When to drink
Hello; Two little "gems" aquired at Carrefour (yes, yes, yes, we did!) A Chablis GC Le Clos 2003 and a...
Bowmore single malt and 2003 Carm Douro
Our twice annually held single malt tasting featured Bowmore this time, and as always, one wine with dinner. As always, we nosed-tasted straight...
Swanson Dinner
You had me worried for a minute. I thought you were going to say you had wine with...
Swanson Dinner
We did a Swanson dinner recently in Vancouver, with Clarke Swanson attending. 2004 Rosato - made from Syrah, I found this rather deeply coloured (red with an orange tint) ros=E9 to lack...
TN: decent QPRs Bdx & Burg
Lamb chops on Thursday, with green beans, potatoes, and a bottle of the 2000 Ch. Sainte-Colombe (C...
Screwcapsvs corks
I think the debate between cork and screwcap will go on for eternity, or at least until the next new invention... try the...
TN: GruVe, Margaux AC, Chbuttagne
Monday with leftover pork roast, brown rice,and a salad, the 2004 Schloss Gobelsburg "Gobelsburger" Gruner Veltliner (Kamptal). Lighter styled, with just a hint of residual sugar...
Could you list some highend red wine
Santiago No, in fact I have 3 bottles of Latour 1961 and one of 1945. However the...
NYT: 2001 Riojas
Read it in the (Spanish) morning and, while I agree that Asimov is a great wine writer, with a close to perfect balance to appeal both the winelover and...
Could you list some highend red wine
Its not only ellay that has rudeness to the undeserving as a key. I ate at Le Toque in Montreal a few years ago, I skipped wine(no half bottles) and did not order one...
Could you list some highend red wine
On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:24:35 -0500, "Joe"Beppe-"Rosenberg" While I can see the lump in your cheek from the tongue placement, I've got to agree about the...
Wine Dinner
Our local wine bar the Winehouse in Norfolk, VA had a winemaker dinner for X Winery from Napa. Since...
Piemonte Notes
Notes from a Piemontese theme evening. 2004 Cascina del Santuario Moscato d'Asti - when drunk fairly young, these low alcohol (5%) sparkling muscats are delightful frivolous wines, especially in summer used as...
TN Serious reds SFWS Feb tasting
Solihull Fine Wine Society February Tasting Serious reds by Mike, blind as usual. All wines same vintage, so we had to spot both wines and vintage, All 1995 Marsannay Les Longeroies Denis Mortet (RIP) Poignant...
report spam
Anders T=F8rneskog Reporting spam is mostly a waste of time. It will stop a few individuals but...
Screwcapsvs corks
Martin Field I haven't read the article yet. Often the articles in Epicure in the Age are...
Andrew Goldfinch
Andrew Goldfinch We should certainly catch up some time. Shoot us an email or something when you get a chance sometime. How's the new job going? I think this...
TN: mostly beaverfood, but the oak has integrated on the Clavel
Saturday Betsy made pork roast (well actually she made on Fri, recipe called for 10 hours slow...
Newbie looking for reference
The way I interpret it is that the OP wants to avoid paying high proces for wine that, while it may be worth...
Newbie looking for reference
SNIP Hm-m-m, could be? But, I also recommend Andrea Immer (didn't know she had...
Chateau Patris Grand Cru 1985
It is a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru ó that is to say it is produced in the Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion and the wine of this...
TN: TTG #5 Champers and Stickies Robert, 2xDeutz, Egly, Bolly RD, Joblot, 3x'90Sauternes, ZH
TTG ROUND #5 -- CHAMPAGNES AND STICKIES - Au Pebreast Paris -- Shirokane (2-17-2006) Our Tokyo group got together for the fifth time, this...
TN Chateau Rieussec 1975
Thanks, that is helpful information about the balance. We actually were checking out a bottle of this last night, after finishing a bottle...
Package stores was: 2004 Chateau HautRian
The Puritanism and greed of state legislatures in the US is well documented--upon the repeal of Prohibition as mentioned earlier, there...
TN: Whites that won't break you
Here are further notes from my blog at www.blogomonster.com-dan708 2003 Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Riesling...
Package stores was: 2004 Chateau HautRian
Senator Joseph Lieberman said: "My dad lived in an orphanage when he was a child. He went to work in a bakery truck and then owned a package store in Stamford, Conn." The...
Viader, St Hallets, Brane Cantenac, Huegenot, Mentelle
Notes from my monthly blind tasting lunch. We started off with a stuffed Dungeness crab, so the restaurant had to stick in a...
OT sort of.... Cleaning RED wine carpet stain
Look in Google for UC Davis paper from Prof. Andrew Waterhouse (also reported in lay press). The prof and a high...
2004 Chateau HautRian
enoavidh is right, my remaining bottle says New Castle. I agree that's it's good to support local retailers...
TN: CA, NZ, Rheingau, LI
Monday we had our rear neighbors over for dinner- lemon chicken, potatoes, and braised escarole with peppers. I prefer wine with the chicken, and opened the 2005 Giesen Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough). Clean...
Making wine at home
Making wine at home isn't necessarily easy. There's a lot of work involved, especially in cleaning and sanitizing, but the sense of accomplishment the winemaker can get from producing 30 bottles of...
Ausbruch pinging Michael Pronay Sender: Ian
Salut-Hi Michael Pronay, le-on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:47:04 +0100, tu disais-you said:- I was about to comment earlier, but fortunately read down...
US Boycott affects sales Sender: Ian
Salut-Hi eNo, le-on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:05:50 -0800, tu disais-you said:- You...
Wine that got you into wine
Not quite the name I normally would respond to. But the question is OK, and incidentally I happen know the answer...
Ausbruch pinging Michael Pronay
Here I am, and I hope to be able to clarify. Emily is right in what she has described on her website. In fact, Ausbruch is made exactly in...
Celebrity Aust's Biggest Loser
Casey's tough gig to get AVO By LILLIAN SALEH February 15, 2006 IT was one of the hardest performances of Australian Idol champion Casey Donovan's...
Ausbruch pinging Michael Pronay
I appreciate your taking an interest, however, I don¥t understand how the production methoid differs from that of a Trockenbeerenauslese. It appears to deal with picking the grapes, one by one (somewhat like in...
Austrian Wine Dinner at Campanile L.A. Feb.27
Some of you may remember meeting two of the vintners I work with when they blew into...
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SMALL CARNIVAL GATHERING - At Home (2-10-2006) Friday was Cathryn's birthday. She's from New Orleans and won't be making it home for Mardi Gras this year so we...
TN: Recent Ones Muscadet and Rafanelli Zin
A COUPLE FROM LAST WEEK - Home and Au Pebreast Paris (2-4-2006-2-11-2006) A couple of wines from the last week. 1=2E...
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