Question about purchase
If there is a wine store (or liquor store with a good wine selection --- typically not an ABC store) you should ask about regular tastings. Where I'm at, we...
Question about purchase
Yes I did try it. Just jumped right in so to speak. My wife talked me into it. The only way to learn is by mistakes sometimes. Like...
TN: Shafer Port from Ian, Bachelet, Girardin, Picq, Montelena
Saturday was a nasty travel day (delayed flights, stomach viruses, and missing luggage) but we made it home even if our bags didn't (they did arrive Sunday afternoon). Betsy was leaving again today, we...
Question about purchase
Been following this group for a while and trying to take in as much as I can. Wine is a new hobbie for me and I...
Papapietro Perry Dry Creek Region Sonoma
During a visit to the San Francisco Bay area, this past weekend, we had occasion to visit Papapietro Perry Winery on the recommendation of some friends who had been...
iso88591qTN:_Thanksgiving_Round_II__Champagne,_Kabinett,_R=E9gni=E9,_Muscat_de_BdV
THANKSGIVING ROUND II - Home (11-26-2005) Since I had to work on Thursday, we had our home cooked Thanksgiving meal on Saturday. Jonathan, Samantha and the kids joined us for: Hors d'oeuvres of...
TN: few Thanksgiving wines
Wednesday we flew south to Atlanta to spend Thanksgiving with my family. Thursday AM I went to the local Krogers to get something...
Successful winefood matches
I finally found both the occasion and courage to try a low temperature - slow roast of beef last weekend a la Heston Blumenthal as recently...
TN Chateau d'Yquem 1970
I have had a few bottles of 70 Yquem stored properly since shortly after release...
TN: '98 Belle 'Les Pierrelles' Crozes
Confronted with what to do with 5 lb of leftover turkey meat, I decided to make a traditional red...
hachette numbers
On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 12:08:39 GMT Hi, this vintage chart seems to use the 20 point scale common in judging wine...
Thanksgiving with Chevillon
Tom S I hear that frying a whole turkey helps seal in the juice and...
Fine Old Malmsey
Madeira comes in types, made from various grapes, that range from quite dry to quite sweet. Malmsey is the sweetest type usually offered, but a good...
Fine Old Malmsey
Hello to all, This is a plea for help regarding a certain bottle of wine that my wife and I received as an anniversary gift. I haven't a clue as to what it...
Sea Smoke Pinot and a short rant
I'm sipping the 2002 Sea Smoke "Ten" at the moment. I bought a couple of bottles on futures, which was still $50+. The AVA is Santa Rita Hills, which has become quite the thing...
Dehlinger Pinot Noir
For those of you who don't know his wines, Tom Dehlinger has made a reputation for great Russian River (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noirs. I just popped a bottle of the...
Batch to batch variability
On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 18:42:30 GMT Emery Davis Emery, I believe that the practice of "bottling on demand" was fairly commonplace in CNdP until fairly recently. I remember...
Batch to batch variability
I suspect that you will have a lot of leakers in that case of wine, caused by the pressure that develops during ML that has no place to go. The...
iso88591qTN:_Thanksgiving_Round_I__LP_Ros=E9,_Schlossberg,_Corton,_85_Taylor
THANKSGIVING ROUND I - TAC -- American Room (11-24-2005) We had guests in town and I had to work today, so we headed to the club for Thanksgiving dinner. We'll do the full-bore, home-cooked version...
Hybrids
Luk You can find much more about French-American and other interspecific varieties of US wine grapes at . Notice the academics at Cornell are using "Interspecific Varieties" rather than "crosses", or "hybrids...
iso88591qTN:_Gr=FCnhauser_Herrenberg_Kabinett
1998 Von Schubert Maximin Gr=FCnhauser Herrenberg Riesling Kabinett - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer, Ruwer (11-23-2005)* Very light, slightly grbutty but bright...
Hybrids
James Silverton Some vines were planted on their native European rootstocks in a few of the new areas in California in the 60s. I have not kept up with how many of these vineyards have...
Batch to batch variability
On 23 Nov 2005 09:07:08 -0800 Leo Bueno In the past, many top Bordeaux wines were bottled...
TN: Mascarello sings, PavieMac trails
Our good friend Joe invited us to dinner Tuesday night to meet his new love, who was visiting from Amsterdam. I made a quick stop...
Batch to batch variability
Leo Bueno In the past, many top Bordeaux wines were bottled over a considerable period of time. This...
Batch to batch variability
The observation by Cwdjrxyz about the possibility of batch to batch variability being responsible for...
1989 and 1990 Bordeaux
Commanderie de Bordeaux tasting dinner of the 1989 and 1990 vintage at Gavroche in Vancouver. We brought our own wines and also pbutted a glbutt from other tables, so...
CaffË del Doge Brings the Ultimate Coffee Experience to Palo Alto
CaffË del Doge Brings the Ultimate Coffee Experience to Palo Alto Coffee lovers in Palo Alto have...
A question on when to drink certain wines
Roberta Your understanding is correct. Wine changes in the bottle. In general, most wines get better for a while, then go downhill. Wine can be too young to have reached its full...
TN: Charity dinner75 Lafite, 83 Chevillon, 90 Bdx, and winemonger stickies
Some of you might remember I posted a note about a raffle we had on...
Toast Martinborough
st.helier It was. I probably exaggerated the wind just a little. It really only blew in the late afternoon. Sun hats took...
A Sweet Wine Story
Recently I was at "The Wine For Asia Show" here in Singapore. After having tasted wines from ten or so booths, I finally reached the one which bore the New Zealand flag. The...
TN: decent brew
No "a-ha" moments, but some very nice tings, nonetheless, and good weather to boot, good health, life, friends....what more can a simpleton want? Br=FCndlmayer...
2002 A great year South Australia
Siobhan Leachman It was a very good day. As usual, we took the train from Wellington to Featherstone...
TN Chateau MoutonRothschild 1975
I have had an unopened wooden case of Mouton-Rothschild 1975 stored under near ideal conditions without...
St Juliens in NYC
A nice night of St Juliens at Les Sans Culottes in NYC. A nice crowd, thanks to Arv Rao for organizing. 2001 M=F6nchof Urziger Wurzgarten Sp=E4tlese Light...
2002 A great year South Australia
Have been a little more disciplined since my credit card account arrived, after our recent sojourn in France; but have attended a couple of freebie tastings trade only in the...
TN: cheap Barolo,cheap Chardonnay, plus a Justin CS
Tuesday Betsy was working and I made dinner for David and myself. Chicken thighs in a soy-red wine sauce, broccoli, and leftover brown rice. I hadn't opened an Italian wine in a...
TN: 2xChampagne, Vouvray, Bandol and great lamb, Bourgueil, Riesling VT
Mark: Thanks. These actually did all come from Tokyo. Some of the stuff I drink has come from elsewhere...
Free wine
st.helier Wrote: Ok point taken though the US part I have to say should not be a...
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