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b&j wine coolers lifetime
I don't know if they are considered wine or not, but someone left a bunch of these things at my place a year ago. Those fruit flavored sparkling wine cooler drinks that is. They are somewhat revolting...
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17 years ago
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when cheap wines grow old
2002 Maison Nicholas Coteaux du Languedoc Rose. bought it last year thinking I would drink it quick and see how it went, It made it to the wine rack reserved for quick drinking no storage and sat....
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17 years ago
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Restaurant Markups
Hello, All! I know this is a perennial topic but things do change from time to time. Anyway, I wonder what is the prevalent price for a bottle of wine in a restaurant these days; twice the store...
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18 years ago
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Could you list some high-end red wine?
I only know Red Bordeaux.
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18 years ago
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found 2 bottles in my moving boxes
This might sound odd. I was finally getting around to putting up my wall mounted wine bottle rack and remembered that I have been saving a bottle of wine from our honeymoon. We visited a winery and...
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18 years ago
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Houston Margarita Society Charity Ball - Oct 1st
The Houston Margarita Society got through Rita. Partying with a purpose is still our plan. Join us this Saturday night! HOUSTON MARGARITA SOCIETY 26TH ANNUAL CHARITY BALL Major Event is Largest Toys...
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18 years ago
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Wine Aroma Kits
I got something called a Wine Awakenings kit for my birthday the other day and I'm trying to figure out how the heck to use it. It's got a whole bunch of bottles of odours for chardonnay and the book...
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18 years ago
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VacuVin vs. Private Preserve
On a recent long weekend of wine tasting from Santa Cruz and Sonoma [California, USA ;o)] I made a point of asking tasting room staff what method they use to store opened bottles overnight. Prior to...
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18 years ago
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Help Identifying some Courvoisier Cognac
I'm cleaning out the grandparents house and found a Courvoisier Napoleon Cognac, which means it's at least 30 years old. It's in the original box (brown with Napoleon's silhouette on one side)....
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18 years ago
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Why is wine soooo much more expensive in UK and US?
It strikes me that wine is much more expensive in the UK and the US than in The Netherlands. Yes, we do have VAT (18,5%). But nevertheless the price of the same bottle in the US and UK can be more...
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18 years ago
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Burlwood Cellars
I never cared for Burlwood. When I lived in the Caribbean, we sold it as a catering wine option. I believe it was created to be sold as such( also house wine). Because it was produced specifically for...
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19 years ago
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1990 Bordeaux
Notes from a very enjoyable dinner-tasting of Bordeaux of the 1990 vintage. These wines have always seemed to me to be more fruit forward and ‘Californian' in approach, if you will, than the more...
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19 years ago
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this worth anything??Geyser Peak Burgundy, 1976?
keeps working it's way from the back of the closet vintage 1976 California burgundy G.P. unopened always stored in dark cool place ??? vinegar or great wine??? to drink or to save?? thanks
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19 years ago
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REQ: Owners Manual for Transtherm Ermitage Wine Cabinet
I am looking for an owners manual for a Transtherm Ermitage wine cabinet. The model is CVFV 2000 If anyone can help me on this, I would appreciate it very much. Glen (for Diane)
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19 years ago
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Pronunciation of Gigondas
How is Gigondas pronounced in France? I thought that in Gigondas I heard it pronounced like the listing below from an on-line dictionary. A friend of mine is a high school French teacher and wine...
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20 years ago
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Zinfandel Thoughts
California Zinfandel is one of my favorite wines, but I've been pondering something about it lately. Maybe it was the extra time off around the holidays, giving my brain time to reflect instead of...
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20 years ago
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Zinfandel advice?
My wife and I are having a wine club meeting on Sunday. We started it last year after meeting and getting advice from Bill Spohn and his wine group in Vancouver 3 years ago. The theme for this one is...
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17 years ago
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Anyone Recall a B-N-B Wine, Matilda Bay?
Recently, several of us winos were discussing our "old days," and the plonk that we ingested in the name of wine, while discussing how folk eschew Rosé wines, because of built-in prejudice against...
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18 years ago
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TN: Margaux AC at the Gander
Our Bordeaux group met at the Gander last night for a visit to the appellat ion of Margaux. Some snacks- shrimp toast and "brisket tater tots" 2000 Raveneau "Montmains" Chablis 1er Honied, mature, a...
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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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9 years ago
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