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TN: T'giving comes early- CA, Champagne, Napa, Loire, Beaujolais

Over 4 days, the 2009 Leitz Rudesheimer Klosterlay Kabinett showed very well. Pale and bright with a slight hint of spr...

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TN: DWEEBs do (potential) Thanksgiving wines

Last night was the monthly meeting of the Dweebs (Dobbs Wine Evaluation & Enjoyment Brotherhood). Theme was supposed to...

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TN: Sangiovese, Aligote, and Riesling

Betsy made bolognese sauce, cooking wine was the 2008 Fire Block Watervale Riesling (Clare Valley). Dry, appley, not ba...

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WineBlueBook?

Anybody use this service? Thoughts? http://www.winebluebook.com/ JJ

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Lunch Notes November 2010

Monthly blind tasting lunch notes. 2009 Albarino Fefinanes – this was a bit of a revelation – possibly the most interes...

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"As for wine Korea has avoided pricey wines considering that the objective of the summit is to deal with recovery from the global economic crisis."

http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq8747&code=Ne2&category=2 "As for wine Korea has avoided pricey wines c...

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Auction of wines saturday 6th November

For oenophiles everywhere, there's a major auction of wines (with no buyers premium) at Straker Chadwick on 6th Novembe...

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"I also think that mature wines have much more savory tones than young wines, which lean much on fruit, thus making mature wines much friendlier to a varied menu."

Agree? Disagree?: http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/vino_sense_article/a_mystery_menu_at_chicagos_alinea/ "I also...

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TN: 2 3007 Burgs, 1 2009 Nahe

With braised tofu with peas and tomato, the 2009 Shafer- Frohlich "Medium Dry" Riesling (it does say "medium dry", not...

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[TN] My first Frankenwien ('07 Wirsching Scheurebe)

Over the years, I have occasionally lamented my situation in comparison to Dale's, as I can't generally go to my local...

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1993 Les Cailloux Chateauneuf du Pape

1993 Les Cailloux Chateauneuf du Pape – many people will see the vintage and wonder why I bought this, but I’d remind t...

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[TN] '05 La Croix de Roche

Tonight, I tried to ease Jean's pain (she's suffering from muscle spasms in her neck and shoulders) by preparing a stea...

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TN: Halloween weekend- Burgs and Rheingau

A friend came by Friday to pick up some wine, I opened the 2004 Kesseler Rudesheimer Bischofsberg Riesling Spatlese (Rh...

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TN: '92 Durney Carmel Valley Cab

I bought a case on release on the recommendations of my wine pusher as the wine was, to me, well balanced on the heavy...

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Pichon Lalande

Notes from a Pichon Lalande dinner. Very interesting evening. I sat across the table from Gildas d’Ollone, the general...

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