General Wine Forum

"If you drink the best wine everyday, you will eventually poison yourself."

Didn't someone once say that?

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posted by artsy6

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[TN] Heart Attack and Vine

Today began with my 83-year-old mother, who arrived last night for a week's visit, complaining of chest pain and belchi...

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posted by notpil

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TN: week of (French, German, Austrian, and American) wines

Catching up: The 2010 Billaud-Simon ‘Montee de Tonnerre” Chablis 1er from 375 ml was racy, fresh, and stony. Pretty muc...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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[TN] Morellino di Scansano

Jean has been experimenting with gluten-free cooking after discovering last year that she's developed an inflammatory r...

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posted by notpil

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2008 Paul Hobbs Cabernet

Met a friend last night for dinner at my favorite restaurant. Love the grilled Onglet so I ordered a bottle of 2008 Pau...

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posted by rvwrlee

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[TN] Red wines in scorching weather (Coudert, Baudry)

With temperatures in the 100s this week, one might expect that wine consumption would be limited to water and white win...

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posted by notpil

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In praise of the passively cooled wine cellar

With temperatures here reaching 102° F (39 C) over the past few days, it was reasonable to wonder how our passively coo...

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posted by notpil

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TN: 2 very unusual older wines

I have been tasting some unusual older wines for which I kept a bottle or two of each to see how they would hold up wit...

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posted by spamtrap2

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TN: 4th of July Wines

We had a 4th of July party yesterday. Beastly hot (90s and humid), but at least our yard has a lot of shade, so enough...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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TN: Liguria, Val d'Aoste, Beaujolais, Loire, Chablis

Friday I thawed some guinea hen legs in a leek sauce and opened the 2009 Terres Dorees (JP Brun) “L’Ancien” Beaujolais...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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"Everyday Guide to Wine"

http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid‘23

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posted by artsy6

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discovery and euthanasia

A couple of bin ends that fell through the cracks and deep into the oubliette: '91 Morgon (Jacques Trichard). No expect...

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posted by laerton

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Cleansing the Palate Essential for Relishing Wines

Cleansing the palate is a common strategy in wine tasting as well as fine dining. This is recommended because flavors o...

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posted by CalgryDialBotle.a3718c9.707124

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Lunch Notes - Italy, France, Canada...

2006 Moreau Chablis Valmur – a nice lemon and pineapple nose and with time some butter and smoke, clean and smooth. 200...

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posted by wspohn4

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TN: Craig turns 39.96

Craig was celebrating his 39.96th birthday (as he will be away on his 40th), a nice crowd gathered at Sarah’s spacious...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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