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TN Cote-Rotie, La Landonne 1978, Guigal
I bought 2 bottles of Cote-Rotie, La Landonne 1978, Guigal in the mid 80s at auction, and this is the first bottle I have opened. It has been stored properly, the fill was high, and there were no cork...
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1986 Rausan/Rauzan Segla.
Tonight we had a couple of close friends over for dinner. It was meant to be an was a very simple, easy dinner. We had a lion of Prime beef that was dry aged 33 days and then cut into 3 inch think NY...
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Lemon Teriyaki Chicken
I made Lemon Teriyaki Chicken, recipe was quite easy, not much more to add other than 3/4 ts minced garlic and 1/2 ts sugar. The only bottle i had open at the time was some Fluef de Loleil a french...
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Vino academica
I read in the Australian that Brit Andrew Jefford has been appointed as Wine writer in residence at Adelaide University. I'm sure he will make a very good WWIR but obviously the Oz cultural cringe has...
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WS kink in rating distribution at 90 points - WS 2008 Score Distribution Plot-small.jpg (0/2)
I searched the Wine Spectaor 2008 ratings database and plotted the distribution for wines in the 80-100 point range. See a small image of the plot attached. Please not the kink in the distribution at...
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"...I found the vintage's wines tasted subdued and restrained rather than opulent, powerful or flamboyant." (James Laube in Wine Spectator [2007])
Aesthetically speaking, isn't subdued and restrained preferable?
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TN: CdR and Sancerre
With leftover cassoulet and broccoli, the 2001 Charvin "Le Poutet" Cotes du Rhone.Warm red fruits, tannins have all dropped off, a little herb. This seems just a little tired, probably 8 is pushing...
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Lunch Notes
Monthly blind tasting lunch – this month blind as to whose wine it was while we muttered about the wine, then the disclosure of who brought it and some pointed questions aimed at the purveyor to...
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UK, Majestic buy Lay and Wheelers
of interest for UK afwer's '8258 Sad to see one of the oldest family run merchants in the UK, being bailed out by the big chain Majestic. Sign of things to come, and the greedy Bordelais still not...
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Wine trivia for calendar biters
Hello, In Swedish, a calendar biter is a person who tries to find every single nedish fact about something or other. So, a person of the nerdish persuasion, neh? Here is a question I have tried to...
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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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Vintage Port
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[LONG] Toledo - Day 2
Festivities on Saturday began around 5 pm, with the uncorking of another few dozen bottles and the arrival of a dozen or so participants. In addition to the previous night's crew, Putnam Weekley and...
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TN: Bandol and Chinon (latter at the Modern)
Tuesday I was taking some college kids to the city,so limited myself to a half a glass with dinner. Betsy had rehearsals all day and made a slowcooker version of cassoulet. Went looking for a half...
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2007 Domaine de la Rossignole Sancerre
With a light dinner of fresh shucked oysters and cold stone crab claws I opened a bottle of Domaine de la Rossignole Sancerre 2007 tonight. Clean, bright grapefruit nose with a touch of orange zest...
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