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Wine from Israel

Hi All, I am starting a new blog on Wine and Restaurants in Israel. so if you ever visit Israel you can find some infor...

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posted by imagebyrotem

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by imagebyrotem

2007 Frederic Esmonin

I recieveda shipment yesterday of wines that I had purchased last spring in Burgundy. I forgot that I had bought a few...

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posted by rvwrlee

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by rvwrlee

Re: Callaway Estate 1976 Cabernet Sauvignon

"German white oak barrels"? Please explain to the foreign gentleman. Cheers Nils

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posted by nils.lindgren

9 comments posted 17yrs posted by nils.lindgren

New Costco CdP and Alexander Cab

Costco is back with two Kirkland Signature-label wines, the 2007 Ch. Nalys CdP ($19.99) and a 2006 Alexander Valley cab...

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posted by jj

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by jj

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

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by notpil

TN: 2 good wines (Riesling and Chardonnay)

Before I went to my local group Friday, I grilled some franks in time to have dinner with Betsy. Opened the 2007 Hoffma...

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posted by Dwmidnt

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dwmidnt

Food and wine cruise from 4-18-4-25

We took the WinelibraryTV cruise to the caribbean on the MSC Orchestra. The people and the wines fantastic, the ship an...

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posted by larry

11 comments posted 17yrs posted by larry

TN: Dinner w/Daffoldils (Languedoc, Alsace, Loire, Burg, Sicily, Barsac)

Our friend Joe has been dating Donna for a while now, and mentioning they would like to have us up to dinner at her pla...

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posted by Dwmidnt

5 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dwmidnt

Beringer, Ch. Latour, Fox Creek, Bandol, Port....

Notes from a blind tasting dinner. 2004 Alvear Fino en Rama PX Sherry (Montilla) – vintage dating sherry is unusual, bu...

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posted by wspohn4

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by wspohn4

TN: Italian white and red, plus a Muscadet dS&M

Tuesday I was cooking, dinner was a pork roast with squash, pepper, tomatoes,etc (kind of pork with ratatouille) . Cook...

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posted by Dwmidnt

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dwmidnt

Wine pairing stumper...

I'll make this as brief as possible. For dinner tonight, I'm having 6 people over for their choice of braised chicken o...

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posted by spraguec

10 comments posted 17yrs posted by spraguec

FA Wines & Vineyards of France reference champagne

Wines & Vineyards of France by Louis Jacquelin & Rene Foulain,VGC, large heavy item, 416 pages. The definitive guide to...

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posted by Ruthifans

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by Ruthifans

Wine insult at dinner party - HELP!!!

Opinions please: I love entertaining. I love cooking for friends and it's fair to say that I'm know in my circle for be...

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posted by jkcninja.4367e78.526256

10 comments posted 17yrs posted by jkcninja.4367e78.526256

TN: Riesling, Champagne, Gewurz, and more with Chinese food

Mark Golodetz organized a Riesling/Champagne (with a few outliers) dinner at my favorite Westchester Chinese place, Cen...

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posted by Dwmidnt

3 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dwmidnt

Re: Ex-AFWer makes good

> RN74 in San Francisco is getting a lot of buzz for its wine list, but > early reports on the cooking are extremely po...

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posted by notpil

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by notpil