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By Tom, 2 months and 7 days ago

Robert Mondavi dead at 94

Robert Mondavi, the California vintner whose Oakville, California winery provided the «code name» for my wine cellar project died Friday at the age of 94. A Cabernet Sauvignon that I tasted at the Oakville winery several years ago was the best wine I've ever tasted. It was a 6-year old wine and had mellowed to the stage that it felt like velvet hitting the tongue and literally burst with flavor. The winery's architecture and location is everything it's cracked up to be.

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By Tom, 2 months and 28 days ago

Spring Hill Springs a Leak

The first car project, my 1995 Saturn SL2 which I dubbed Project Spring Hill sprang a serious leak. I took the car to Gene's Midwest Auto Sales and Service on West 7th Street in Joplin and had a compression test run. Bottom line: engine was shot. This ridiculously complex Saturn engine runs about $1,800 for a rebuilt engine (not installed), higher for a fully remanufactured engine and $1,600 installed for a used engine of dubious quality. A used engine with a 3-year, 36,000 mile warranty is available for about $1,500 (not installed).

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