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TN: cassoulet redux & Alary CdR

Tonight, with leftover cassoulet (one of many dishes that may actually improve upon reheating): 2000 Dom. Alary Cairann...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by notpil
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by notpil

Good news & not so good

First the good---The Veterans Administration has upped my rating so I have a nice kitty to travel with to Kiwiland, VN...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by wmp11
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by wmp11

TN: Drouhin Bojo and cassoulet wines

We recently opened a bottle of the 2005 Joseph Drouhin Beaujolais-Villages with dinner: nose: classic tart red fruits p...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by notpil
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by notpil

TN: 1995 St Emilion

Betsy was driving her niece to an appointment, so I was assigned Friday night dinner. I dared to pick up duck legs (Bet...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Dwmidnt
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by Dwmidnt

Arthur Miller visits

I confess I never thought of door-to-door as an effective way to sell wine. So when I opened the door to a sad-eyed fel...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by laeraton
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by laeraton

TN: Halbtrocken from Nahe

Thursday Betsy had picked up some flounder filet to go with some broccoli rabe, garlic-rubbed acorn squash and some bro...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Dwmidnt
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by Dwmidnt

TN:Gaja Costa Russi 1997

I had dinner last night with an Italian winemaker from Tenuta de Trinoro. I roasted a wild venison tenderloin with more...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rvwrlee
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by rvwrlee

New Cristal vintage (2000)

It seems as if Louis Roederer just released 2000 vintage Cristal a few days ago. My wine guy said he received one bottl...
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posted by mconrad1978
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by mconrad1978

TN: Kippes- 2 Burgs and 1 Savoie

So since I worked every Sunday in January, Betsy convinced me to take a couple days off and head to the Adirondacks. Go...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Dwmidnt
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by Dwmidnt

Georgia Wine was Texas Wine

What about that famous Georgia wine "Macon Village"? Fred.
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posted by none
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by none

Bordeaux wine aesthetic

Can the Bordeaux wine aesthetic be described as follows? - When the grape/fruit flavor which normally dominates is supp...
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posted by aesthete8
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by aesthete8

TN: recent wines

Some notes from recent meals: Opened with a dinner of pan-seared venison loin medallions: 1998 Penfolds St. Henri Shira...
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posted by notpil
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by notpil