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TN claret SFWS Nov tasting
Hello everyone. OT, still haven't moved, hope for next week, bloody lawyers and bloody English law. Is it as bad in Canada, Bill? Last night a very interesting tasting, blind as usual. All cellared by...
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Beginner
Looking for a good book or any other source that explains wine and the different types. I will primairly be stock-piling for my cellar.
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Rex Goliath Pinot Noir
I confess. I succumbed to temptation. Please don't blow my cover. Based on comments here in the group, I sought out Rex Goliath "47 Pound Rooster" Pinot Noir at my local wine shop. It was, as...
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A substitute for Santa Julia Torrontes or Marques de Caceres Rioja Blanco
Hello All! Alison and I have decided to use a menu found in the November Food and Wine (it's a free subscription, just like Wine Spectator) for Thanksgiving. We are going to have the Madeira Braised...
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More recent notes....
Time to put these up for view: Robert Chevillon, Nuits-St-Georges "les Puliers", 1998 Initially reveals some stewed plums, cherries, and Asian spicies on the nose. In the mouth, rich sour cherry and...
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Assorted Italians
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Which of these wines are still good?
I am cleaning out my wines and have some that I'm not sure are still good. If they're servable, I'll serve them at Thanksgiving; otherwise, I'll toss them. What is the likelhood that each of the...
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eggs with flavor - source in San Francisco - San Jose area
Hello -- Eggs from Costco, Safeway, Trader Joes have no flavor! Can anyone suggest sources or brands of eggs which have flavor? Thanks for any information. LM
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from today's Wall Street Journal Opinion Page
Swirl and Sniff By RAYMOND SOKOLOV Whatever you think about labor unions, you have to scratch your head over the 11th-hour spat between Local 100 of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union and La...
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Cognac recommendation?
Forgive the potential OT post, but with Arnold behind the proverbial wheel, Napa's bound to follow suit. Anyway, I have tried but one cognac, very run-o-the-mill, VSOP Courvassier. (sp?!) It is gone,...
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Brix
Ok, I'm up to speed that, in wine terminology, brix is a measurement of the sugar in grapes. So far, so good. If we are talking a grape with great potential for making a classic wine ,say a Cab, what...
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on-line cellar-tracking
I used it for about a year for a modest number of bottles. It is free and I don't think I have ever found it unavailable. Give it a try! Downsides are that you cannot export data to backup yourself,...
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Cadenza Vertical
I'm going on the 14th---there wasn't a bad wine when I did this with Tim & . John Crouch about 5 years ago, In fact as a body of work these wines are the best of the east. Hope some of you can join...
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Toscana
Hi, Am taking up an irresistible Ryan Air offer to fly to Pisa for 4 days (20th to 24th Nov). Any suggestions on wine-y places to eat, drink or visit would be most welcome. A constraint however is...
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TN Vallet Freres Burgundy tasting
Hello all. Just a brief note before the notes. I've often read the very helpful and knowledgeable tasting notes on this newsgroup and have therefore decided to have a go myself. I am a member of my...
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