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TN: Wines on a tall ship, at a dinner party, and at home

A friend wanted to take a little sailing cruise for her birthday, so I head ed down to Battery Park for a sunset cruise...

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posted by dwmidnt

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Lucente 2006

In case anyone has these left in their stash: Wasnt as good as I remember it. Think people are right that it is past it...

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TN: Alsace, Loire, Corsica, Pfalz, Margaux, Piedmont

With assorted leftovers, the 2013 Raimbault "Apud Sariacum" Sancerre rose. Medium bodied, medium acids, medium interest...

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TN: Nice wellpriced wines from greater Burgundy, Campania, Veneto

Thursday I was in charge of dinner - grilled salmon in a citrus/herb marina de & corn, collards, and spaghetti squash w...

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Kistler Pinot / Sequoia Grove Reserves

I finally got my hands on a Kistler Pinot Russion River. Looking for an occ asion to drink it. How should I get the mos...

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[TN] 2004 Joseph Swan Pinot Noir "Great Oak VIneyard"

Tonight, with grilled quail, this was a Wow wine. The nose was a beguiling mixture of baking spices, pencil lead and ta...

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WTN: MSR, CA, WA, Italian bubbly, and assorted French wines

Monday I made chana dal, bhindi masala , corn, salad, & tofu bhurji; wine was the 1994 Dr. F. Weins-Prum "Wehlener Sonn...

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TN: Loire, Sicily, Burgundy, Maderia

with assorted leftovers, the 2012 Baudry "Les Granges" Chinon - herby, blac k cherries, easygoing. B Thursday everythin...

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2005 Lopez de Haro Rioja Reserva

This has become the every day wine of choice lately. $10.99 at Costco not a really great reserva, I would look for more...

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Wine with burgers?

I normally have IPA with burgers. If I should do soemthing crazy and serve a wine with "build your own lettuce wrap LC b...

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posted by sequoiagigantia

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1997 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello

Met some friends at a local Italian restaurant for dinner and a few glasses of wine. We started with a variety of oyste...

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TN: Mostly Mouches, all Drouhin, in NYC

Yesterday was warm but not as humid as the previous days, so I felt better heading to the city for a Drouhin tasting. A...

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TN: Labor Day with wines from Bdx. California, Loire, Rheinhessen, south of France, etc

Labor Day forecast was iffy, but we pressed on with plans for a backyard ba sh. Close to 90 degrees, horrible humidity,...

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TN: Wines around the Hudson Valley (Loire, MSR, Chablis, Greece, Alsace, etc)

Wednesday we had grilled sockeye (in a roughly teriyaki marinade- kecap man is, ginger, ponzu), corn, and a green salad...

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Wine made with "powders"

My FIL allowed me to open one of his special bottled to serve with when I m ade him his favourite osso buco. Crociani V...

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