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TN: 7 Gamays, 1 Chenin Blanc, 1 Gruner Veltliner
Friday with veal chops with sage, artichokes, and salad, the 2010 Knoll Loi bner Gruner Veltliner Federspiel. Dry, peach and tropical fruit, a touch of peas. Nice balanced wine that stands up to the...
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To CASHBACK on Groceries, Petrol, Clothes, Household Items, Holidays
Hello We are organizing an event related to CASHBACK on Groceries, Petrol, Clothes, Household Items, Holidays and lots more in our own local area. Here is our facebook page. If you find our concept...
 
TN: Many Cantemerle, many La Lagune
Kind of a hectic Saturday, back and forth to office, fighting a cold, and p reparing for a tasting/dinner. But thankfully a helpful and understanding g roup, so we had a pleasant evening on the patio...
 
TN: wines al fresco (Burg, Jura, Rioja, Loire, etc)
Bugs on sale at Stew's, so I threw together a lobster/corn/tomato salad for our picnic at jazz concert. Lovely night on the lawn, with: 2007 Pernot Puligny-Montrachet Showing very well, no sign of...
 
1997 Rene Renou Bonnezeaux Cuvee Zenith
We had friends to our farm for my wife's birthday and I opened a number of wines that were all wonderful but the dessert wine was stunning. The 1997 Rene Renou Bonnezeaux "Cuvee Zenith" was bought on...
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TN: SOBER does Ausone and Austrians, plus couple Aus- free things
Monday was cod in a miso glaze, with a red amaranth/sugarsnap/lettuce salad . Wine was the 2009 F. Cotat "Culs de Beaujeau" Sancerre. Big., powerful, r ipe style of Sancerre but with good acids,...
 
TN: Willi Schaefer Spatlese with accidental deconstructed turducken
So Betsy was coming back from chamber coaching upstate, and had requested B BQ chicken. I defrosted a couple of packages of bird, and made my spice rub . As one package defrosted I realized I had 2...
 
Has connoisseurship become bad for the wine bu$ine$$?
Is promoting subjectivity the way to keep and attract new 'customers'?
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TN: old rose, dull NY wine, and a few better wines
With sweet potato/kale/white bean korma, the 2010 Stein "Aldegunder Himmelr eich" Kabinett Feinherb. Citrusy, slatey, sharp, for my tastes this could u se just a touch more sugar to counter the...
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"Critics are not objective." (recent article)
http://www.midweek.com/hawaii-food-dining/vino-sense/objectivity-wine-tasting/
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1996 Impala Merlot
I bought several bottles of this S.African wine quite a few years ago and had it stored in my cellar since 1999. Im wondering how long can it stay stored until it goes bad? And, is it even worth any...
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1998 Ducru Becaillou for father's day
Decided to open for Father's day, double decanted, with grilled steak, pota toes and green beans (all perfect barbecue food for me). Slight funk in the nose, resolved to cedar, cocoa, and dark fruit....
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TN: Spring wines- RB Bdx, Etna, Burg, Loire, Chile
Tuesday I grilled sausages and fennel, warmed up some kabocha/chickpea mixt ure, and opened the 2003 La Vieille Cure (Fronsac). Modern, fleshy, some mo cha, initially I'm thinking not bad for the...
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1997 Louis Latour Corton Charlemagne
Still opening old bottles. I still have a couple of older Corton Charlemag nes so I grabbed a 1997 Latour Corton Charlemagne and grilled some swordfis h with a corn and yellow pepper salsa. The wine...
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TN: Mostly Riesling with Wine Media Guild on UES, NYC
esterday I took a train to Harlem and then jumped subway to Upper East Side . A quick walk over to the Evergreen Cafe, where Mark had put together a ta ble for the annual dinner for the Wine Media...
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