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[TN] '03 Sausal Zin
Graced with unseasonably cool weather right now, we took advantage and ate dinner outdoors, making a meal of broiled rack of lamb, tomato/basil/buffala mozzarella salad and garlic naan. With this red...
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TN: 1990 Right Bank at Public
Summer offlines can be hard to organize, but Matt got together a nice list for a 1990 Right Bank offline last night. But some last minute cancels put us down to 5 from 8, but 5 quality guys (well, 4...
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[TN] ESJ and Briords
Having recently returned from a week's outing to Great Smoky Mountain Nat'l Park, Jean and I were invited out to dinner at a friend's house. With a dinner of grilled skewered prawns and kielbasa we...
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Chateau Latour 1964
The year 1964 produced some great wines, but much depended on when the grapes were picked. For those who picked before the rain started, some great wines were produced. For those who picked partly or...
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WTN: Napa, Nahe, Ruwer, and Languedoc
A bit of a tense weekend, it's hard to be far away with an ill parent (we're going down at end of week). But routine is healing for me, and that includes taking notes on wine. With skirt steak with a...
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Underwater champagne find
And to thik they didn't ask any of us for our opinion! Joseph Coulter J&B Journeys 904 685 5317
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TN: Champagne, Bdx, Paso Robles, Argentina, Beaujolais Blanc
Lobsters are $4/lb at Stews, so Wednesday Betsy decided to make lobster rolls and a tomato/yogurt gazpacho with basil and pecorino for our riverfront picnic. When the weather stayed drizzly and...
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TN: Greek wines + seafood = Happy Dale
OK, a confession. I'm well aware that there are some good and great wines coming out of Greece, but my experience is extremely limited. If I go to a good Greek restaurant I'll order one, but my...
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TN: Leflaive barely holding on, plus Williams Selyem and GC Chablis
A while ago (7-9 years) I scored an excellent price on some '96 Leflaive Bourgogne. They were drinking well then, and I drank them all, except one bottle I gave to my BiL. So couple weeks ago I was in...
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Petit Jaboulet Viognier
Went to Rhodes South in Christchurch for lunch (superb setting on the edge of Polle Harbour and excellent food - 2 courses for GBP 19.95). We tried a glass (or 2) of Le Petit Jaboulet Viognier 2008. A...
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TN: Scholium, Texier, Dujac, and more
Friday Betsy made fried chicken and turnips with potatoes (2 faves of my mom who we're worried about) and I opened the 2009 Cantalupo "Il Mimo" rosato. Fuller-styled rose, cherry and cranberry fruit,...
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TN Aldi Spanish Rose
Just returned from a few weeks in Spain. At the Aldi in Mijas we cleared the shelves of this Monasterio del Pueyo, Merlot Cab Somontano 2008 Rose at THREE euros. Deep pink with big legs, ( alc...
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July Lunch Notes
Monthly lunch notes. Predictably, we had a larger proportion of whites given the warm weather. 2006 Rochioli Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley – green nose, tons of acidity, then the nose picked...
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TN: Torrontes, Spanish pink, Loire red
Since I had a guest Monday and served seafood, I substituted Tofu Tuesday for meatless Monday. Actually, no tofu, but cheese ravioli in a shallot sauce, along with some leftover corn/bean salad. Wine...
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Warning:very dangerous spam
Several very dangerous spam posts have appeared here and elsewhere on Usenet groups. Sometimes one can open a spam post by accident. Many of these posts offer you something free. When you enter their...
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