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TN: Bordeaux blend from Tuscany

Last night Betsy made "grownup macaroni and cheese" (gruyere, bacon, cheddar, gorgonzola) and a braised chard with cann...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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TN: 2005 Domaine de la Veuve-Poignet

2005 Domaine de la Veuve-Poignet, cuvee "Les Deux Orphelines" I was alone when I had this one. Nose: very off-putting,...

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posted by claude_magnon

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I need to drink more Rheingau wines...

... and not just the Nahe/Mosel/Alsace/Aussie Rieslings. :) Opened a 2004 Josef Leitz Rudesheimer Magdalenenkreuz Riesl...

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posted by salilbenegal

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[TN] Born Under a Bad Sign ('06 Clos de Briords)

Today was one of the first truly warm days of the year, reaching 61 F (16°C) but rained almost nonstop. Undeterred by t...

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posted by notpil

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2004 Bouchard Aine et Fils Volnay

This is what I "should"have had last night. With a roast chicken the light bodied wine just merged with the juiciness o...

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posted by seeLOOKATsig

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TN: Chablis, Pomerol, Bourgueil

Before I went to Tuscan tasting Friday (separate notes), I had dinner at home- leftover chicken bouillabaisse. I opened...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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2006 Mollydooker, The Boxer

Can you say big, huge over the top wine? I can't even fathom how sweet the must was to start as this is marked 16% and...

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posted by seeLOOKATsig

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Arelene Dahl

I'm watching TCM this afternoon and see a promo with Arlene Dahl. Went to NNDB to refresh my memory about her and learne...

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posted by evankeel

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Pairing Cab Franc

Hello Our tasting group, the AAB, will meet over wines from Loire. Anybody familiar with something "typically" Angevin...

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posted by nils.lindgren

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[TN] Three whites

Hello, Friday night I had bought Pike Perch (that would be Wall-eye to the Merkins of the group) and fresh asparagus fr...

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posted by nils.lindgren

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"Bargain Bordeaux" (latest NEWSWEEK)

(After clicking on link below, scroll down page): http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/tipsheet/default.aspx

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posted by aesthete8

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FAQ site server now relocated and site back up

As mentioned in previous posts, the host of the FAQ domain was moving to their new data center, and as a result the FAQ...

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posted by spamtrap2

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Follow the bouncing Costco ball

Costco is appealing its recent loss in the Costco v. Hoen battle before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Here's the...

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posted by jj

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TN: Tuscany Tasting

Friday Marc was hosting our local tasting group, with a Tuscan theme. I thought Thursday night of canceling, as I had a...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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Pacific Northwest Tasting

Notes from a Pacific Northwest blind tasting: 1997 Burrowing Owl Chardonnay (BC) - made while Bill Dyer was still in co...

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posted by wspohn4

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