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All about wine, for oeneophiles.
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Arnot roberts
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Anyone have a source that has any of their wines. All of their inventory seems to be sold out.
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TN: Some wines, 1943 through 2012
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Friday was a bit frantic, and Betsy had rehearsals in city, but I had dashed into HMart to get some pre-marinated bulgogi, trumpet mushrooms, and Chinese broccoli. Some rice and furikake, I grilled the meat and mushrooms, and Betsy did a quick broccoli dish with oyster sauce; wine was the 2011 Vissoux (Chermette) “Coeur de Vendanges” Beaujolais. Full and deep, reminds me more Cote d’Or than Beaujolais, very good with potential, but I think I prefer the playful (and more obviously Gamay) Cuvee Tradition at moment. B+/B... more »
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hail damage in the Touraine
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Weird weather, 30C again today in Paris, with intense thunderstorms yesterday, with pretty dramatic impact on the Touraine for at least this year but maybe 2014 as well:
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pays-de-la-loire-et-centre-17- juin-2013.html... more »
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Two 2012 Roses
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I opened a couple of bottles of Rose with an assortment of grilled flatbreads and toppings...kind of like make your own pizza night last night.
2012 Charles & Charles Columbia Valley Rose-Charles Smith and Charles Bieler collaboration of Syrah, Mourvedre Rose. Pale pink, very fresh and clean with watermelon and raspberry with just a hint of fizz. Really tasty at $10. "B"... more »
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'07 Storybook Mtn Zin
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With decent weather in the offing for tonight, we decided to cook outside and made some jerk chicken on the smoker. Jean requested a Zin with it despite my now-tired observation that an off-dry Riesling would probably go better with the food. My offering was:
2007 Storybook Mountain Mayacamas Range Zinfandel... more »
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TN: Lots of 40+ year old wines blind in Soho
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Thursday night a nice group gathered at La Sirene/ Taureau on the theme Older and Blind (40 years being minmum). A rainy day, but better than original forecast. Before heading to city I decided to double-decant my 2 bottles for sediment, good thing I did as the ‘66 Beychevelle was a testament to the longevity of TCA. I grabbed a last minute replacement, and headed to city.... more »
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TN: Lots of wine
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Friday we went to a local church to rehearse a skit for an event the following night. First time I’ve ever had pizza dressed as Thomas Jefferson, pretty sure the last as well. While eating the pizza we tried to avoid the AA group meeting in next room as we tried the 2010 Pecina Rioja. Black raspberry, clean, good acids, medium length. B/B+... more »
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