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WTN: Nice wines this weekend- Burgs, Loires, Bdx and more

A couple of friends, her mother, and one of their dogs came to dinner Friday. We started with smoked salmon and cheese...

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TN: Easter weekend - Bdx, Beaujolais, Barolo, Bandol (blanc), RIeslings, more

We were all supposed to go to a seder Friday night, but my MIL wasn?t feeling well so stayed home. Scallops, green bean...

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TN: Portuguese night, + some French wines and a lone Austrian

Friday was Portuguese night for our local non-serious wine group. Alex put out a nice spread with linguica, a variation...

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TN: 1989 Libournais, plus 2 TdC Champagnes, Raveneau, and a strange Macon

A nice group got together at Quality Italian for a 1989 Right Bank Bordeaux tasting last night. The main room at QI is...

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TN: Cotats, Ecu, Pavelot, Laguiche, and more

With flounder, bok choy and rice the 2007 Pascal Cotat ? Monts Damnes? Sancerre in a perfect place, grapefruit/lime and...

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A comparison of two American Gamays

Over the weekend, Jean and I decided to do a comparative tasting of two of our favorite domestic Gamays, Edmmunds St. J...

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Stroke

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-47817650

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TN: Hirtzberger Gru Ve

With roast chicken, leftover mushroom risotto, and arugula the 2016 Hirtzberger ? Rotes Tor? Gruner Veltliner Federspie...

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Cancer

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wine-cigarettes-cancer_l_5ca220c4e4b09786986a1cc0

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TN: Rioja, Navarro, Yvonne, Vino Nobile, and a wine from Milan in Santa Cruz

Friday we went to visit a friend in her new apartment, she made cauliflower/chickpea curry, a salad, and a pear tart, a...

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TN: weekend wines (Bdx, Burg, RRV, Loire, Champagne)

Friday- Oysters on halfshell, bluefish with a mayo/lime coat, potatoes, sauteed spinach , and eye of the goat beans 201...

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TN: 9 bottles (8 red, 1 white) of Cos d'Estournal

6 of our Bdx group regulars and 2 guests met at Bobby Van?s for a Cos d?Estournel vertical Tues night Nice group, I enj...

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Confused About Georges Duboeuf Wines

Not the wines themselves. I suppose you could say I'm confused by the business model (for lack of a better phrase). I h...

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TN: St Patrick's last minute party

A pre-St Patricks party Saturday was cancelled due to host?s illness, so I had a solo dinner while Betsy had a concert...

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TN: Rhones, plus ESJ and Vouvray

With berbere-spiced roast chicken, the 2018 Edmunds St John Heart of Gold. Drinking well, lemon zest over ripe pear and...

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