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TN: white PN from Rheingau, Cali Syrah and Chard, Steen
Local tomatoes and corn are coming in, and lobsters were $5/lb. so we did o ur favorite lobster salad (the one with corn and tomatoes!). The 2011 G. Br euer "Jeux" Spatburgunder Blanc was very spicy...
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TN: Gruaud-Larose, Furst, ESJ
Sunday Betsy headed back to Maine, my dinner was margherita flabread pizza , first local corn, and slaw and the 2013 ESJ Bone Jolly Gamay Rose. Full b ut lithe, strawberries with spice and herbs,...
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1997 Teofilo Reyes Ribera del Duero
I found a bottle of Teofilo Reyes Tempranillo Ribera Del Duero in my orphan bin last night and opened it with grilled hanger steak. Deep red with fai nt bricking at the rim. Spicy, dusty nose of plum...
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Drinking window for B.V. Clone 4 and Beringer Private Reserve Cab.
At B.V. Winery they said that now is the optimal drinking window for my Res erve Cab Clone 4. vintage 2001. That gives estimated lifetime of 13 years. Cellartracker states 2006-2022. So now is kinda...
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TN: Wines in city and suburbs- MSR, CA, Burgundy. Rhone
Friday I took the train to Grand Central, then the short walk to the main N Y Public Library, where Betsy's quartet was playing New Music at Bryant Par k. Great concert, 2 commissioned new pieces and...
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A side note about the hospitality at the wineries I went to in Napa
* Sequoia Grove Always a pleasure, they make sure you are well attended, talk to you, take you to soil samples, give you many more tastes than are in the program. Giv e you crackers and water, invite...
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Napa Cabernet Notes
So I went to Napa to check out my favourite cabernet makers: * Sequoia Grove - 2012 Chardonnay *** - 2006 Chardonnay **** - 2010 Reserve Rutherford Cabernet **** - 2006 Reserve Rutherford Cabernet...
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TN: White Burgs, Champagne with Shanghai-style food in Tribeca
Last night we had a Champagne and White Burgundy tasting at China Blue in T ribeca. I took the train, the subway, and then crossed the tunnel traffic a t Canal, suddenly I felt I was in "Omega Man"...
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TN: Inside wines, outside wines - Loire, Beaujolais, Chablis, Argentina
Stormy day, stormy night, by time I finished work and stopped by store was having trouble envisioning a main, got a rotisserie chicken (actually not b ad, just oversalted). Threw together a...
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TN: Summer wines from Loire, Beaujolais, Finger Lakes, and more
With sockeye, squash, and salad, the 2011 Terres Dorees (JP Brun) Fleurie. Lovely, juicy, ripe, and ready; red fruits with a hint of chocolate, some f loral notes, long finish. B+/A- With grilled...
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Weekend Reds
two red wines this weekend. A Burgundy with grilled whle chicken and a Cal Cab with grilled filets of beef. 2006 Henri Boillot Volnay 1er Clos de la Rougeotte-Brilliant red in the gla ss. Nose of...
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TN: Wachau, Loire, Burg, and south of France
Dinner Monday on patio with grilled pork chops, stuffed squash blossoms, sa uteed amaranth, and salad, the 2012 FX Pichler "Loibner Burgstall" Riesling Federspiel. Cool white peach and apple flavors,...
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2009 Clos Rougeard
Some friends in town who had picked out a restaurant near their hotel, around Madeleine so a business neighbourhood (with prices to match), but the place "Chez Monsieur" (Royale Madeleine) featured an...
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TN: 4th of July weekend
Hurricane Arthur didn't do any damage in NY, but it sure made for a grey an d dreary 4th-at least during day. But we got less rain than forecast, and i t began to clear about 5. A bit later the sun...
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TN: Loire, CA,. Burg, Marche, and more
Monday was grilled chicken with the 2013 Mas de Gourgonnier rose. A little softer than I remember from other years, plump strawberry and cherry, a lit tle herb, solid. B/B- Tuesday I was in city with...
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