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TN: Nice Auxey, pleasant Barolo, and a 50+ yr old satellite Bdx that takes a while to show well

Sunday Betsy made chicken with snow peas and spinach, in a miso broth with shiso. Grilled trumpet mushrooms and seaweed...

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WTN: Muscadets, Cabernet Sauvignons, Lambrusco, El Dorado rose

Wednesday I shucked a few oysters to start, main was "scallops americaine" with broccoli rabe and green beans Provencal...

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2006 Crozes-Hermitage La Chasseliere

2006 Domaine Michelas-St. Jemms Crozes-Hermitage La Chasseliere ****(*) This is truly amazing. Its hard to think of a b...

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TN: 2 Loires + Jura, Tuscany, Napa

A friend coming back from RI wanted us to join them for seafood, we headed over the hill Sunday night. I brought along...

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2014 Nugan Estate Chardonnay Annelise Aussie Chardonney

2014 Nugan Estate Chardonnay Annelise Aussie Chardonnay *** I and my wife agree that this is a good chardonnay for when...

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Viognier

I had a 5E Trivento viognier Argentina for cooking and had a glass to taste what it is. No prior experience with viogni...

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Courbis Champelrose Cornas 2009

Courbis Champelrose Cornas 2009 **** Had number 1 bottle from the box. Id say its not ready. I can recognize the lovely...

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2012 Edmond Cornu & Fils Ladoix Vieilles Vignes

2012 Edmond Cornu & Fils Ladoix Vieilles Vignes **** A seller recommended this based on my tastes. Was skeptical at fir...

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TN: Saar, Bdx, Burg, Loire, Napa, etc

I forgot one bottle from Saturday's dinner, for the Champagne adverse I had a white with the canapes, the 2013 Zilliken...

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2012 Louis Jadot Pinot Noir Bourgogne Couvent des Jacobins

2012 Louis Jadot Pinot Noir Bourgogne Couvent des Jacobins *** It was better than I thought. I had it in a restaurant o...

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2006 Blankiet Estate Paradise Hills Vineyard Napa Valley Red Wine

I found this guy in my cellar while nosing around and it still had a gift c ard attached. The 2006 Blankiet Estate Para...

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1998 Vincent Girardin Pommard Les Grands Epenots

I bought a mixed group of Girardin Burgundy back in 2000 of about 40 bottle s at closeout prices from the local distrib...

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Anne-Claude Leflaive RIP

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11532551/Anne-Claude-Leflaive-viticultrice-obituary.html

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TN: 3 1965s for a 50th bday party, plus assorted others

Friday with assorted leftovers a half bottle of 2010 Burlotto Barolo. Tanni c, fresh acids, floral notes over red fruit...

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Wine tasting strips

Now you can taste a sample of wine with no alcohol. http://tinyurl.com/pumm353 Beringer created a shelf-mounted merchan...

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