Monday, November 25, 2013
Anthony Quinn's Store Email From Late November 2011 : How Have Things Changed In Two Years?!?
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THE WHOLE STORE IS A THANKSGIVING compilation of many ideas and subtle
suggestions for you all to try this 2011! We are already being bombarded with
so much Christmas music and I feel that we should wait until this Sunday after
Thanksgiving to be playing it so much. I do love it. I told this to Eon this
morning as we both stocked the shelves and started to get ready for this really
busy week here in Cleveland Park. It was a really fine weekend this past one
and we were busy from start to close thanks to all of you out there with so
many special requests.
WE JUST RECEIVED the JULES TAYLOR wines 2011 New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon
Blanc ( $18.99 ) that just did the top honors - Grand Champion at the Old
Ebbitt Grill Oyster Riot- Fest ( out of hundreds of wines tasted, actually this
year out of 233 submitted - it will be poured by the glass at the Old Ebbitt
Grill for the next six months I believe? ).
WE MET THE WINE-MAKER/owner Jules Taylor perhaps in May 2011 here with our rep
Mark. She has a lovely British accent. We really liked it then and are
delighted to have more of it here to offer you as you come in search of it.
Some of you stopped by last Saturday mentioning this and saying that it
reminded you a lot of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc at a better price. We all like
that, a better price that is : especially when the wine is as good as this 2011
JULES TAYLOR. WE have some in stock now for you all to get with your oysters
... just in time for Thanksgiving.
WE ALSO HAVE FREISA : that's the Italian word for strawberries! It's also the
name for an Italian wine made in the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy by
Frabce and Switzerland. This one is called CAVALLOTTO. It's from the famous
Langhe region: this one called " Bricco Boschis ", it's a 2008 ( $22.99 , 14%
alcohol by volume ). It was just in yesterday's Washington Post Sunday edition
Food section wine article in time for Thanksgiving titled : " What Do You Pair
With Baloney ? " by Dave McIntyre.
DAVE GAVE THE FREISA dry Piemonte CAVALLOTTO red two and a half stars out of
three and wrote : " This delicious red seems to capture a autumn in a bottle
with earthy, leafy notes and a hint of decay - in a cyclical sense, like a
ferris wheel beginning its descent, sure to come around again. " Sounds like
what I might write. We will open it here and give you all a taste.Probably
later tonight as this email is fresh in your minds having just read it. SO:
Join us tonight for a taste of the indigenous grape Freisa which very few
people know much about as there is not a whole lot of it around. Cheers.
RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT HOLIDAY party wines either to take yourselves
to a party or when you are hosting it. This is what I wrote in response to
those questions earlier today.
WE DON'T HAVE TO ALL BE REDUCED to the least amount of choices. There's plenty
of choices. There always has been. You just have to know where to look for it.
Here are some examples that I will mention here today to show you all just how
much range and flexibility you all really do have. We are always ready and
eager to assist you make your dreams or those of your friends' come true.
YOU CAN BE REALLY PROUD of what you bring / and or serve and it can help really
make your party special and not just a carbon copy of so many others'. You can
stand out just like the wines you serve or you bring.
YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO CHOOSE wisely and go with your gut and heart. You can be a
success beyond imagination and still bring or serve something that is
especially meaningful to you ; and that can be anything and any style, color,
dryness or sweetness, sparkling or not, and sized from bottle to box, from
kitchy and commercial to serious and known labels, from almost any state here
in the U.S., from almost any country.
YOUR WINE CHOICES For Your Parties at UNDER $20 a bottle or box can be kosher,
vegan, biodynamic, with really low-sulfer content, you name it?!? I know that
we can help you find it whatever it may be.
BE PROACTIVE, don't always wait to the very last minute, give yourselves some
time to do it right. Give others like us a chance to find what is special and
right for you. Profit largely, win grandly with just a bit more time and
planning. You will greatly be rewarded for all of this. Let us help you realize
yours' and others' dreams and have them come true. Cheers.
THIS ALL SOUNDS LIKE ONE BIG PEP TALK. Well it is. I / we need as much as you
all do as this is simply the beginning of the rest of the year and there is a
lot to fill it with. One of our sales reps, for example from the WINEWORKS
Virginia wines of Michael Shaps just got married this past weekend. They are
playing the Pachelbell Canon in C is it( ? ) as I type this and I am wondering
if they played it at their wedding? I love it. Now this is a piece that they
can play before the end of Thanksgiving and that I never tire at hearing.
Lovely. Congratulations to you Allison and your new husband, too. May you
always be blessed, healthy and happy.
BY THE WAY : The Big-Theme American Holiday Wine-Apple Cider-&-Homemade D.C.
Chocolate Tasting last Wednesday was a grand success here. Everything showed
really well and we sold lots but still have lots here and so all that is
recommended for Thanksgiving as well. We are now selling Bailey's handmade
Washington D.C. chocolates and they are in a lovely display up by the register
and they start at $9.99 a bottle. You should try some of them. They are really
special.
THE BEAUJOLAIS THAT FOLLOWED THE NEXT DAY, Thursday was another BIG SUCCESS! We
opened the MANOIR DU CARRA BeaujolaisVillages ( $10.99 ) and Beaujolais Nouveau
bottles ( $9.99 ) : and both showed beautifully. I took a bottle home to my
wife that Thursday night of the Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau ( $10.99 ) and my
wife on the first sip and announced it was " good". That's all I need. Come and
check some out yourselves, it works really well with the meals at this time of
the year. Chill slightly and enjoy fully!
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT WANTING NOUVEAU : we have the BROUILLY " Combiaty "
Vieilles-Vignes " 2007 ( Old Vines ) ( On Special for $15.99, regularly $22.99
). It's a medium-to-light-bodied 100% Gamay grape beaujolais that is a real
treat and ideal with white meats from turkey to goose to chicken and veal and
salmon, too. Lovely. We will open it here this week. Cheers.
FROMM'S : La Strada ( one of three they make ) New Zealand Marlborough Pinot
Noir 2004 ( On Special for $19.99, regularly $44.99 ) is still available and a
wonderful holiday wine. We got the last fifteen cases on Friday and are down to
seven now. Don't delay, get some today! We've already sold 35 cases. It's big,
flavorful, old-world style like the red Burgundy French wines. Best with a
meal, not really a sipping wine. It's pretty darn-gosh amazing with a meal I
will add! Cheers.
TERRABIANCA 2005 " Il Tesoro " Super-Tuscan Italian -young- dry- red -with-
tremendous- promise- still is ON SPECIAL for $33.99, regularly $44.99. IT'S A
BEAUTY, beautiful six-pack cases, and perfect for meals and for gifts. This
100% Merlot is like having a really fine Pomerol from Bordeaux, France. The
bottle is raise/ embossed like the French bottles of Cheateuneuf-du-Pape :
classy. This bottle may be enjoyed now with a meal or to age longer and enjoy
then. Either way it makes a really special gift. Buy a six pack and we will
take 10% off the price and make the bottle cost $30.59. WHAT A DEAL!
A COUPLE OF " New " FRENCH Specials :
1) AOP Cotes Du Rhone Villages 2009( $17.99, 14.5% ) from DOMAINE COSTE
CHAUDE Madrigal is a youthful, robust, hearty mouthful of 70% Grenache and 30%
Syrah. What at a treat.
2) Cotes Du Ventoux 2008 ( $17.99, 14% alcohol by volume ) from the
DOMAINE FONDRECHE / from Fayard has just been given Bob Parker's blessings and
we were lucky to get a couple more cases before it disappeared./ from Fayard.
WE tasted some of this a few months ago down at Lavandou Provencale restaurant
when Bobby Kacher had his portfolio wine-tasting at the Washington Club on
Dupont Circle. It showed really well with Florence's cooking. What a treat. It
will do really well now with the heartier meals, stews and roasts and
cassoulets that we make.
3) Crozes-Hermitage " Le Millepertuis " 2007 ( great vintage ) northern
French wine made from 100% Syrah. Eon and I tried this with the president of
his own company, Jim Reeves. Thanks Jim, this is a really special Syrah that
may be enjoyed now with a meal or cellared for many years!
4) MARSANNY " Clos Du Roy " from the Cote D'Or red Burgundy region, this
young and fresh 2009 ( $34.99 ) is another real steal from Jim Reeves'
portfolio. It's exciting to have it as well as his Crozes-Hermitages. This is,
of course one of the great red burgundy values and made from 100% Pinot Noir by
law. It , too is a great food wine and really fine with turkey and goose and
even wild salmon and much, much more.
EON AND I ALSO DISCOVERED Some Dry Rose and Dry Whites that impressed us
no end :
ROSES :
1) BOXWOOD ESTATE 2010 " Topiary Rose " ( $17.99 ) is a really nice,
complex, sophisticated dry Bordeaux-style rose with a high concentration of
Cabernet Franc. It needs a meal : it's too flavorful to drink all by itself.
That's why if you want to sip the BOXWOOD VINEYARD dry rose you need to , you
need to try the " Boxwood " version for $17.99 that is smoother and silkier and
easier on the palate all by itself.
2) Cotes Du Rhone 2010 Harvest-Dentelle from the DOMAINE ROUGE-BLEU ( a
blend of 70% Grenache and 30% Carignan ) is also a softer easier-to-sip dry
southern French rose. It has a bit more color ( deeper -redder ) than the two
BOXWOOD Virginia, Middleburg dry roses. This is On Special now for $13.99 a
bottle.
3) Cotes-Du-Provence 2010 " Cuvee Tradition " dry biodynamic French rose (
AB certified . 13% alcohol by volume ) from the DOMAINE LES FOUQUES is On
Special for $13.99 a bottle now and showing beautifully! It's a perfect holiday
wine and for this unseasonably warm and balmy weather, too.
4) Dry Virginia rose and Raspberry wine from Leon, Virginia ( $12.99 ) and
made by the RAPIDAN RIVER winery that is now owned by PRINCE MICHEL. This is
quite a bit drier than one would expect, it's not a fruit bomb. As a matter of
fact with a salad using some raspberry vinegar this would be a real treat! You
all should try some. Cheers, it's fun, really it is.
WHITES:
1) Sparkling New Zealand Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc ( $18.99 ) from LAKE
CHALICE and called " Cracklin' Savie " showed really well this past Saturday
when we tasted it and we sold quite a bit when Paulette poured if for you all.
It's brand new and really tasty, fun and refreshing. I called it a great palate
cleanser. Works for me.
2) Cremant De Biurgogne sparkling " Pur Chardonnay " from France's
Burgundy region ( On Special for $14.99 ), made by BAILLY LAPIERRE is a classic
that we love to sell here and have for years. It's so flavorful and wonderful
and a real special treat, and what a value!
3) Chardonnay Estate-Grown from the Los Carneros region of California (
$14.99 ) is slightly-oaked from EGRET and twice now Eon and I have fallen in
love with it. Classy, tasty, bright, filled to the brim with promise : it's a "
keeper! "
APPLE CIDERS From FOGGY RIDGE :
New and Exciting! WE tasted 4 of them with Dawana at our Big-Theme
American Holiday Tasting.
1) Hard Cider " First Fruit " ( $21.99 ) was my favorite of the four. Just
like Goldilocks I found a place to hang my hat and relax and dream of
everything that awaits me.
2) Hard Cider Sweet Stayman " was simply just a bit too fruit-forward and
rich for me, a bit heavier, too on my tongue and palate. It's all personal
taste of course. We also have the " Serious " that is the dries and the most
tart and tangy. Not enough of a finish for me. They are all 750ml bottles and
all sell for $21.99 a bottle. The Handmade is a also quite nice. It comes in
500ml bottle, 7% alcohol and sells for $16.99 a bottle.
THREE BEERS FROM SANTOS : SALES!
1) APRICOT ALE unfiltered wheat ale from PYRAMID is On Special $5.99 a
six-pack of 12 ounce bottles.
2) ABITA LIte beer is On Special for $5.99 as well. What great deals
Santos!
3) JOCKAMO IPA from ABITA is also On Special for $5.99 a six-pack. Wow!
FROM RAVI : Great Liquor Specials :
ALL THE GIFT SETS are now available here at special prices to you all from
Jim Beam to Beefeater and many, many more. Come check them out or call us at :
202-363-4265 to call and inquire.
ALSO From Ravi :
Great French Cognac Gift Set Boxes/Cannisters:
1) French Cognac since 1821 VS from COMANDON is On Special for $19.99 a
bottle.
2) French Cognac since 1821 VSOP COMANDON is On Special for $24.99 a
bottle.
What great values.
TASTINGS THIS WEEK : Eon , Chris and I will have some of these wines open
for you taste as we go along. Join us, inquire, let us know what you are
interested in? Let us help you. Tonight we may have the Brouilly ( On Special
for $15.99 a bottle, or the Italian Piemontese Freisa open for tasting? )
FRIDAY : We have Eduardo coming from COUSINO-MACUL to taste his various
Chilean wines from the Antiguas Reservas Caberbnet Sauvignon and the special
dry white Sauvignon Gris and introducing the " Lota " 2007 that's for
cellaring and for some special rainy, cold day in another ten-twenty years! Try
it now, buy it now, drink it later.
I KNOW I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY THINGS : Sorry for that! Thanks for
everything and have a great Thanksgiving with family and friends and even new
acquaintances. Come see us, too. Let's all spend some quality time together.
Please visit our website below for more information, events and specials, and
our calender of wine tastings!
[1]www.clevelandparkwine.com
If you have any orders, suggestions or questions, you may e-mail us at
[2]sales@clevelandparkwine.com or call (202) 363-4265.
References
1. http://www.clevelandparkwine.com/
2. mailto:sales@clevelandparkwine.com
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Beaujolais Nouveau Time Starts This Thursday, November 21st, 2013 : Enjoy Them Dine & Lavandou This Wednesday Evening @ Midnight : Drink Nouveau There & @ Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits All Thursday! SANTE a Tous!
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
It Was Beaujolais Nouveau Time Two Years Ago, In Mid November 2011 Here @ Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits, Just As It Is NOW In November 2013! More Excellent MANOIR DU CARRA Beaujolais and Beajolais-Villages Nouveau! Cheers! Enjoy!!
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ALL IR MADNESS UNDER SOME CONTROL, we are doing so many things this week here
alone at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits. You know that the Beaujolais Nouveau
and the Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau can be legally sold by yus this Thursday?
Have you made plans to go to Lavandou just at the end of our block and enjoy a
meal there? I am sure it will be hopping there. Remember: you reserve a seat or
seats with a late-night dinner on Wednesday, tomorrow evening after of
Big-Theme American Wine-Tasting? You can come here tomorrow from 5:30-8:30PM
and meet owners Rachel Martin of the Boxwood in Middleburg, VA. winery as well
as Carol of ELK RUN in Mount Airy, Maryland : and Lawrence Camp of BREAUX
Vineyard in Virginia ( and many others as we will pour wines from all over the
United States as well as Bailey tasting her Washington D.C. homemade chocolates
). Join us, never any charge. There will be twenty-five-thirty wines for you
all to taste and that includes some great Virginia apple cider, too.
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING " New " for us. That's the way we like it : be
inspired and touched by something " new ". We are excited about the Beaujolais
Nouveau this year : the reports so far have been very good that I have heard.
We will open them here on Thursday for you all to taste. We will have four in
all :
1) MANOIR DU CARRA 2011 Beaujolais, $9.99.
2) MANOIR DU CARRA Beaujolais-Villages 2011, $10.99.
3) GEORGES DUBOEUF Beaujolais 2011, $11.99.
4) BOUCHARD AINE Beaujolais Nouveau 2011, $9.99. Mix a case of these.
Throw your own " Nouveau " party for your friends and then have some to get you
through the end of this year and our fabulous holiday season.
WHAT Is NOUVEAU? It means " new ". What is BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU? It's all
made in Burgundy, France. It is all made from 100% Gamay grapes at the southern
tip of Burgundy. It's fun, it's fresh, it's lively, it's got a slight tart
edge, it's got a bit of a bite. It's toasty and roasted berries and a delight
to drink slightly chilled. It goes with everything : all casual meals as well
as more fancy ones. it's just a delight for most people. It's a tradition and
it has always been popular though many people in our country I feel still do
not know much about it. SO : either do your own party or go to a restaurant
like Lavandou or Bistro Lepic, the Bistro Du Coin, the Petits Plats and
celebrate and then continue celebrating at home with family and friends. It's
a way to welcome in the holidays. We can help you, too as you may start
celebrating earlier than later this Thursday. We will have the four bottles
open here all day long so come and " experience " this year's 2011 NOUVEAU with
us! If you have any questions please do ask us here at the store.
HOW IS NOUVEAU MADE? It's made with a longer process called " carbonic
maceration ". That means simply that the grapes are put into a tank and that as
they are put into the tank the pressure from those grapes on top of those below
crush the juice. This way the crush is as smooth and as gentle as it can get,
with the least amount of agitation to the grapes so that the juice that comes
from the grapes is as pure as and as least-disturbed as possible. That makes
the taste brighter and fresher - all good things.
NOUVEAU IS ALSO BEST WHEN MATCHED with food. You don't want to drink too much
all by itself because AS SOON AS IT'S FERMENTED it is bottled. This preserves
all the natural acidity of the Gamay grapes as there in NO BOTTLE AGE, NO
CONTACT WITH wood or oak, only bright and shiny stainless steel.
NOUVEAU is not made for aging. However, and this is a big however, it does not
go bad immediately. It simply is not intended to be around for a very long
time. Buy it and usually drink it all up over the holidays. You don't really
want to be drinking the spring after it was made. But don't panic, always check
what you have first before simply dumping the bottle out. Chill it and taste it
to see first what you still have. It does lose some of the acidity and soften
some as it ages over the months. That is quite agreeable to many as it takes
some of the sting and the bite away. But try and drink it up earlier than
later. MOST OF ALL : relax and enjoy the joy that beaujolais and
beaujolais-villages nouveau provides each and every year on the third Thursday
of each November.
LET'S NOT FORGET APPLE CIDER! We have the FOGGY RIDGE Virginia apple ciders
from Dugspur. Anyone ever been there? The owner herself has been here and
tasted me on these and we are thrilled to have them. They : all five that we
have will be tasted here tomorrow, Wed. Nov. 16th, 2011 ( 5:30-8:30PM ) at our
Big-Theme American Tasting. It will be a breath of fresh air after the wines to
have some apple cider : Handmade, Serious Hard, Cider Sweet, First Fruit Hard
and Pippin for you all to taste. Remember there is no charge. Please join us
and bring family and friends.
BUT HEY, what about some BEER FROM SANTOS?
1) John John Ale from ROGUE ( On Special for $10.99, 1 Pt. 6 Fl. Oz,
Newport, Oregon ) is made from 7 ingredients and has a deep honey color, a malt
aroma , caramel and vanilla in the mid palate and an oak finish. Nice.
2) REDMARKER Ale 2 from Williamsburg AleWerks ( On Special for $9.99 a
6-pack of 12-0unce bottles, www.AleWerks.com ) is craft-brewed in Williamsburg,
VA.
3) CABIN FEVER Crown Ale from NEW HOLLAND Brewing ( On Special $10.99 of
6-pack of 12-ounce bottles , www.newhollandbrew.com ) : " hints of rye, roast
and raisin join a subtle caramel sweetness before a clean finish."From
Holland,Michigan. Exciting.
AND WE Cannot Forget LIQUOR From Ravi :
1) Pear Williams Purkhart from Alto Adige - Sudtirol ( $39.99 , 40%
alcohol by volume , 750ml bottle ) is a product of Austria. WE are thrilled to
have it here. It's a real addition to our store and one that is just in time
for the holidays.
2) DOUGLAS XO Premium Blended Scotch Whisky ( $39.99 , 86% alcohol by
volume ) is something new and exciting for us and we have had it now for six
months and it's time to remind you all about it once again. It's unique and
really special. Go to : www.InternationalSpiritsand Wines.com for the scoop on
this. I wish I had Alexis here now to wax poetic on it because it is truly one
of a kind.
3) " Desir " French cognac from the house of LANDY ( $74.00 a bottle )
is " new " and really special and exciting here. We are thrilled to have it.
One of our customers brought it to our attention and we are thrilled to have it
in our selection here now. Great package and bottle. It will warm your heart
and soul and that of the others gathered with you on a cold and dark fall or
winter's night. Cheers.
Wines From Tony & Ean : These Are Some For Our Big-Theme Wine-Tasting
Listed Below:
1) BOXWOOD Estate VA. Topiary Dry Rose
2) BOXWOOD Estate VA. Boxwood Dry Rose
3) BOXWOOD Estate VA. 2008 Boxwood Red
4) BOXWOOD Estate VA. 2009 Boxwood Red
5) BOXWOOD Estate VA. 2009 Topiary Red
( with owner Rachel Martin pouring them ).
6) ELK RUN, Mount Airy. MD. Cabernet Sauvignon
7) ELK RUN Gewurztraminer 2010
8) ELK RUN Pinot Noir 2010
9) ELK RUN 2010 Off-Dry Riesling
10) ELK RUN " Sweet Katherine " Cabernet Sauvignon
11) ELK RUN Malbec
( poured by owner Carol )
12) FOX RUN Dry 2009 Riesling, Finger Lakes, NY.
13) ANTHONY ROAD Pinot Gris 2010 Finger Lakes, NY.
14) JT. CELLARS Lodi Petit Sirah 2007, CA.
15) WINE GUERILLAS Dry Creek Zinfandel 2009, CA.
16) 4 BEARS Pinot Noir Carneros, CA. 2009
17) BOKISCH Graciano Dry CA. Red, 2006
18) BOKISCH Albarino Dry White, CA. 2008
19) BRICKHOUSE Pinot Noir, Oregon 2009, made with organic grapes
20) OWEN ROE 2010 Yamhill-Carlton District Pinot Noir Kilmore
21) AYERS 2010 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley, OR.
22) GROCHAU CELLARS Pinot Noir Cuvee
Commuter 2010 Willamette Valley
23) SASS Pinot Noir
24) FORIS Gewurztraminer 2008 Rogue Valley Oregon
25) JK Carriere Pinot Noir " Provocateur " 2009 Willamette Valley, Oregon
26) BREAUX Vineyard, VA. Viognier dry white
27) BREAUX Vineyard, VA." Equation " Merlot
28) BREAUX Vineyard, VA. Cabernet Franc, VA.
29) BREAUX Vineyard Nebbiolo, VA. Ice Wine
More to follow and there will be plenty to taste including the apple
ciders and the homemade Wash. D.C. chocolates, too. Hopefully there will be
something here for everyone.
AND THAT'S WEDNESDAY, Join Us ...
WEEKEND TASTING :
Friday, November 18th, 2011 ( 5-8PM ) : We have Arielle Monaco here of
Country Vintners pouring a selection of her American wines : a small recap of
the Big-Theme Wine-Tasting for any of you that missed it and were not able to
attend.
Saturday, November 19th, 2011 ( 2-6PM ) : Eric Platt will be here doing a
Kiwi New Zealand wine-tasting which includes SEIFRIED in Nelson, New Zealand
and The Doctor's Riesling from Marlborough, New Zealand. JOIN US, NEVER any
charge for any of our wine-tastings.
I AM SURE I HAVE FORGOTTEN MANY THINGS but it is time to send this email
now. Check our web page at : www.clevelandparkwine.com , our Facebook page at :
Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits and our Twitter at : cpwinespirits as well as
chatwine.blogspot.com and chatpoetry.blogspot.com for more info on what we are
doing here. It never stops, ever. Thanks for all your support. Cheers and come
and see us. Don't be a stranger, call us at : 202-363-4265. WE deliver to you
anytime we can, just let us know when you need or want something. TONY
Please visit our website below for more information, events and specials, and
our calender of wine tastings!
[1]www.clevelandparkwine.com
If you have any orders, suggestions or questions, you may e-mail us at
[2]sales@clevelandparkwine.com or call (202) 363-4265.
References
1. http://www.clevelandparkwine.com/
2. mailto:sales@clevelandparkwine.com
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