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posted by hannams100

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TN: Many Cantemerle, many La Lagune

Kind of a hectic Saturday, back and forth to office, fighting a cold, and p reparing for a tasting/dinner. But thankful...

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posted by dwmidnt

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TN: wines al fresco (Burg, Jura, Rioja, Loire, etc)

Bugs on sale at Stew's, so I threw together a lobster/corn/tomato salad for our picnic at jazz concert. Lovely night on...

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posted by dwmidnt

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1997 Rene Renou Bonnezeaux Cuvee Zenith

We had friends to our farm for my wife's birthday and I opened a number of wines that were all wonderful but the desser...

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posted by rvwrlee

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TN: SOBER does Ausone and Austrians, plus couple Aus- free things

Monday was cod in a miso glaze, with a red amaranth/sugarsnap/lettuce salad . Wine was the 2009 F. Cotat "Culs de Beauj...

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posted by dwmidnt

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TN: Willi Schaefer Spatlese with accidental deconstructed turducken

So Betsy was coming back from chamber coaching upstate, and had requested B BQ chicken. I defrosted a couple of package...

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posted by dwmidnt

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Has connoisseurship become bad for the wine bu$ine$$?

Is promoting subjectivity the way to keep and attract new 'customers'?

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posted by ggggg9271

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TN: old rose, dull NY wine, and a few better wines

With sweet potato/kale/white bean korma, the 2010 Stein "Aldegunder Himmelr eich" Kabinett Feinherb. Citrusy, slatey, s...

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posted by dwmidnt

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"Critics are not objective." (recent article)

http://www.midweek.com/hawaii-food-dining/vino-sense/objectivity-wine-tasting/

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posted by ggggg9271

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1996 Impala Merlot

I bought several bottles of this S.African wine quite a few years ago and had it stored in my cellar since 1999. Im won...

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posted by petedesalvo2

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1998 Ducru Becaillou for father's day

Decided to open for Father's day, double decanted, with grilled steak, pota toes and green beans (all perfect barbecue...

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posted by larryleichtman

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TN: Spring wines- RB Bdx, Etna, Burg, Loire, Chile

Tuesday I grilled sausages and fennel, warmed up some kabocha/chickpea mixt ure, and opened the 2003 La Vieille Cure (F...

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posted by dwmidnt

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1997 Louis Latour Corton Charlemagne

Still opening old bottles. I still have a couple of older Corton Charlemag nes so I grabbed a 1997 Latour Corton Charle...

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posted by rvwrlee

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TN: Mostly Riesling with Wine Media Guild on UES, NYC

esterday I took a train to Harlem and then jumped subway to Upper East Side . A quick walk over to the Evergreen Cafe,...

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posted by dwmidnt

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Couple of oldies Burg and Luna

In keeping with my goal to drink up everything old in my cellar I opened a couple of bottles yesterday with a lightly s...

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posted by rvwrlee

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