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[LONG] Two Days in the Hunter Valley (Part 1)

While making our way to a sabbatical stay in New Zealand, Jean and I made a stop in the Hunter Valley of Australia for...
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posted by notpil
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2006 Mas D'En Compte White, Priorat

Had this wine last night with salmon grilled with Chimayo chile and mango/avocado salsa. Magnificently balanced wine, n...
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posted by larryleichtman
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TN: Saar, CdBeaune, Veneto

Tuesday we ate dinner separately, I was taking her nephew to violin lessons while Betsy was leading a meditation group....
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posted by Dwmidnt
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[TN] Several wines down under

Pending a more complete description of our time spent in the Hunter Valley of Australia, here are a few notes on wines...
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posted by notpil
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ancient cocktails

I remember reading, maybe a year ago, about somebody with a drink blog, who had one of the first cocktail recipe books...
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posted by r_delaney2001
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buttery Chard

The wine reviewers like to describe a wine as 'buttery', almost always Chardonnay. I drink chard often, but don't know...
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posted by r_delaney2001
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TN: white and red Burgundy at Riverpark

A nice group of 8 met at Riverpark restaurant last night for a few glasses of Burgundy. Nice restaurant, and convenient...
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posted by Dwmidnt
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TN: Gewurz and pink Loire bubbly

Sunday Betsy's mom was with us, we had some delicious chicken mulligitawny  soup a friend had brought over, with salad...
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posted by Dwmidnt
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TN: Nahe, Tuscany, Burg, and more

Betsy and her mom got into JFK about 9 PM Friday, we dropped her mother at her sister's house, then we had a late dinne...
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posted by Dwmidnt
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January Lunch Notes

Notes from a wine lunch that featured a surprising number of white wines! 1998 Gaston Chiquet Brut – young Champagne wi...
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posted by wspohn4
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TN: Graves, Cru Bojo, MSR,

Doing my best to get rid of leftovers and individual sized portions in freezer tlll Betsy gets back tonight. No wine Mo...
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posted by Dwmidnt
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Health Update

Just a short note to let you all know that I am still reading your posts but am unable to respond at this time...my wif...
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posted by rvwrlee
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sugar alcohol

I've been trying to cut my sugar consumption, I'm one of the geeks reading the ingredients labels on canned products. O...
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posted by r_delaney2001
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