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[TN] '08 Indian Creek Pinot Noir
Last night with a roast chicken dinner, we opened a bottle of a wine that Dale recently posted on, made from "declassified" fruit from Navarro: 2008 Indian Creek Pinot Noir nose: smoky, tart raspberry...
 
TN: T'giving comes early- CA, Champagne, Napa, Loire, Beaujolais
Over 4 days, the 2009 Leitz Rudesheimer Klosterlay Kabinett showed very well. Pale and bright with a slight hint of spritz, green apples and lime, slatey mineral notes. Nice length. Moderately sweet,...
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TN: DWEEBs do (potential) Thanksgiving wines
Last night was the monthly meeting of the Dweebs (Dobbs Wine Evaluation & Enjoyment Brotherhood). Theme was supposed to be "Wines for Thanksgiving, under $20" (though one person just understood Wines...
 
TN: Sangiovese, Aligote, and Riesling
Betsy made bolognese sauce, cooking wine was the 2008 Fire Block Watervale Riesling (Clare Valley). Dry, appley, not bad. But on day 2 badly oxidized- did I not put cap on securely? Day 1 B/B- Dinner...
 
WineBlueBook?
Anybody use this service? Thoughts? JJ
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Lunch Notes November 2010
Monthly blind tasting lunch notes. 2009 Albarino Fefinanes – this was a bit of a revelation – possibly the most interesting Albarino I’ve tasted. Tropical fruit (banana?) nose, sweet entry that...
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"As for wine Korea has avoided pricey wines considering that the objective of the summit is to deal with recovery from the global economic crisis."
8747&code=Ne2&category=2 "As for wine Korea has avoided pricey wines considering that the objective of the summit is to deal with recovery from the global economic crisis."
 
Auction of wines saturday 6th November
For oenophiles everywhere, there's a major auction of wines (with no buyers premium) at Straker Chadwick on 6th November - see Needless to say I have some wines for sale in the auction! P
 
"I also think that mature wines have much more savory tones than young wines, which lean much on fruit, thus making mature wines much friendlier to a varied menu."
Agree? Disagree?: "I also think that mature wines have much more savory tones than young wines, which lean much on fruit, thus making mature wines much friendlier to a varied menu."
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TN: 2 3007 Burgs, 1 2009 Nahe
With braised tofu with peas and tomato, the 2009 Shafer- Frohlich "Medium Dry" Riesling (it does say "medium dry", not halbtrocken). .Crispy, crunchy, just a little edge of sweetness, apples and...
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[TN] My first Frankenwien ('07 Wirsching Scheurebe)
Over the years, I have occasionally lamented my situation in comparison to Dale's, as I can't generally go to my local retailer and find Coche Dury Meusaults discounted to $10 for a 375. Yes, I can...
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1993 Les Cailloux Chateauneuf du Pape
1993 Les Cailloux Chateauneuf du Pape – many people will see the vintage and wonder why I bought this, but I’d remind them that there are many good wines in vintages that are not right at the top...
 
[TN] '05 La Croix de Roche
Tonight, I tried to ease Jean's pain (she's suffering from muscle spasms in her neck and shoulders) by preparing a steak dinner. With it, I opened: 2005 La Croix de Roche Bordeaux Superieur nose:...
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TN: Halloween weekend- Burgs and Rheingau
A friend came by Friday to pick up some wine, I opened the 2004 Kesseler Rudesheimer Bischofsberg Riesling Spatlese (Rheingau). Does anyone know if Kesseler uses gold capsules as a quality indicator-...
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TN: '92 Durney Carmel Valley Cab
I bought a case on release on the recommendations of my wine pusher as the wine was, to me, well balanced on the heavy handed side. Big red fruit, with high acidity and rough tannins in about equal...
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