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TN: 07 Dashe

Sunday Tim had brought some nice teriyaki-marinaded flank steak, which never made it onto the grill. We had some last n...

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posted by Dwmidnt

5 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dwmidnt

Beaucastel Vertical

I have been collecting and drinking Ch. de Beaucastel for many years, but it had been a few years since I had put toget...

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posted by wspohn4

5 comments posted 17yrs posted by wspohn4

2004 Camille Giroud Chambertin

I grilled duck breasts for dinner last night and served with 2004 Camille Giroud Chambertin GC. The wine was fairly dar...

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posted by rvwrlee

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TN: pre-Labor Day party, w/reds, white, pinks, bubbles

Sunday was a lovely cool day, and we had invited a motley crew for a party. Betsy made fried chicken, tomatillo guacamo...

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posted by Dwmidnt

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dwmidnt

TN: Right Bank, Valtellina, and Chablis (adios Arv)

Friday we went into town for a goodbye party at my friend Arv's. Arv has already been living and working in Sacramento...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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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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1999 Charles Joguet "Les Varennes du Grand Clos"

I do not usually post many TN, even if I love to read those written by regular posters in the group. Tonight, I wanted...

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posted by me

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TN: Sekt and Sauvignon

Well, after a great night of wines where I had to spit, and a horrendous (but fun!) lunch where I was thankful to spit,...

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posted by Dwmidnt

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dwmidnt

WTN: The Great Sierra Car Crash Tasting (14 wines, mostly Spanish)

So I rarely have lunch away from desk, but today was too good to pass up. Daniel Posner at Grapes in N. White Plains in...

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posted by Dwmidnt

10 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dwmidnt

TN: SOBER @ Dan's, with Bdx, Burg, Loire, Nahe, Rhone, Champagne, Brunello

Dan hosted SOBER last night, and did a fabulous job. He greeted us with a nice cheese plate and the 1990 Pommery "Cuvee...

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posted by Dwmidnt

11 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dwmidnt

[TN] '97 Chappellet Cab

Tonight, in a clear departure of form, we brought a bottle of CalCab to a friend's house for dinner. With a meal of ste...

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posted by notpil

3 comments posted 17yrs posted by notpil

TN: overachieving Marsannay

Lovely fall day even if it's still summer, dinner was grilled pork chops and king trumpet mushrooms, plus roasted veget...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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TN: a 2004 Gunderloch

Last night Betsy wanted to use up some extra peanut sauce, made an old favorite , a chicken salad with red cabbage and...

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posted by Dwmidnt

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dwmidnt

Valtellina and Veltliner (probably for M. Pronay)

Checking wine lists during a recent vacation in Switzerland (Graubünden/Grisons), I noticed that the German name for th...

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posted by tychonREMOVETHEOBVIOUS

5 comments posted 17yrs posted by tychonREMOVETHEOBVIOUS

[TN] '05 Granite de Clisson

Tonight, with a light dinner of some homemade Croques Monsieur and gazpacho, I opened: 2005 Domaine de la Pepiere Musca...

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posted by notpil

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