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Gallo brand wine?

Hello folks, I recently gave away a 1998 bottle of merlot to a now ex girlfriend. For the life of me I cannot remember...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by me
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by me

Cheaper but better Cabernets

entertained some guests. Tasted the following: Columbia Crest "Grand Estates" 03, at $7.47; Cedar, plum, blackberry, ca...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bbuster
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by bbuster

great matches of the past

(from La Revue du Vin de France, train reading) During the Prussian siege of Paris at Christmas 1870, things were prett...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by laeraton
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by laeraton

Dom. Faucon D'Ore, l'Authentique 2003

This bottle was a gift from the library of Mme. Beaumont, as they were out of stock and we were unable to taste. 100% g...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by laeraton
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by laeraton

Storage Humidity

I have had a lot of problems recently with extremely dry corks. I live in the desert (Las Vegas) and the humidity is ex...
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posted by none
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by none

Saturday dinner pairings

Once a quarter we have a group of 8 who get together at one another?s houses for a ?gourmet dinner?. An excuse to indul...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by donotreply
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by donotreply

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...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by notpil
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by notpil

An outstanding italian wine

1995 Valdicava, Bruello Di Montalcino "Madonna Del Piano" Received 6 bottles as a gift and never heard of it. Don't rea...
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posted by rneidich
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by rneidich

TN Finger Lakes, California, Emilia-Romagna

Sunday Betsy played matinee, I was in charge of dinner. We had some franks and smoked turkey/garlic sausage that had no...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Dwmidnt
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by Dwmidnt

indiana on wine shipment

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070910/OPINION/709100312/1002/OPINION
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rneidich
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by rneidich

TN MalbecMania, + Bdx, Loire, and Rosato

My little local tasting group was having trouble finding dates for September/October, between Jewish holidays and membe...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Dwmidnt
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by Dwmidnt

TN Ken Wright '99 Shea Vyd PN

I had great hopes for longevity for this one, but it looks like it is about as perfect as it can get now. Surprisingly...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Ronin
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by Ronin

Leoville Barton

Does anyone have an opinion as to whether the '03 is three times the wine of the '04? They retail in the neighborhood of...
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Ronin
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by Ronin

Chapoutier, Leonetti, Grahams, Shafer, Fox Creek

Monthly blind tasting notes: 1997 Tyrells Vat 1 Semillon (Hunter Valley) - much better bottle than the last one I had....
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by wspohn4
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by wspohn4