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WTN two Germans

With dinner (simple chicken casserole) last night, after finishing the primitivo, we drank a bottle of Biengener Malter...

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posted by ian.hoare

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Happy Christmas to all

May I wish everbody a very happy and peaceful Christmas as well as expressing the hope that every bottle opened may be...

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posted by tNOgSPAMh

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TN Carema 1974, Luigi Ferrando

Carema comes from a very small DOC in the northwest Italian Piedmont and borders the Valle d'Aosta. There are fewer tha...

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posted by spamtrap2

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'00 Smith or Chateau Gloria?

Looling for a nice wine to go with a leg of lamb (OK not quite traditional Xmas fare but . . .) on Xmas. I have the abo...

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posted by seeLOOKATsig

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Season's Greetings!

Tomorrow we set off for ten days, in Oregon and then California. Wine tourism will play a part of this trip, so expect...

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posted by notpil

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TNs: A handful of Aussies

Seppelt Drumborg Riesling 2006 (Victoria) Incredibly tight and unyielding, and a quick decant didn't do all that much e...

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posted by salilbenegal

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TN: '01 Chambolle and French Feet

Friday Betsy made a roasted duck (actually a rarity in our house, while I call her "the duck queen" she usually does ei...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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Accidente! GM wines!

The latest issue of "The Economist" has an article appropriately called "The war on terroir" discussing the efforts to...

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posted by jbroadwell

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WTN Torcicoda Primitivo 2004

Another wine from the collection my brother put aside for us to drink together when we came this winter. Bought from a...

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posted by ian.hoare

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Marilyn Merlot Collection

Hello all. I have just come into possession of a collection of Marilyn Merlot bottles. There are 1990 through 2005 incl...

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posted by kiddsb

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WTN: Chablis and Mosel

Wednesday Betsy made scallops with a basil butter, plus roasted sweet potatoes with caramelized shallots, and crispy ka...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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The Top Wine Bargains of 2007

Wall Street Journal: http://301url.com/Wine2007

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posted by nobody

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alt.food.wine mini-FAQ

This is a weekly reminder that the FAQ for this group resides at the website http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com. Additio...

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posted by notpil

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TN Cupinero 2003

When my brother went to Tuscany this summer he brought back a few wines which he labelled "To be tasted with Ian" and t...

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posted by ian.hoare

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TN: '05 Bdx satellite, Chianti, and my 1st Cotes de Saitn Mont

So Sunday I was pooped after the big party and some snow shoveling, Betsy had a late afternoon meeting in city. Luckily...

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posted by Dwmidnt

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