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Tasting fees: general

Tasting fees kinda tick me off. I understand wanting to keep the winos looking for a free high out of the tasting room,...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by notjbroadwell
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by notjbroadwell

crumbly, dry cork

...what does this mean? Got it from the half off rack... French.
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Newsreading.Fool
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by Newsreading.Fool

TN Cheap Chianti, plus MSR Riesling

A couple of wines from last few days: Betsy used the 2006 Gabbiano Chianti for the stracatto Monday. Recipe called for...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Dwmidnt
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by Dwmidnt

[OT] Steamed dim sum dumplings revisited

Hello, Some time ago I asked for advice concerning making dim sum dumplings in my new Chinese bamboo steamer. Several g...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nils.lindgren
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by nils.lindgren

TN: 2006 Navarro Edelzwicker

Courtesy of a friend, we just got 8 bottles of Navarro wine in today and opened a bottle to see how we'd fared: 2006 Na...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by notpil
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by notpil

TN: Faithful Hound and Dog House

Sunday we celebrated Lucy the Basset's 5th birthday. She was a rescue dog, and probably only 9 months when we got her,...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Dwmidnt
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by Dwmidnt

TN: 1989 Ch. Lynch-Bages

My wife and I shared a bottle of our anniversary wine last evening (18 yrs of marriage), the 1989 Ch. Lynch Bages. We i...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by branch
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by branch

Scientists map Pinot Noir genome (Long)

Findings confirm it contains more genes than human DNA By Jenny Barchfield, Associated Press PARIS - Critics who praise...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

Searching for wine online

Just wanted to share a great resource. It's a very simple but effective search engine for information about wine: http:...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ELECT2008
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by ELECT2008

Oregon Wine Tasting Fees

Just got back from a trip to the Oregon coast. Along the way my wife and I stopped at a number of wineries (McMinnville...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spam.me
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by spam.me

Shout out to Emery Davis

I just wanted to thank Emery Davis for his recommendation of Clos de Cazaux. We were well received, treated with utmost...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spraguec
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by spraguec