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Ramey Chardonnay Russian River and Georges Reynaud Crozes Hermitage

2012 Ramey Chardonnay Russian River Valley **** Very nice California chardonnay fix , which is hard to come by in Denma...

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TN "Mediterranean climate" tasting

2012 Riesling Santa Barbera Fess Parker * Scent of dog paws, tastes like zippo lighter fuel on a used zippo. Makes me c...

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trivento golden reserve syrah and bunea vista the count

2012 Trivento Syrah Golden Reserve ** I got this on sale. if I had given the full price I would have been angry n ow, b...

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TN: Blind Pinot Noir (and a couple Chards)

red hosted our local wine group last week, theme was "Pinot Noir from Burgu ndy, Oregon, or California." He had made a...

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TN: 2 Cornas and 2 spaniards

2006 Domaine Michelas-St. Jemms Cornas Les Murettes **** It is devoid of any fruit, full of gravel, dust, 99% chocolate...

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TN: Another 95 Bdx, Loire, Piedmont, Burg, etc

With chicken brined overnight in feta brine, the 2013 Brovia Arneis (Roero) . Full bodied, citrusy, with a bit of herb...

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Chateau Les Mingets Sauternes

Hi all, My wife and I were at a food and wine pairing dinner (or Epicurean Adventure, as it was called) at a nearby res...

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Champagne/Sparkling Wine Glasses

Hi all, In a recent issue of Food & Wine magazine (I'm angry with myself for not keeping it) a master sommelier was say...

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Nuutti - nutrient calculation software

Nuutti - nutrient calculation software Information on nearly 10,000 foods Nuutti is the leading food and nutrient calcu...

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TN: 1995 Bordeaux in NYC

OK, so I've been part of the "'95s are so cranky- are they ever going to co me out of their shell" crowd for a while. S...

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TN: 2 Chards, 1 Chard blend, 1 St Julien, 1 Trollinger

Tuesday was wineless, so happy to have a small dinner for Betsy's niece (ho me for spring break) Wednesday. Smoked salm...

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2001 Palacios Remondo Rioja Reserva Selección Espec ial La Montesa

2001 Palacios Remondo Rioja Reserva Selección Especial La Montesa **** When I first tasted it out of the bottle, I was...

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TN: 78 Barolo, 89 Saar and St Estephe, and more recent wines

I did a lot of cooking with Betsy busy with rehearsals and concerts. Thursd ay I made pork tenderloin with Indian spice...

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Is Stag's Leap SLV to my taste?

I see that the store that has Stags Leap Fay and SLV is selling out their s tock. It is still 110$ even with the 30% of...

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2001 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 4, Chablis 1997 and Tawny

It is my wife's birthday so I planned a 3 course meal. 1997 Maligny Fourchaume, Chablis Premier Cru **** But first for...

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