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2009 Chateua de Chauvenay Sancerre

I picked this up at Costco. A Sancerre for $12US? Why not give it a shot. REsult-nice. Very zippy finish and yet smoth...

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posted by seesig

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2008 Acha & 2008 Corullon

I was sifting through a few samples that a friend droped off and I found a bottle of 2008 Mark herold Acha and a bottle...

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posted by rvwrlee

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TN: 2 very good wines, both with just a hint of sugar (Loire, Saar)

Sunday we did blue snapper (aka Boston bluefish, actually a pollock) on grill, with radishleaf pesto on thin spaghetti,...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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Terrine Event #8 2011

The 2011 terrines in the garden event began at about 1:00 under thankfully clear skies, the weather forecast having vac...

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posted by wspohn4

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TN: Albarino, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

Friday Betsy made pasta with an anchovy "carbonara" which was served with the 2009 Pazo de Senorans Albarino (Rías Baix...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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TN: good week in wine, w/Sicily, Bojo, Loire, Burg, south of France

Sunday was halibut in a lemon/rosemary marinade, and the 2008 Roulot Bourgogne Blanc. I picked up a couple of orders at...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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Bottle of 1811 Chateau d'Yquem sells for 75,000 pounds

Question for the day: If you had way too much money and you could afford to purchase this bottle, Would you carefully pl...

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posted by dickr2

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TN: Chapelle-Chambertin 1970, Pierre Damoy

The Chapelle-Chambertin 1970, Pierre Damoy(Shipped by Alexis Lichine) Has been properly stored since shortly after it w...

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posted by spamtrap2

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open barrel fermentation? (pretty long)

Hi all, Back from a very short week in the southern Rhone valley. Not at all a wine-oriented trip, but a few comments t...

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posted by laerton

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Fruitiness and blending

Should one expect a more blended wine to taste less fruity and a less blended wine to taste more fruity?

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posted by artsy6

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TN: Riesling, Pinot Noir, and Grenache

Lucy and I headed over to some friends for dinner Saturday night. Stuffed olives and peppers while the cooking went on,...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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TN: 2 Alsace, 1 Bourgogne in a heat wave

As bad a heat wave as I remember in NY. Thursday I used the grill for a piece of sockeye I had marinated in a kecap man...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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RIP Amy Winehouse :-(

De Britse zangeres Amy Winehouse (27) is dood in haar huis gevonden. Dit meldt Sky News.

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posted by Ramsterdam_

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TN: cold wines on a warm evening

Yesterday was a scorcher in NY (and will be even hotter today and tomorrow), but humidity wasn't bad yesterday and with...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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An amazing Latour tasting

This was posted to another wine group. An absolutely amazing evening of blind tasting at Latour. http://www.christies.co...

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posted by larryleichtman

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