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<pre>Alle 10.21 07/03/2000 +1100, P Caird ha mandato a Marco questo messaggio:
>I am so pleased that the oil met with your approval. Are you sure it's not
>the Pernod speaking or is it a case of in vino veritas?

:-)
Everybody here is astounded, especially by the cost declared to Customs!
The only knowledge of Australia we have is from "Mr Crocodile Dundee"...

>Thank you for the endorsement. FYI the blend was 40% Mission, 40% Verdale
>and 20% Manzanillo. Fruit was picked when 80% of the tree was coloured from
>green and crushed at 22 degreesC using an Oliomio 100.

You must add to bottles a small folder explaining all this: it's really
interesting.

>Did you like the Bendigo Pottery Cruse?

Nice!

>We have a new one for the coming season which will hold 500ml. Anyone
want to import it?

We have a lot of ceramic producers here around (in Albisola, near Savona,
and in Vallauris, near Nice), but I'm curious to know the price for these
small jars.

>With the Australian $ being in such
>a parlous state we can be very competitive.

Uh, don't speak about our Euro!
Today our gasoline is at 2150 lire/litre (1.11 euro), 10% of our taggiasca
oil, but still raising.
I'm waiting for these new cars hydrogen-powered...

>The romance of the blend of old and new!

I suppose Australian History books are very, very lighter than European
ones :-)
Hovever you're luckier than us: everywhere we dig we found something
"Roman" and we must stop to dig waiting for Archaeological Superintendence.
To make the Underground Railway in Rome it takes more than 30 yrs, because
Roman remains.
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