Tomsd

lcuy - happy to hear you are well situated.

And amen to people living in Hawaii having it good. I will never forget my first biz trip - and I stayed over for the weekend. A couple of my law school classmates were living over in Kailua (mind you - this was in '76 or so).

Yes, they did have a commute - 20 minutes - but hey - it was through a rain forest to get over to Honolulu. It's obviously longer now.

And on a Sat morning - they were having a tv/football party - watching USC play UCLA - starting at 9:30 am - and after that - they were going to the beach.

The house was modest - 3 BR/2BA - but it backed up to a canal - and they had their own dock.

The only complaint was - we haven't been able to justify buying a boat yet.

wbpiii

Not to be a wine snob, the reason I mention Premier Cru or K&L is most wine collectors on the west coast buy from them.

Next, Hawaii continues to have very few great shops. Kamuela LIquors in Waimae on the big island is good. Many shops on Oahu. Wine Garden on Kauai. But if you are at their mercy when it come to selection. Very few Germans, Bordeaux or Burgundies. Costco carries lifestyle wines, very few stores carry fine wines. Those that do, most have limited selection and have no older wines.

If you are bring a special group of wines from your cellar, then I agree, there is nothing wrong with taking them on the plane as far as heat, cold or pressure.