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TN: Macon, Arneis, artichokes, and the physiology of taste
Last night was cod wrapped in Savoy cabbage, with an Provencal baby artichokes with olives and a tomato combo (fresh cherry and sundried). The cod recipe needed a cup of white wine, as I knew Betsy...
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New Food Network Holiday Specials
Hey Guys, This fall the Food Network will be airing eight hours of Thanksgiving and Holiday specials where our celebrity chefs/stars will be answering viewers' questions about turkey troubles, dessert...
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Sacramento Bee launchs new wine site for region
The 200 nearby wineries around Sacramento have a history too rich and tasteful to keep to oursevles any longer, so we've tried to bottle the flavor of it and help you navigate it here at (
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[TN] More CA wines
On the last night of my stay in CA, my mother cooked a dinner of Scottish salmon (none of the local model this year) and her housemate Sidney opened a bottle from a recently obtained mixed case: 2006...
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TN: Good not great wines still provide lots of pleasure (Burg, Mosel)
Tuesday we had a couple of very ripe mangoes, Betsy was planning on doing a Ming Tsai recipe of spicy shrimp with mango and snow peas. But a package arrived with 2 live lobsters (a thank you for...
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Faux Oz VP
The other night we opened and decanted a bottle of Yalumba Kingston Town Vintage 'Port' 1980 - for which I paid about $8 at auction a few years back. The wine is a blend of Barossa Valley cabernet...
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NYT: Asimov on Burgundy
Also in today's NY Times is an article by their (IMO) excellent wine writer Eric Asimov on the changes happening in Burgundy: This is especially apropos as it coincides with the highly anticipated...
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NYT: More evidence that red wine may extend lifespan and improve health
From today's New York Times, a summary of more recent research that suggests that red wine may have beneficial, life-extending effects at much lower levels (i.e., less than 35 bottles a day): For an...
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TN: SOBER with mostly French, but a few US and Italian, wines
Last night Cathleen hosted our SOBER group, and put together a truly lovely night of food and wine. She and Steve were gracious and generous hosts, and my only regret of the evening was I was...
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Concerning the FAQ:
Hello, I have, at long last, done my homework and made a list of producers to visit in Cote d'Or and a few in Chablis, plus a smattering of eateries. They are listed roughly North to South (and West...
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[TN] Bay Area wines
I recently returned from a week in the Bay Area, where I had a few interesting wines. My mother decided to take me out to dinner for my upcoming birthday, and we decided on Rivoli as the venue. There,...
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It's Bellini time!!
Finally, June, our official Bellini season.. Kristen is out right now looking for the peaches. Have a bottle of Carpene Malvolti chilling. Back yard is set up. Temp here in New haven is 76 f. Should...
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TN: Excellent Loire Cab Franc, and a good Godello
My plan for my dinner Saturday was soft shell crab (from local fishmonger)with pasta, but my shopping took me elsewhere. Stew Leonards only had fried softshells, so I got one of those* plus a...
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2005 Claret Decanter tasting
well my Decanter thudded through the letter box and I was like a kid waiting for exam results, what about my 2005's?, now tasted in bottle. 55 wines tatsed 25 5 stars, 10 4 stars, 18 three stars and...
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TN Angludet 99
Hadn't tried one of these for a couple of years Hint of age, classic nose of spice cedar berries, slightly austere palate, but fruit holding up well, long. Drinking well now and for a few more years
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