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TN: Trimbachs, Fevre, VCC, Beychevelle, Heitz, etc
Over to friends Sat for dinner, started out with Ron’s homesmoked salmon appetizer, then moved inside for baked bluefish, wild rice, green beans, followed by cheeses and coconut macaroons. 2021...
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TN: Rhones, PN, Gamay, Melon on a rainy weekend
With oysters 2021 Pepiere "Gras Moutons" Muscadet. Pear and white flowers, bright acids, more fruit driven than a Briords but still a good mineral/oystershell finish. Could age but tasty right now. B+...
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Wine from South Jersey? (Pt. 1 of 4)
While vacationing in Wildwood, NJ recently, I sought out nearby wine producers and settled on four. I bought three bottles from each. The following bottles were from Cape May Winery & Vineyard: 2021...
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TN: OR, Oc, Oz, Bdx, Burg, Bojo, Champagne, CA
Grilled HMart marinated chicken, king trumpet mushrooms, rice, Swiss chard, assorted banchan 2020 Clos de la Roilette Fleurie Just like another recent bottle, sweet fruits, minerally, nice acidic...
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TN: Lots of wine- Bdx, Burg, Loire, Alsace, MSR, Champagne, more
Roast chicken with root vegetables (carrot, parsnip, radish) and salad 2020 Clos de Roilette Fleurie Ripe but not hot, black and red cherries, soil, long persisent finish with a minerally tang. B+...
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TN: Loire, Burgundy, Wachau
Spicy shrimp on mint/arugula salad 2011 Knoll Durnsteiner Kellerberg Riesling Smaragd Lovely, white nectarines and wet rocks, touch of citrus zest, dry but with enough fruit sweetness to handle the...
 
[TN] 2012 Chevillon NSG VV
Last night, Jean and I had our first dinner at home after returning Andy to college. A couple of duck breasts were defrosted and pan-seared with rice and a simple veggie stir-fry. The wine chosen to...
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TN: Bdx, Loire, Santa Cruz, etc
Most of the week off recuperating from a procedure. Ready for a glass by Sat. With swordfish, lentils, sourdough discard pancake, salad, the 2022 Tiberio Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Herby, crunchy, rich...
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TN: Fevre, ESJ, Ecard, Gosset, Gadais, Thivin
I forgot one wine from park concert 2020 Gadais Peninsula Muscadet Citrus, floral, moderate acids, not sure I’d peg as Muscadet blind. B- Friday grilled marinated Korean chicken with cold soba and...
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TN: Austria, Greece, France, Italy
Dinner on patio with an old favorite dish, chicken schnitzel with lemon/caper on herb salad 2011 Knoll Ried Pfaffenberg Steiner Riesling. Fairly powerful, ginger and pit fruits, a white pepper note...
 
TN: 3 Chards, 1 SB, 1 Champagne, 1 red Bdx
Up to Tarrytown, for a nice dinner looking out at the Tappan Zee. I shucked oysters, host had chicken liver pate canapes with bacon jam. Main was baked stuffed (shrimp and scallop) lobster with corn...
 
TN: CdP, Burgs, Bdx Sup, Cerasuolo, etc
Great weather for a concert by the river, we carried duck breast and grapes over purslane (our favorite weed), caprese, potato salad, and broccolini. I’d had a few days of no wine (caloric reasons),...
 
TN: Lapalu, Bastide Blanche, Gosset
Lovely evening with old friends at the riverfront concert, we carried silken tofu with a spicy soy dressing (basically hiyayakko with chili oil), caprese, shrimp cocktail, and watermelon 2020 Domaine...
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TN: Huet and Barthod
I forgot to list one wine at last Wednesday’s picnic/concert, the 1989 Domaine de la Tour Montagny 1er blanc. Because it was pretty forgettable. Some nuttiness as you’d expect from 30+ Chalonaise...