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TN: Pine Ridge Stag's Leap District CS and Ridge Pagani
Successful hunt this year meant bambi's young dad in the freezer, so Sunday dinner was venison tenderloin medallions done as "Steak Diane" with Julia Child's great recipe. Mashed taters to soak up...
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Thanks a lot!
Salut/Hi Blake Norton, le/on Mon, 27 Oct 2003 09:25:41 -0500, tu disais/you said:- And most advised you not to. I think this and the previous message are a complex troll message. I suspected it at the...
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Riedel Glasses
I've been very happy with the Vinums. If you bring one of those four wines over to my house, we'll drink it out of 416/0's. If I bring one of the four to your house and you wheel out either 416/30's...
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Can anyone identify this wine?
I purchased a bottle of wine (at least I think it's wine) at a garage sale and am trying to identify it. Thanks for any help. Here's the only details I have: the glass bottle is cast or embossed (?)...
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TN Krug 1969 or Some Champagnes Last
I just opened a bottle of Krug 1969 that has been properly stored. It is of course now "old Champagne". Some, especially in the UK, like good "old Champagne" and some others nearly consider liking it...
 
Vicenza wine
Sorry, Caro Sergio, you didn't like my attempt at humour. Although Burton Anderson writes about Clinton in his classic book on Italian wine, Vino, I do not think I have seen it commercially available...
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TN: Terrabianca Campaccio '99
"She Who Must Be Obeyed" has been demanding more restaurant experiences and fewer at home repasts lately. This can get expensive for those of extravagant tastes, so the more regular restaurant visits...
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Any similar red wines to Amarone?
e.g. Margaret River. Or you could try a Northern Rhone Syrah e.g. a St. Joseph Also, Spain has a variety of powerful, aromatic & immediately appealing wines e.g.: fuller bodied Rioja (especially those...
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The Great Rib Feast
Wine with Ribs notes: Our host for this event, held at my place, had a very nice rib recipe, dry smoked for hours over charcoal at low heat. The sauce, which many of us had been anticipating with some...
 
Does Champagne go bad?
Would you feel better about this if Gallo had put "Champagne-style sparkling wine" on the label? Gallo made a beverage in the style of something consumers already knew and labelled it as such. ... Ah....
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[LONG] TN: Ridge Wines
From a recent tasting of Ridge's wines put on by a local distributor: 2001 Chardonnay: color: yellow-green nose: toast, butter palate: more toast and butter, moderately acidic *yawn* 2001 "Three...
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Camelot Pinot Noir 2002
Hi All, Another cheap PN. WS (Yes, I know) gave the 2001 an 85 rating so I thought I'd try the 2002 vintage for $5.99 (US). What can I say - it's red and it's liquid ... that's it. Nothing there! Way...
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'97 Canalicchio Brunello
Anyone have info on the '97 Canalicchio (Franco Pacenti) Brunello? I found two bottles at a local shop, $36. I doubt this is the same as the Canalicchio di Sopra that sells in the $70 range, though...
 
Agreeable Pinot
"Greg Sumner" wrote in news:UrSdnb2C2J We had a Givry in our local supermarket for 11.99 very nice good body and very pleasant nose.
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