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Nebbiolo Notes
Notes from a Nebbiolo dinner. 1971 Francesco Rinaldi Barolo – great old wine showing as you’d like. Pale, but a lovely nose of earth, leather and old fruit. Still tannic (must have been...
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TN Older wines from Germany, Austria, France, and California
I am far behind in TNs,so these notes will be more brief than usual. There were nobottle or cork issues, but of course some corks were difficult to remove cleanly because of their age. All wines were...
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TN: SOBER goes all over, I like a Port, Champagne, SuperTuscan, etc
Tim hosted our SOBER group last night, and did a bang-up job with both wine choices and food. He greeted us with some great gougeres and the 1995 Charles Heidsieck Blanc de Millenaires Brut Champagne....
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WTN: 2007 Christoffel Kab
Grilled some leftover hot dogs, served with usual toppings plus some salad and grilled squash,. Wine was the 2007 JJ Christoffel (Christoffel Erben) Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Kabinett. Brighter and...
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1982 Bordeaux
I met with a few friends to open a few bottles of 1982 Bordeaux that one member of the group wanted to open and share. Lucky me. 1982 Chateau Margaux-The lightest in color of the group slightly...
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Tips for wine tasting in South Africa
For travellers seeking quality wines in South Africa the Quality of Life in South Africa Support Group just published some tips on their blog:
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alt.food.wine mini-FAQ
This is a weekly reminder that the FAQ for this group resides at the website Additionally, it is posted monthly to the newsgroup Questions or comments about the FAQ are best posted to the newsgroup...
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Rosé wines bloom in many shades
More than any other wine category, rosé is a mood. There is simply nothing better on a warm afternoon, a salve for sun-drenched, heat-driven thirst. It is more often gulped than sipped, never...
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TN: one more- 2007 Pernot
Sunday I had gone to Stew Leonards for the beef and other supplies for the following day's party. Lobsters were on sale for $4.99 a pound, so I got two for dinner that night. Served with asparagus,...
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WSJ on the WA ethics debate
Actually, I'm trying to wrap my head around that $25,000 figure. Jay Miller was in Australia for 11 days. Let's see: $5K for business class tickets (can often get for much less, but let's assume Wines...
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TN: Memorial Day wines (all $20 or under, even the '71 Domaine de Chevalier)
Memorial Day was about as perfect weatherwise as one could imagine- mid 70s, bright sunshine, light breeze, low humidity. And a fairly perfect crowd of friends (about 35 adults and 10 kids) joined us...
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Korey Jerome Kruse of Eudora, Kansas was found guilty by the Kansas Supreme Court of publishing defamation.
Korey Jerome Kruse of Eudora, Kansas, United States was found guilty by the Kansas Supreme Court of publishing defamation. Case No. 2008 KSBS 827 Docket No. S432823 (Eudora Registry) In this...
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Wine Dinner for a Friend
An interesting brown bag tasting recently at a friend’s place. One of my regular groups, but our approach was different, as the theme was unusual – instead of a specific sort of wine (or, often, a...
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WTN: Mosel, Marche, and Mo'
Betsy had late rehearsal, with me in charge of dinner we ended up with an herb filled branzino, a few scallops (not very big fish), and squash on the grill, plus some leftover pasta. Wine was the 2007...
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"Wine Rx" (upcoming 60 Minutes segment)
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