounds like “wrestling.” Many great tips for wine lovers.

Comment on Secrets from the Wine Diva: Tips on Buying, Ordering & Enjoying Wine (Paperback) by Pryce

Pryce — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:56:03 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars Mix of Helpful and Not-So-Helpful Info
As a wine writer I tend very much to be about helping people learn to taste wines for themselves. I am very much against pretentious wine ratings, about memorizing labels and...

Comment on Congratulations Gourmet Food Gift Basket with Smoked Salmon by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:51:12 +0000

I bought this picnic basket as a gift for my husband’s birthday. The contents were very tasty and the flavors blended wonderfully with the Shiraz Cabernet wine I bought to go with it. The only drawback we had was that there was no handle on the basket, so we had to carry it under our arm from the car to the picnic spot we chose. Overall, this was one of my husband’s best birthday’s…his words!

Comment on Wine For Dummies (For Dummies (Cooking)) (Paperback) by Fuller

Fuller — Sat, 16 May 2009 03:32:09 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
The Art of Wine
To educate myself about wine, I’ve read several books on the topic. I find that Wine For Dummies, 4th edition, suits my needs and tastes best.