General Wine Forum

TN: '98 Ridge Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet revisited

Some of you may recall that I reported on this wine about ten days ago, having opened it at our annual "cull" party. At...

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posted by notpil

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Penn wine

A friend of mine will fly to Italy next week from Philadelphia (US). Does some good stuff exist in Pennsylvania? I mean...

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posted by l_risso2000

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by l_risso2000

[FAQ draft] 9. Do those magnetic wine thingies really age your wine instantly?

What follows is a draft of a section of the FAQ on wine magnets. As always, any and all comments welcome. -------------...

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posted by notpil

21 comments posted 19yrs posted by notpil

Wine Chilling Refrigerators

Hi - I was wondering if any one can give me recommendations on a good wine chilling unit? I've been looking around diff...

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posted by edavidhuang

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by edavidhuang

Wine in Hilton Head SC

Being from Minnesota where almost everything is against the law, and grocery stores can't sell any alcoholic beverage c...

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posted by dickr

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Re: The P.T. Barnum School of Winemaking

"Ed Rasimus" in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com : > . . . > dumping of the dregs from previous vintages and then the...

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posted by maxREMOVE

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by maxREMOVE

TN: nice wines, $20 and under (Ecu, Pavelot, Marcoux, Leitz, Lamothe)

Friday Betsy made mussels & rigatoni in a saffron-infused broth, I served the 2005 Domaine de L'Ecu "Expression de Gnei...

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posted by Dwmidnt

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by Dwmidnt

TN Freemark Abbey 1979 York Creek Napa Valley Petite Sirah

The Freemark Abbey 1979 York Creek Napa Valley Petite Sirah was properly stored since release, the cork was sound, and...

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posted by spamtrap2

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Bricco Dell'Uccellone 1989

Opened last night at big feast. It was still going strong! Fantastic depth and length. One of Giacomo's last vintages. h...

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posted by uraniumcommittee

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Bricco Dell'Uccellone 1989

Opened last night at big feast. It was still going strong! Fantastic depth and length. One of Giacomo's last vintages. h...

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posted by uraniumcommittee

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1997 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Last night with grilled venison chops and oven roasted beets and yams. I haven't opened a '97 Beringer PR for a number...

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posted by rvwrlee

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by rvwrlee

re: Wine Geekdom's Biggest Prize (by Mark Lipton notpil@eudrup.ude)

this freeken article is 3 years old! An article appeared in the NY Times today on the MW (Masters of Wine) program and...

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posted by usher

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recommendations for a winery near SLO or Morro Bay?

We were visiting Morro Bay/SLO for a couple of days. Would love to visit a nice winery (or 2) and take a tour. Any reco...

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posted by tarakparekh

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Gabrielli Might not be Dead Yet

stay tuned folks. Gabrielli Winery which has been squatted by the evil Mr.Takashashi and the more evil carbet-bagger Jo...

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posted by rosaphilia

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poach fruit in zinfandel or syrah or pinot noir

i recenlty read a recipe for poaching pears in riesling. it came to my mind that hat would be a rather boring use of ri...

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posted by rosaphilia

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by rosaphilia