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TN: Northern Italy (not inc. Piedmont), 74 Mondavi (reg), 95 Foreau (reg), and a bubbly

Friday night my turn to host my local non-serious wine group. Theme was “Northern Italian Red Excluding Piedmont. “ I h...

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The Norton Grape

Tasted a great one last night, the 2009 Illinois Cellars. I wanted to contact the vintners to congratulate them on this...

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TN: Dr. Fischer, Lafon Macon, more

My turn to cook, we had slipped on meatless Monday so I went for tofu Tuesday- chilled silken tofu with a ginger/kecapm...

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[TN] '07 Breton Morgon

With a dinner of roast chicken tonight, we opened: 2007 Guy Breton Morgon VV nose: muted, pomegranate, slightly meaty p...

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Sticker shock

I just saw some estimated prices for the much ballyhooed '09 Bdx wines. It's been a few years since I last paid much at...

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Tasting last night

Met up with some friends for a high end tasting just cursory notes. Whites to start: 2007 Ramey Hyde Vineyard Chardonna...

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WTN: wines from all over, with ribs, Indian food, etc

Some friends (human and canine) visited Friday, we grilled some D’Artagnan Berkshire babyback ribs (dry rub, with comme...

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[TN] '07 Amisfield Pinot Noir

One of the standout experiences I had in New Zealand was tasting barrel samples at Amisfield in Central Otago. Because...

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[TN] '96 Chapoutier Cote-Rotie

Hard as it may be to believe, there was a time in the distant past when I considered the pronouncements of Robert Parke...

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White or Red

White wine is best for chicken and fish dishes. Your Reds are more for your red meat and pork dishes, Well, pork can eit...

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The wine of the day is.....Ravenwood Merlot!

It's inexpensive, bold flavor and excellent review.

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TN: Rieslings, Meyney, Marietta, and TMI

Some friends moved to Asheville NC last year, but they return off, and an informal dinner club has gotten together each...

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Vieux Donjon 1990 - 2009

Vieux Donjon dinner notes: 2009 - dark red with a super ripe nose, fairly tannic, with a decent balance and good length...

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Two 2009 Talbott PN's

Back from Florida but still recouperating and rehabbing from shoulder surgery I spent the weekend at my farm, smoked a...

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Prof. Lipton sent packing from NZ

Yesterday, at the end of their 3 months sabbatical in Christchurch, at the onset of autumn in Godzone, Profs. Lipton, C...

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