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TN 1990 La Louviere blanc
Almost 20 years on this, but a high fill and a good cork. On opening a bad bottle stink, mixture of TCA and brett. Narsty. But all this blew off in the glass, and over time the wine though initially a...
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"Quality, after all, is not subjective. Whether a wine is of good quality is objective. Whether you like it or not is a different and parallel subject."
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April Lunch Notes
Monthly lunch notes. 2005 Hendry Napa Chardonnay – the lack of oak and presence of significant acidity had us thinking about other areas. Creditable Calchard in an international style. 2001 Ch....
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[TN] '01 Ridge Geyserville
With tonight' dinner of BBQ ribs, cole slaw and rolls, Jean asked for a Zin. Consultation of the database revealed that the most ready "Zin" we had was: 2001 Ridge Geyserville nose: initially oaky,...
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TN: Macon and WA Syrah
Wednesday we had salmon and quinoa; as I was driving later into city to take a group of CUNY med students around, I only had a couple of sips with dinner. Leftover Laurent CdNV was pleasant and...
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For Sale Brand New Unlocked HTC Touch 3G -- $165
Jalibb Inns Ltd is a leading supplier of high-end products to customers, we deal primarily in genuine and brand new electronics, all items are sourced directly from the manufacturers and carry the...
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Fat food beverages?
I was just sent this delicious link: As I salivated over the morbidly fascinating dishes I could only wonder what beverages people consumed with the trashy food. Thunderbird? Cola? Hydrochloric acid?...
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TN: Dominuque Laurent (w/o apparent oak)
Betsy made pork chops with shiitakes, plus quinoa with kale, I opened the 2005 Dominique Laurent Cotes de Nuits Villages Vielles Vignes. Despite Laurent's rep for oak (and I've had some DL village and...
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2000 Carretta Barolo Cannubi
Last night with simply grilled beef tenderloin with a bit of good olive oil and shavings of Parmigiano Reggiano Vacche Rossa. I opted for the first Barolo that I came to in the cellar which ended up...
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a few Rhones: Perrin, Clos des Cazaux, Faucon Dore
Couple of wines worth noting. 1998 Vacqueyras Clos des Cazaux, Templiers. A fine mature Vacqueyras from a good year. Full of life, tannins well resolved, bramble and spices with a long finish....
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[TN] '05 Descombes Brouilly
Tonight, Jean came home in a bad mood and feeling lousy, so down to the cellar for some red wine to lift her spirits. 2005 Georges Descombes Brouilly nose: meaty, verging on Band-Aid, raspberry fruit...
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TN: 2002 Closel Papillon (and a Tarheel victory!)
So dinner was pasta with a Pierre Franey recipe for bay scallops in cream sauce, with a broccoli rabe/pea side and the 2002 Closel "Clos du Papillon" Savennieres. There has been some recent buzz about...
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Egiodola?
I'm putting together an order at one of our regular CdR/CdP producers, and I notice they are now offering a VdP de la Principaute d'Orange which has a pretty large amount of egiodola in it. I've never...
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"A 1999 Pomerol wine from Bordeaux and Coquilles St. Jacques scallops set the refined tone for their cordial, if not overly gushing, exchange."
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alt.food.wine mini-FAQ
This is a weekly reminder that the FAQ for this group resides at the website Additionally, it is posted monthly to the newsgroup Questions or comments about the FAQ are best posted to the newsgroup...
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