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TN: Mosel, Marche, Clear Lake CA, and several from greater Burgundy

Tuesday I braised cod in a kimchee-flavored broth (recipe called for chip otles in adobo, I wanted to use up some puree...

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posted by dwmidnt

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Wine tasting pour sizes

When I host wine tastings for my colleagues we've been around 9-10 people, and I had 1 bottle per wine. The amount of w...

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posted by sequoiagigantia

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Fronton AOC and some good things

So Dale gets to write about Fronsac. In the interest of similar names two nights ago at a marvelous Pizza place in Toul...

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TN: South African wine honoring dog, Loires and Sicilian wines as well

Sunday was lovely, just the right kind of a day for a birthday party of a h ound. Lucy is 12, and invited some friends...

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Pine Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

I've been eye balling this cab for a while. It seems the grapes are a mix o f stags leap and Rutherford, making it the...

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TN: Riojas, CA PG, Cava,and satellite Bdx

Yesterday was gorgeous and we had a fun day- the annual "Ferry Festa" - a s treet fair where our downtown is closed off...

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TN: 8 US wines, 7 French wines, 1 Austrian wine, 1 US mead

Social overload week continues. Thursday we had a group of neighbors and fr iends for dinner. Hors d'oeuvres were marin...

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TN: SOBER at Johns (Champagne, MSR, Burgs, Rhones, Cali Cab)

John hosted SOBER last night, and as usual did an excellent job with wine a nd food. We were greeted with the 2008 Marg...

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TN: $35 Pommard 1er

Monday was roast chicken, sauteed oyster and shiitake mushrooms, lentils, s alad with balsamic marinated plums, and the...

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'11 Yves Cuilleron St Joseph Les Pierres Seches

Had this wine at the bistro "Albion" (Paris 10) and recommended to anyone who happens to be in this neighbourhood. The...

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Italian Wine Delivered to Your Home.

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TN: 8 Pauillacs, an Alsace, and a Chablis walk into a steakhouse

Our city Bordeaux group got back to Bordeaux last night, with a Pauillac th eme. I double-decanted my initial candidate...

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Check out the MOVI Movie Promo

In February of this year, we shot video in Chile of several MOVI (Movimient o de Viñateros Independientes) member winem...

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2010 Domaine Jean Bousquet Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva

Found this in a store I sometimes go to. It is new to them. They hurried to show me their new stash of Cornas (e.g. 201...

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1997 Chateau Palmer

Met a friend for lunch and he had opened a bottle of 1997 Chateau Palmer to accomany cold grilled beef tenderloin and g...

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