AFW FAQ draft
Jose Actually the above is not a question or an answer but a description of what the sub-numbered items...
Screw Cap vs Cork Closures
1--no one is being snowed here. I never claimed that the Penfolds was commercially released. But it was indeed served and...
Screw Cap vs Cork Closures
One of those dilemmas again - if I don't respond to your posts, I'm a coward. If I do I'm a liar. Clbuttic! Good one! OK, I swear this is last time.. I weigh a...
AFW FAQ draft
4. What is the best way to preserve an opened bottle of wine? How long will it last? The primary enemy of wine is...
QPR Wines for September
2004 Citra Montepulciano D'Abruzzo $3.99 (I may be new to Italian wines, but I've bought a case after my first bottle) -- DAve p.s. thanks to all for...
AFW FAQ draft
Jose The page has been changed to a light background and the colors have been darkened somewhat to read...
Good Wines for Cheap Under $20 Recommendations Thoughts
My wife and I just recently returned from California. While visiting CA we had the opportunity to visit about a dozen wineries amongst CA's Central Coast. Before visiting I was an avid beer lover, but...
Screw Cap vs Cork Closures
Dale, I am sorry that you continue to question every post. I have told the truth and will no longer respond to any of your posts. I am...
AFW FAQ draft
I have put your FAQs on a test web page to see how it might work. See The colors and placement of text can be...
Screw Cap vs Cork Closures
Well, I'm nothing if not predictable, a regular Pavlov's dog, and accusations of cowardice will bring me out. What I regard as cowardly is using sockpuppets and lying about tasting results to support one's...
Leoville Las Cases Vertical Tasting
Saturday we did our mbuttive tasting of Leoville Las Cases at the lovely home of one of the contributors of...
Screw Cap vs Cork Closures
Michael, I am not as opposed to screw caps as I used to be after this tasting. I think that in the whites, cork taint is more discernable for me vs...
TN: Dinner with Alain Coudert's Brotherinlawinlaw
Well, actually his brother is Coudert's BIL, so sue me. Anyway, he was over from France so...
Screw Cap vs Cork Closures
Michael. you know sometimes one has an ethical dilemma. If one has resolved to not respond to a troll-liar, and yet they are...
Your suggestions for Splurge Wines for SeptOct
As a frequently asked question is "what wine should I buy for a splurge", but the answers people offer are more personal (and change over time...
TN: 3 Burgs, 1 German
2002 Maximin Grunhauser (von Schubert) Riesling QbA I'm a huge fan of this estate, even on QbA level...
Glaetzer Shiraz TNs
Had the good fortune to taste seven of the Glaetzer Barossa wines yesterday afternoon, including 3...
LONG I come from a land down under
G'day mates - how are yew? So I'm back, after crossing 8 timezones, starting at at 8 am n Sidney and landing at 8 am in...
LONGish AFW FAQ draft
Here is a very preliminary, incomplete draft of an AFW FAQ. I thought that I'd solicit comments now on what I've got (mostly culled...
First Wine Archaeologist Traces Drink to Stone Age
William chickene for National Geographic News July 21, 2004 Wine snobs might shudder at the thought, but the first wine-tasting may have...
QPR Wines for September
There was some discussion of keeping a "recommended wines" list in the FAQs in other thread. That might be a little unwieldy, so here's an alternate idea. On the first of each month (obviously too...
alt.food.wine FAQ
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:36:00 -0400 (Taking a part at random to reply to) Ed, I'm sure we all agree that trolls won't be...
Chianti Clbuttico Tasting.. Great Chianti's and an AMAZING Vin Santo
Last weekend I had one of my greatest tasting ever !! Here are the notes from a friend of mine. I...
alt.food.wine FAQ
Ed Rasimus Quite true, Ed. Occasionally, a new visitor will be well-versed enough (or battle-scarred enough) to look for a FAQ, but most won't. However, the FAQ serves a secondary...
Brewers defend music sponsorship
Brewers defend music sponsorship The drinks industry has reacted angrily to a call for the government to ban brewers from sponsoring live music. Events like the Reading Festival...
TN: Mon Couer CdR and Toh! Tocai Fr
Betsy marinaded some lamb chops in a mixture of pineapple juice, herbs (mostly rosemary), and garlic, the juice made me wonder re my usual lamb with Bordeaux combo and I decided...
Mixed Blessing
I patted myself on the back last year when, after a substantial waiting period, I was fortunate enough to make the Williams...
alt.food.wine FAQ
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:16:26 +0200, Emery Davis I could have tagged onto any of the other responders, but Emery gets the dubious honor. I've got to vote against the proposal...
alt.food.wine FAQ
Sounds like an excellent idea, Mark. You certainly listed the most common questions. The only thing I might disagree with is the list of recommended wines. I'm not sure that should...
OT: Blue Hill at Stone Barns
splurge). Truly beautiful setting (and if you get there early you can take tour of sustainable agriculture center) in old Rockefeller barns. Fantastic ingredients, and interesting dishes...
alt.food.wine FAQ
Apropos of a comment Max H. made awhile ago, I would like to propose that a new afw FAQ be...
ACMD report wants tighter controls on booze & tobacco for teenagers
Young face tougher drink, smoking laws Call for tighter under-25 drink-drive limit and tobacco ban for...
wine software
Notably, "Kristian" raised the topic in a forthright, descriptive, even deferential posting. Contrasting with the many, even unambiguous, instances of false agendas, trolling questions, and drive-by "hey folks, look at this site I...
Help Me Choose a Two Reds from this Wine List
Hi everyone, Please help me choose two bottles of wine from this list. The food is Vietnamese fusion, but we've yet to...
foire a vin time again
Hi all, Here in France we suffer through a yearly supermarket even known as the "foire a vin" (wine fair). These are often banal at best for those of use who...
Phylloxera
On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:04:41 +0100, Steve Slatcher I think it would be more accurate to say that MOST genetic variations yield offspring that are inferior from an evolutionary standpoint but...
How to verify someone's Sommellier Certification
They are somms, in that they specialize in the restaurant or service side of wine; masters of their trade, in that they've demonstrated objective ability, which includes the series...
Phylloxera
As a recent transplant to North Texas, I've learned that the responsibility for saving the Euro vineyards is attributed...
TN: SociandoMallet vertical at La Bonne Soupe
A nice gaggle of geeks gathered to take a look at a few vintages of Sociando-Mallet at La Bonne Soupe...
Phylloxera
st.helier Phylloxera can be controlled by chemical treatment of the earth around the vine, but this is very expensive. Until the end of WW II, Romanee...
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