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TN: ESJ, Burgs, Piedmont, Loire, Santorini, etc
Moroccan chicken and honeynut stew, couscous, and the 2022 Baudry Chinon rose. I’ve done plenty of notes on this wine, this was good and in line with others, but I will say while I know some only...
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TN: Incredible night of '93 Burgundy
Some fans of 1993 Burgundy met at Balvanera last night. Very generous group, digging out some real superstars. We had yellowtail crudo, bacalau croquettas, salad, carrots, skirt steaks, blood sausage,...
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TN: Eastern Europe, plus Champagne, Brunello, Chablis
Local non-serious group met Friday, theme was Eastern European wines (I had a Hungarian dessert wine, but had to go shopping for a table wine). As usual Alex did a great spread- Hungarian sausages,...
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TN: Chablis, Nahe, MSR, Gevrey
Crab cakes, grilled eggplant, leftover broccoli rabe 2020 Pinson Mont de Milieu Chablis 1er Clean racy acids, apple fruit, some vanilla (I didn’t think Pinson used oak), went well with the food but...
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Meet for a bottle of Sauternes ? (no tasting note!)
Was loking through a recent NewYorker. The Table for Two review of Justine's on Hudson (owned by Neal Rosenthat's daughter) starts off: "Think of Justine's on Hudson as the kind of West Village bistro...
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TN: OK Etna, disappointing Puligny, dependable Cerasuolo
Friday grilled swordfish, with assorted leftover vegetables. 2022 Tiberio Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Bright cherries, green herbs, good mouthfeel. I know people who think these need age but I like young....
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wine spills
How do you get red wine stains out of a rug?
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TN: Bize, Tegernseerhof, Larrivet Haut Brion
No wine Monday with scallops. Tuesday was Hmart chicken, trumpet mushrooms with shichimi togarashi, squash with furikake, salad; wine was the 1995 Ch. Larrivet Haut Brion Blanc. Good color, fresh and...
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South Jersey wine , part 2
Second installment of reviews of wines from the southern tip of the Garden State, these are all from Hawk Haven Vineyard, just North of Cape May. 2022 Dry Rose Peachy pink color, grape/strawberry...
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2008 Gouges
I opened the 2008 Gouges "Les Chaignots" to serve with pork tenderloin (NYT recipe). Far from being the usual big wines that Gouges produces, this was surprisingly light and delicate. Faint cherry and...
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TN: Mature US wine- OR PN, CA Zin, PS, Chardonnay, Syrah, Cab/blends
really nice group gathered at our house for a look at mature American wine. We had some cheese (Pleasant Ridge Reserve , Rodolph le Meunier Comte, Delice de Bourgogne, 7 month Manchego, NY State...
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TN: Burgs, Barolo, Cornas
For our anniversary Betsy and I went to L’Inizio in Ardsley, where we quite enjoyed our meal: Crispy cauliflower with a sweet chili lime vinaigrette, radish, & lemon aioli A nice portion of grilled...
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TN: Good week so far- Medoc, Bandol, Wachau, Pfalz
Monday we had stuffed poblanos but no wines, but Tuesday used some of the same fixings for taco night. 2001 Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling Spatlese Still has those vibrant...
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TN: Melon, Gamay, PN, Sangiovese, Provence rose
With teriyaki salmon, soba, sesame broccoli, salad 2022 Ch. de Pampelonne rose (Cotes de Provence) Light salmon color, light strawberry and melon fruit, good acids, but a bit thin. B-/B Veal with...
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TN: 1998 wines at Balvanera (Rhone, Bdx, Burg, Lebanon)
A small group met at Balvanera Tues, theme was “1998 from Anywhere.” While we gathered we ordered some boquerones, octopus, and bacalau, and enjoyed the NV (I think ‘17 base) Chartogne-Taillet...
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