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Moving Sale at CSW
I don't generally like to clutter the group with sale notices. But while I shop at a LOT of different stores, if I had to chose one as indispensable it would probably be Chambers St (though Zachys is...
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FAQ Bourgogne
Hello, After discussion with the esteemed Herr Professor Lipton, I managed to weed, cut down, and prune my presentation of Bourgogne (or Burgundy, if you so prefer) to 192 words, approximatively. Here...
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Sulfite-free wine?
I was under the impression that wine could not be fermented without creating some sulphur dioxide. There are plently of wines without added SO2, but none without it. claims that an analysis showed no...
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2008 Terrine Event
August 2, 2008 was the day of the fifth annual terrine event, and the weather was looking pretty bad until just after noon, but the sun finally started to shine on us as the participants arrived with...
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TN: Fritz Rockpile Vyd, Cabernet Sauvignon '99
With Mesquite grilled NY strips, snow peas and roasted youkon gold potatoes. Obtained as a gift and properly stored. 14% alcohol per the label. On opening, intense aroma of raspberries and...
 
ping Emery Davis
Emery Had a great trip to Bruges and took your advice and booked the Den Dyver for our last night. All I cam sasy is that it was one of our best meals out,,ever. They have set menus at various prices,...
 
Halibut Cheeks
Does anyone know where I can get Halibut Cheeks in the area? Toronto to London or the Golden Triangle is fine. Or do you know of a fish monger who could perhaps order them for me? PS Nothing at TJs or...
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Slight change in the web site for FAQ
I have been cleaning up the code a bit on http: and made one change on the entry page that you might wish to check. At the bottom of the page I have added a slide show of all of the wines and glasses...
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TN: 2005 Fleurie
Domaine Berrod 2005 Fleurie -- no further designation. I have little experience with Cru Beaujolais wines, so I have been looking forward to opening this wine that I bought recently at one of the...
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Magnum of 1978 Leoville Las Case
Opened Tuesday night about 1 hour prior to drinking after decanting. Lots of sediment. Fill was bottom of the neck. Color deep red with some bricking noted. Nose: cedar box, pencil lead, dark fruit...
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[TN] '06 Baudry Les Granges
Over the last two nights, with light dinners of salad, bread, cheese and sausage, we opened: 2006 Baudry Chinon 'Les Granges' nose: herbal, leaves, dusty minerals palate: initially, a bit of spiky...
 
TN: Sacramento Offline (mostly PN, plus Riesling,Charbono, Syrah, CS)
After airline hell, I finally arrived in Sacramento in early hours of Tuesday. A happy reunion with my wife, good pho lunch (tripe! Tendon! Yum!), and that evening headed across town for an...
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10950 West Road Redwood Valley,CA 95470 is NOT FOR SALE-->>Fraud Alert
Subject: 10950 West Road Redwood Valley Callifornia 95470 NOT FOR SALE-->>Fraud Alert Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 8:46 PM Gabrielli Winery and all its possesions, assets and land and buildings is...
 
Choosing a Wine Distributor
Can anyone point me to an answer to the questions "How do you find a wine distributor" and "On what variables should the wine distributor be rated" and "is there a site that compares wine distribution...
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TN: Bdx, Burg, Loire, Germans at my house
Short notes, as I've wasted morning rebooking a cancelled flight. Ugh. Saturday I was doing freezer cleanout, with meatballs and spinach ravioli the 2005 Jerome Chezeaux Bourgogne Rouge. Lightest 2005...
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