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overrated food and wine

I recently wrote a slightly tongue in cheek piece about overrated restaurant food - below. I wondered if people had tho...

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posted by notarealone

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TN: 3 I'm glad I bought- cheap Bdx, pricier Mosel, & midpriced Beaujolais

We flew back Sat AM, stopped at Fairway on way home. Dinner was artic char, broccolini, and French lentils in red wine....

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posted by Dwmidnt

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by Dwmidnt

"We need, instead, producers who seek only to amplify the voice of the land without--and this is crucial--distorting it. Like a great stereo system, the goal is veracity. Whether you use tubes or transistors, vinyl or cd's, is immaterial..."

This was recently said by a wine critic: - We need, instead, producers who seek only to amplify the voice of the land w...

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posted by artsy6

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TN:Corton-Charlemagne 1992, Domaine Louis Latour and others

All of the wines discussed were properly stored by me since shortly after release, had good fills, and had no cork or o...

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posted by spamtrap2

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TN: Wines in GA- California, Burgundy (not Cote d'Or), Champagne

A few days in Georgia celebrating Thanksgiving with family. We weren't checking luggage, so I visited a store (Harry's...

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posted by Dwmidnt

3 comments posted 15yrs posted by Dwmidnt

Italian Lunch Notes

Notes from an Italian lunch. Ruinart Brut Champagne – OK, not exclusively Italian. This was out for the turn of the mil...

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posted by wspohn4

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Thanksgiving Burgundy

Just the two of us this year so Bev roasted a chicken and gave the OK for a bottle of Burgundy (she is Chablis with Tur...

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posted by seesig

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Intolerance

Hi I'm new here. I'd like to ask an unusual question: My wife had chemo for breast cancer four years ago. She now canno...

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posted by merlot

12 comments posted 15yrs posted by merlot

Sam's Wines

Is Sam's Wines in Chicago still in business? Their website doesn't seem to work. I'm in Chicago for the first time in so...

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posted by kstrueh

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2008 Melville Chardonnay

I'm finally starting to feel better (broken ribs heal slowly) so I went out yesterday to the local marketplace and foun...

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posted by rvwrlee

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by rvwrlee

Italians for lunch

Met with my SWAT group (our version of SOBER) for an Italian lunch and wine: Ferriari Brut-Simple sparkler starter. A b...

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posted by rvwrlee

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TN: Wines at Graffiti

I had to meet and greet at a fundraiser Sunday, then caught a train to city to meet Betsy, who had driven to a ziker in...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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TN: Spanish wines at a fundraiser

Saturday I went to a fundraiser at a local church, dedicated to raising funds for their social action programs (of whic...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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Anybody help with wine opener?

I've had a tabletop wine opener for years. I never use it cause it don't work. Here's what happens. When you push down...

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posted by johnniemccoy

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TN: Nahe, Loire, and Rhone- good values all

With a pork/apple stew and potato pancakes. the 2009 Donnhoff Oberhauser Leistenberg Kabinett (Nahe) won't be mistaken...

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posted by Dwmidnt

2 comments posted 15yrs posted by Dwmidnt