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Do talented amateurs trump veterans of wine?

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posted by ggggg9271

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Anybody know Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Hands of Time?

I saw it on sale in Copenhagen. Seems its a limited production for a couple of years and they stopped it again?

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posted by sequoiagigantia

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TN: Thanksgiving Week Wines (mostly French and US)

Monday was wineless ( dinner was bibimbap and a great tofu/edamame/shiitake stirfry), Tuesday I went to oversee the arr...

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posted by dwmidnt

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"In Pursuit of Balance' (IPOB)

IPOB prefers austerity (acidity, minerality, purity) to voluptuousness (fuller-blown, fruit-driven expressions).

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posted by ggggg9271

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Tuscany Tasting

#/Vintage/Name/My Score/Group Score 1 2007 Camigliano Sant'Amo cabernet 87 / 84 Really a rare great value. has the righ...

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posted by sequoiagigantia

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TN: Chiantis, Loires, old satellite Bdx, more

Baching it for a couple days while Betsy went to PA to play a concerto. Wit h shrimp, lentils, & green beans, the 2014...

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posted by dwmidnt

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TN: Cellar Gems with Matt: 70s CalCabs, 90s SuperTuscans, Latours, Giacosas, more

Monday no wine, Tuesday Betsy made slightly spicy Greek meatballs with feta and tomato sauce, I had no Greek wines so o...

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posted by dwmidnt

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"Too many of today's wines, especially the reds, are simply too much of a good thing--too powerful, too concentrated, too intense...A certain grace is lacking."

Agree/disagree with Matt Kramer's recent comment?

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posted by ggggg9271

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TN: Good Loires, nice St Julien, plus Ruwer, Champagne, Tuscan, OR

uesday I grilled salmon, served with barley,broccoli rabe, and the 2013 Jou sset "Premier Rendez-Vous" Montlouis-sur-Lo...

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posted by dwmidnt

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Full Bodied Red

Hi all Total wine novice, but we like Hardy's and Jacob's Creek reds. Can anyone recommend alternative extremely full b...

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posted by phil

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Do you Recognize this wine as "RothschildÂ’s Chateau Lafitte Bordeaux" ? - Capture.JPG (0/1)

Someone told us this wine we were brought (when what we had ordered was unavailable) at Angeline Restaurant in Antiqua...

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posted by sysaron

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TN: SOBER- Champagne, PG, Cal Cab, Amarone, Bdx, TBA

Michael hosted SOBER Monday in his newly renovated kitchen (4 dishwashers, multiple ovens and cooktops, a salamander- y...

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posted by dwmidnt

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TN: Loires, Champagne, Tuscans, Rhone, Rioja, etc

No wine opened Thursday, as I had dinner at office before a meeting. Friday was a chicken tagine-ish dish with couscous...

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posted by dwmidnt

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TN: Ch Corbin plus Pomerols, CaliCabs, Champagne

Anabelle Cruse Bardinet from Ch. Corbin was in town, and my friend Mark arr anged a dinner at Benoit. A nice group gath...

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TN: Mostly good values- Loire, Austria, Piedmont, etc

With roast chicken with roasted vegetables, the 2009 Luneau=Papin "Excels ior" Muscadet. Tasty, rich, not quite as vibr...

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