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TN: Saar, Ladoix, Rioja, Anderson Valley, Champagne, Beaujolais

Friday we went to friends so dinner, when we got there Betsy borrowed the b roiler to make her appetizers, great shrimp...

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TN: Goisses, 3 59 Grand Echezeaux, 2 Latours (century apart), old Barolo, etc

Franco hosted SOBER Thursday night at his Flatiron/Chelsea loft, and a VERY memorable night it was. John and I arrived...

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"Very few wines made today in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Australia, Germany, Chile and Argentina, among other countries...taste the way they did 50 years ago."

Matt Kramer (2016,Wine Spectator)

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TN: 66 R-Segla, '14 Pepiere, '15 Lapierre, good and bad bubbles, etc

Trying to drop a few pounds, no wine Monday through Sat last week. Sunday I broke free. First we drove through the slus...

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TN: Champagnes, Burgs, Ca, Loire, etc

was looking for a particular wine, and found a case of mixed stuff that I s hould have taken home a while ago, mixed a...

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"Very few fines made today in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Australia, Germany, Chile and Argentina, among other countries...taste the way they did 50 years ago."

Matt Kramer (2016,Wine Spectator)

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"Almost no wine of international reputation is today made the way it was 50 years ago."

Matt Kramer (2016,Wine Spectator)

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"The fact is that bad vintages are now almost unknown."

Matt Kramer (2016,Wine Spectator)

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fleur de bacchus, cheval noir la fer, Vieux Sarpe, tondonia 2004

Im in Madrid where it is funny, you can walk in a supermarket and find Tond onia R red and white, Vina real GR, Ardanza...

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TN: 4 Italian, 3 French, and 1 US wine

No wine Tuesday and Wednesday in Atlanta, flew back Thursday to be with my wife and out very sick dog. After a long (in...

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TN: old Macon and Beaujolais, nice Riesling, plus bubblles, Barolo, etc

Thursday I was indecisive in store, ended up with clams and lamb. So a firs t course of clams and linguine, then couple...

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TN: NY Gewurz, French PN, Gamay, SB, etc

Friday did teriyaki salmon, rice, seaweed salad, and the 2014 Billards St A mour. This is a bit closed down, quite tigh...

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TN: week of wine- PNs, Rioja, Riesling, CdR, Champagne, St Julien

Betsy’s mom as well as David and Grace were all in town, I had an h our to throw together dinner while Betsy returned f...

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TN: Qupe Syrah, Ecard SlB, Bouchard Meursault, Red New (Finger Lakes) Riesling

I forgot one from weekend- 2008 Qupe “Bien Nacido Vineyard The Good Nacido Block X” Syrah. I don’t have a lot of Qupe e...

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TN: Last wines of 2016-'05 Beaujolais, '05 Burg, Rieslings, Champagnes, Chablis

Back to NY and my cellar. Thursday Betsy made seafood (scallop, shrimp, cod) hot pot with noodles & N apa cabbage. WIne...

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