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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...
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[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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Pichon Lalande
We drank this only a couple of days ago. It was very closed, quite tight in the mouth even with air. Hopefully will come around in a few years, indeed. Still planning the trip to Chateauneuf, Bill? -E
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TN: Loire, Alsace, and a pink Wachau
Tuesday was just vegetarian tacos with assorted leftover wines from previous night (both 64 Riojas last fine, as did the Billecart and Conterno). Wednesday I was going in with Betsy, she had gotten me...
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1997 Bonny Doon
I was culling through some wines in my cellar and came upon a couple of bottles of 1997 Bonny Doon Le Cigare Volant which is Randall Grahm's hommage to CNP. The wine was bought on release and stored...
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Safe Metal Levels in Wines From Italy, Brazil, Argentina
"Borg Master" skrev i melding news:NZFxo.1766$ You cannot import anything to another country..., you export to it... :-) Anders
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TN: SOBER @ my house- Champagne, Alsace, Bdx, Piedmont, Burg, Rioja, Loire
My turn to host SOBER. Next time I take the afternoon off! A little frantic, but although Betsy was going out she made the first course and gave general assistance. Nice group as always, who...
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silly queston: Italian wines?
Hi all! I'm invited to a dinner (the hosts are from US) and I'd like to bring a couple of italian bottles. What are the most known italian wine in the US? I mean like barolo, chianti, merlot etc....
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TN: rose,white, 2 reds with fish chowder
Last night we walked over to some friends for dinner. Started off with shrimp, mozzarella balls, and the 2009 Mas du Fadan Rose (Cotes de Ventoux). Crisp, sweet strawberries, clean dry wine, not bad....
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Wines from 2002 to 1907
Without doubt, I owe the most interesting tastings I have experienced to Albert Givton, an inveterate collector and student of wine. He recently held a dinner that involved a single bottle which...
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TN: local food, natural wines (plus a mature DDC)
Last night we joined some friends for a "table d'hote" dinner, a farm- to-table themed evening put together by 2 other friends. First course was canapes, Hudson Valley goat cheese on baguette with...
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2000 and earlier Bordeaux
The theme was Bordeaux at least 10 years old. 2007 Ch. Carbonnieux – this producer has been very consistent in recent years, slowly improving, if anything. The wine had a light colour, nice nose of...
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TN: Gevrey and Muscadet
As an apertif, the 2009 Pepiere Muscadet was asking for food, but resigned itself to being tasty on its own. Lemon, a little nectarine, a mineral edge that reminds one of seashells. Midbodied, very...
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