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Enjoy Your Favorite Wine Before Climate Change Destroys It
Extreme heat and droughts are making it harder to grow grapes in many traditional regions. Here's how scientists are helping the industry adapt. Extreme heat and droughts are making it harder to grow...
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TN: Bubbles, Rieslings, St Julien, Burg, Umbria, Rhone
(have been trying to get T-birg and Eternal Sept to work, but this might be my last post here) Soba bowls with grilled chicken and Shanghai tips with shiitakes and maitakes 2011 Willi Schaefer...
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TN: Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Rhone at VDay and Superbowl Parties
Been trying to eat light and not have wine for a week or so to get rid of some holiday pounds. We went to an annual Valentine Party Saturday, incredible we could comfortably be outdoors in Feb, I...
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2 months ago
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TN: Rhone varieties from California, plus Barolo, Mosel, Champagne
Had the local non-serious wine group over Friday, theme was California Wines made with Rhone Varieties. I had some cheeses, charcuterie, lamb/white bean stew, and spinach. NV Grongnet Blanc de Blancs...
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2 months ago
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TN: Chinon and Chassagne
A couple of days without wine (salmon and quinoa, Japanese chicken curry), but Wednesday to accompany “London broil” (top round) in a peri-peri marinade, slaw, and sweet potato, opened the 2010...
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Archaeologists Uncover Abandoned Ancient Wine Shop in Greece
The Roman-era structure, filled with pottery shards and coins, was destroyed by a sudden and mysterious disaster The Roman-era structure, filled with pottery shards and coins, was destroyed by a...
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TN: Texier Cote Rotie 1999-2010, plus bubbles and one other CR.
A nice crew gathered at John's for a Texier CR tasting. He had a nice spread of cheeses and charcuterie out, and greeted us with the 2010 Ployez-Jacquemart Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut. Delicious, pears...
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WTN: Burgs, Ciro rose, Morgon, etc
While I was having a dry spell, Betsy needed some cooking wine. When I returned to wine I tried the 2021 De Negoce OG 379 Collio Friulano. Thin, saline, brisk, fairly short but for $8 cooking wine ok....
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2 months ago
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South Jersey - part 4
With our de facto host Dale Williams briefly on the sidelines, I will do my best to pinch hit with my final installment on southern New Jersey wines purchased in late summer of '23. My last stop was a...
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TN: white and red Burg, SC Chard, Pomerols, Goisses
With some leftovers, the 2008 Pavelot “les Peuillets” Savigny-les-Beaune 1er. Open, red fruited, soem tobacco leaf and sandalwood. Tasty if not super long. Seems to be pretty ready (2008s seem to...
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3 months ago
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TN: Charity dinner with Louis L, Laville HB, Stony Hill, Canon, Feneuil, Fiorano, Drouhin
Mark generously hosted a small benefit for the non-profit I run, and provided dinner at Ibiza Kitchen, an excellent tapas place in Chappaqua. We made contributions and brought wine, and the restaurant...
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3 months ago
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TN: Rheingau and Aussie Riesling, Sonoma Cab
Tuesday while a big storm approached, we had chili (turley and chorizo) I had made Sunday before we were invited out. 1987 Kalin Cabernet Sauvignon Black currant and cherry, tobacco leaf, herbaceous....
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3 months ago
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TN: 82 & 86 Bdx, plus Vilmart
Paul organized a couple of dinners to welcome friends from the West Coast who were visiting NYC, I was privileged to be part of round 1, claret at Hawksmoor. We started with excellent scallops, good...
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TN: Lots of RB Bordeaux and Champagne, + Chianti, Corton-Charlemagne,
Hmart chicken, trumpet mushrooms, salad, with the 2016 Castello di Bossi Berardo Chianti Classico Riserva. Not what I am looking for in Chianti- heavy, a little hot, thick. Unfortunately I have a...
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3 months ago
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2005 Chasse Spleen
According to the Johnson handbook, this should have been ready to drink in 2014. They couldn't have tasted it then. I opened a bottle last night (bought on release) and the tannin was so pronounced...
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