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Summer Picnic Wines
‘Picnic’ Notes The word ‘picnic’ in quotes because we had the first rainy day in a month and a half, just for our get together, so we set up inside and chatted, sipped and noshed, breaking off...
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"Traditionally, Old World wines tend to be earthier, with lower alcohol levels and higher acidity, while New World wines tend to be more fruit-forward with lower acidity and higher alcohol levels."
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Hans Herzog (Attn Messrs Lipton & Hoare)
It is great to see, some things never change 663012 Cheers st.helier
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TN: 4 French, 1 US
Some good friends came over last night. Weather had changed drastically, and it was a gorgeous cool night on patio. Betsy made a wheatberry and spinach salad, as well as a lovely canteloupe and...
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"The grape, as well as being an acquired taste, also is quite tricky to grow, winemakers say."
Is "acquired taste" in decline because of the rise of "immediate gratification"?:
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August Lunch Notes
Blind tasting lunch notes 2004 Bernard Defaix Chablie prem. cru Cote de Lechet – this was a sort of continuation of a tasting begun last month when we tasted this vintage of the Pommier and Dampt...
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Wine vending machines in Pennsylvania
At first I thought "why bother?", until I read that supermarkets normally don't sell wine there, so it is some sort of improvement. It has still way to go, I think, before the ideal situation is...
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TN: Great Burgs, Bubbles, Nebbiolo, Rhones w/SOBER
John hosted SOBER last night, and put out a spectacular array of wines. We arrived to platters of cheeses (the St. Marcellin and Delice de Bourgogne were especially good examples), pate, and olives....
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Direct selling of wine?
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Is there no end to this insane quackery?
MONTIRIUS GIGONDAS Montirius is a sizeable 55 hectare estate that has been run by the same family for five generations. For the last 15 years Christine and Eric Saurel have taken their domaine in an...
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TN: Roses, Riesling, and Sancerre by the river
Another heat wave is rolling in, but it always feels better at the riverfront, so we headed down to meet friends at the jazz concert last night. Betsy made three salads- shrimp/seabass, pesto/pasta,...
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[TN] '05 Clos de la Roilette Fleurie
Opened tonight with a light dinner of insalata caprese, bread and cheeses: 2005 Clos de la Roilette (Alain Coudert) Fleurie nose: gamay fruit, a hint of smoke, minerals palate: deep fruit, firm...
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TN: Splendid Smaragd
With pork chops, cauliflower, and salad, the 2007 Knoll Ried Schutt Durnsteiner Riesling Smaragd. This is great stuff, big and dry but not the least bit austere. Peach and white nectarine, with a...
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TN: '95 Hospices de Beaune Beaune
With arugala/apple/walnut salad and a mushroom barley "risotto", the 1995 Hospices de Beaune (Roux Pere & Fils) "Cuvee Hugues et Louis Betault" Beaune 1er Cru. Crunchy red raspberry, mushroom, cedar,...
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TN: Chateau Suduiraut 1975
I bought 6 bottles of Chateau Suduiraut 1975 soon after release and have stored it properly. This bottle had a low neck fill and had no cork or other issues. The color is now full gold. The wine is...
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