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2005 William Fevre Chablis Fourchaume 1er

I opened at my farm (deer season) last night with roasted pheasant. Fairly tight nose of lemon and wet stones. Very fir...

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posted by rvwrlee

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alt.food.wine mini-FAQ

This is a weekly reminder that the FAQ for this group resides at the website http://winefaq.cwdjr.net. Additionally, it...

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posted by notpil

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[TN] '96 Drouhin Clos des Mouches

Tonight, after an exhausting week of dealing with a sick kindergartner, I decided that we needed a good dinner. Andrew,...

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posted by notpil

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Lunch Wines

Had a couple of wines with lunch that were worth noting. 2006 Quinta do Coa – this Tinta Nacional, Tinta Roriz and Tint...

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posted by wspohn4

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TN: Three good honest wines, $11-$22

Monday Betsy made a wonderful fall dish, a lamb and cabbage casserole from a recipe by Jenise from WLDG, along with a s...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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TN SFWS Sauternes

Solihull Fine Wine Society November tasting. Blind as usual, we knew it was Sauternes. Due to a failure in communicatio...

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posted by jtav

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TN: 1989 Bordeaux at Mortons

A few winegeeks gathered at Morton's in midtown to check in on the 1989 Bordeaux last night. A couple of cancellations...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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2005 Bouchard Le Corton GC

I opened a bottle last night...still quite young. Tight nose of dried cherries and earthy mineral notes. Quite elegant...

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posted by rvwrlee

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[TN] '00 du Tertre

With tonight's dinner of broiled lamb, Jean entreated me to find a good lamb wine. What better choice with lamb than Bo...

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posted by notpil

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[TN] '04 Bronzinelle

With last night's light dinner of butternut squash soup and bread, Jean asked for a hearty red wine, so I came back fro...

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posted by notpil

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If most wine was meant to be drunk while eating...

...Then doesn't that follow that most wines were probably developed to go well with local specialty dishes/ingredients?...

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posted by artsy6

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[TN] '02 Ridge Geyserville turnaround

We fortuitously took advantage of the Indian Summer we are currently enjoying by spending a weekend at a local State Pa...

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posted by notpil

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TN: modern/international Barolo and Meursault

Saturday early dinner with Betsy before she headed to city for opening night. With osso buco, escarole, and a green sal...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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TN: '90 R. Lopez de Heredia Rioja

On his recent visit to France Santiago was kind enough to bring a 6 pack of Spanish wines for us to try. (He performed...

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posted by laerton

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TN: Loire, MSR, Margaux, and Bourgognes

A pretty nice assortment over several days 2008 Selbach Oster "Anrecht" Zeltinger Himmelreich Spatlese Over three night...

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posted by Dwmidnt

4 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dwmidnt