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TN: Special Club, Chevillon PTG, Lapierre VdT, Cowan PN,

Sunday was subdued, after the DST spring forward and early airport shuttle, we piddled around and recovered from benefi...

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posted by daleXXX

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NZ Riesling.

I'm grateful for St Helier's alerting me to NZ Rieslings. I came across Seifried Nelson Riesling 2012 at a wine tasting...

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the mysterious Dureza!

Hello all, I have been a fan of Shiraz red wine since it first got introduced in the Ontario area. I found that one of...

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posted by wrottley

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TN: Concert week wines (Bdx, Burg, Tuscan, Mosel, Champagne, Bandol)

Betsy's pianist friend Lily arrived Wednesday to prepare for a benefit conc ert. While Betsy got her at airport I put t...

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posted by dwmidnt

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[LONG] Cellar Clearance Party 2014

Once again, we invited a number of our friends over to our house to drink a number of our wines under the pretext of a...

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posted by notpil

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TN: SOBER does Piedmont (lots of F Rinaldi) plus Riversaltes and Taittinger CdC

Cathleen hosted SOBER last night. Mark gave me a ride, so not as much spitt ing as the norm, yippee. As we arrived we w...

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TN: 2 Beaujolais, 1 Chablis GC, 1 Montepulciano

I was going out, but opened a bottle of the 2011 Zaccagnini Montepulciano d 'Abruzzo for Betsy's dinner Friday. Straigh...

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TN: 10th Anniversary of local wine group, featuring 2004 vintage wines

So last night was exact 10th year anniversary of our little local wine grou p (I joined in Sept of 2004, making me long...

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TN: Tuscany, Ruwer, Alsace

I was at stove on Tuesday, with a bean/kale/yam korma and sauteed mushrooms . Wine was the 2009 Trimbach Gewurztraminer...

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posted by dwmidnt

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Muga Tasting

Jorge Muga was here in Santa Fe this afternoon. Brought several bottles with him including: Blanco 2013 Virua and Malva...

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posted by larryleichtman

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TN: Week of European wines- Italy and France, with one Spanish wine

With a chicken and soba noodle stirfry, the NV Renardat-Fache Cerdon du Bug ey. Lightly sweet, lightly bubbly, light mi...

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posted by dwmidnt

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Make your own Pauillac!

An intriguing idea - if you have the money! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/drinking_and_dining/25101/design-your-own-...

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posted by g.stereo

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TN: Mostly Italian, with a Loire and a Burg

A bit more snow, a bit more shoveling, then off to friends Saturday night f or dinner. We were greeted with stuffed pic...

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TN: Winter wines (Germany, Rioja, Sicily, US)

A few days with me in charge of kitchen. Sunday I made a chicken curry, sauteed spinach, and Indian-styled cauliflow er...

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posted by dwmidnt

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[TN] Recent wines (Nebbiolo, Grenache, Bordeaux and Pinot)

2008 Az. Ag. Antoniotti Odilio Bramaterra (2/8/2014) Opened an hour before a dinner of wild boar roast. It had the usua...

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