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"The perfect wine match for Chinese food"
"The perfect wine match for Chinese food"
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TN: Burg, Mendocino, Cava, Nahe
Busy Sunday, I had a speech at a Bedford church before Lucy the Hound's Birthday tea (the dogs ranged from an 8 lb Havanese to a 130 lb Newfie). I had a bottle of ESJ Bassetti on hand since I was out...
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Dinner Wines
I had some friends for dinner this weekend at my farm including Beth Nickel owner of Far Niente and Nickel and Nickel. I opened a few wines with dinner: 2000 Far Niente Chardonnay 3L-The wine was...
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TN: PNW wines, plus Port, Bdx, Nahe, etc
Friday Betsy made a seriously good "rustic ragu" from a recipe from Michael White's Osteria Morini. Since this was Emilia-Romagna cuisine (and I wanted low alcohol), I opened a NV Venturini Baldini...
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2007 Nickel & Nickel cabs
Beth Nickel was in town last night introducing her 2007 Cabernet line- up. All were impressive but these were my favorites: 2007 N&N Sullenger Ranch-The home vineyard for Nickel and Nickel. Smooth...
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TN: One Loire, one Tuscan
Clearing fridge/freezer, I did a Marco Polo meal (Italy to China) with sausage in fresh tomato sauce over pasta along with dry-cooked long beans. I didn't feel like Chinese or Italian wine so opened...
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TN: Navarra, Nahe, Burgundy, and Umbria
When I landed early evening from Atlanta, there was a voicemail from friends on my cell inviting me to dinner. Great, I made quick stops by home and office, then to their house. Nice dinner, with...
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TN: Barbaresco 1978, Pio Cesare
The Barbaresco 1978, Pio Cesare, had 13.5% alcohol. A small back label indicated that it was aged in oak casks and bottled without filtering. There were no cork or other issues, and the fill was in...
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[TN] Cellar clearance party '10 ('75 Latour, etc.) and a nod to Da Beppe
Jean and I have for many years now had a more-or-less annual "cellar clearance" party in which we open some wines from the cellar (usually some bottles that we aren't so excited about) for a group of...
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TN: Wnes in GA, Alsace and Beaujolais
In north Atlanta suburbs for a couple of days seeing parents. Not checking bags, so bringing wine not convenient, but went to Harry's market, a large "Fresh Market" with a better selection of wines...
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Napa Valley Trip
Well, we ate our way through Napa Valley and Berkely. Lets see: Night One: Dinner at Bistro Jeanty first night...(we ate light as we had French Laundry for lunch next day)... -Glass of Schramsberg,...
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TN: 2 Germans, 1 French, 1 Italian walk into a bar
Wednesday both Betsy and I had busy days, but she managed to stop by a large Chinese supermarket in White Plains, where she picked up some fun stuff for the future, plus some scallops for our dinner...
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Wine whine
A bottle of '08 Canard Sauvage Dry Creek Valley zinfandel went well with a heavily herbed charcoal grilled leg of lamb in a Mediterranean style. A modern fruit bomb, but still. However, as I felt a...
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[TN] Two more birthday wines ('04 Luneau-Papin, Geyserville)
Tonight, two friends -- through a comic series of miscommunications -- dropped by unexpectedly to give Andrew a gift and have dinner (!!) with us. I rushed home from work with some takeout pizza to...
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2007 Martinelli Moonshine Ranch Pinot Noir
I've been somewhat absent here recently as a result of a very bad horseback accident but I'm on the mend albeit slowly and actually had a little wine last night with dinner. I've been on Dilaudid then...
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