Jules the Wine Man
Jules was a friend of mine. He sold me wine. Jules died a couple of days ago and I would have gone to his services had a known. I think it would have been interesting.
I originally met Jules at a wine tasting party that a friend had. I tried a lot of different wines that night and decided I liked Auslese. The wine was pretty sweet but I liked it. I have since developed a taste for wines that are less sweet. I went to several other parties, but I always seemed to buy the same wine. Eventually the parties were less important but the calls from Jules were important enough that if I missed his call, co-workers were sure to give me a message. A bottle or two became a case at a time, the wine was delivered to my house, and I became friends with the delivery guy.
I brought wine to dinners, parties, and gave bottles of wine to staff members that liked wine at Christmas.
After retirement I got a few calls from Jules, he worked until he got into his 80's. Then he retired the calls stopped. The guy never sold me a bad bottle of wine. A time or two the cork was defective and the wine turned to vinegar but I always got a replacement, no questions.
I originally met Jules at a wine tasting party that a friend had. I tried a lot of different wines that night and decided I liked Auslese. The wine was pretty sweet but I liked it. I have since developed a taste for wines that are less sweet. I went to several other parties, but I always seemed to buy the same wine. Eventually the parties were less important but the calls from Jules were important enough that if I missed his call, co-workers were sure to give me a message. A bottle or two became a case at a time, the wine was delivered to my house, and I became friends with the delivery guy.
I brought wine to dinners, parties, and gave bottles of wine to staff members that liked wine at Christmas.
After retirement I got a few calls from Jules, he worked until he got into his 80's. Then he retired the calls stopped. The guy never sold me a bad bottle of wine. A time or two the cork was defective and the wine turned to vinegar but I always got a replacement, no questions.
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