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Saran Wrap and TCA Corked White Wine OK, here's the deal: 3 Btls of Sullivan Napa Chard 2003, and one is "corked." I had finished one bottle and noted pear (sweet), some stone-mineral... UTF8BbTA0MueahOS9nOalrQ ÊàëÊòØm042 ÁéãÊòìÊüî Êú¨ÊñáÊòØËºÂÖ•food--alt.food.wine‰ÊâæÂàÁöÑ DINNER WITH FRIENDS (2XCHAMPAGNE, VOUVRAY, BANDOL, BOURGUEIL, ALSACE) - Jonathan and Samantha's (11-11-2005) Food was an... TN: 2xChampagne, Vouvray, Bandol and great lamb, Bourgueil, Riesling VT DINNER WITH FRIENDS (2XCHAMPAGNE, VOUVRAY, BANDOL, BOURGUEIL, ALSACE) - Jonathan and Samantha's (11-11-2005) Food was an amazing homemade gravlax with sweetish... Henye Tokaji Mark Lipton" inquired of the group..... Mark, I am very worried about M. Hoare - I swear he has not got over the shock of His Lordship eating him out of house... Why wine deglazing I have never paid attention to the amount of white wine I use; it has not been a problem... wine and liquor law says... Interesting "law." Was this in US, and if so, what state? I've experienced some strange ones, but not this. In AZ, the... Bordeaux Style 1985 Mondavi Reserve Cabernet - even the regular cab was good this vintage (I finished mine last year). Nice Bordeaux style nose, no over oaking here. Good colour... TN: 1990 Bdx at Tribeca Grill Last night Matt Richman and Arvind Rao (with some help from Paul Jaouen, even though he didn't... Why wine Mi e' parso che Mark Lipton abbia scritto: You like to risk your life, man ;) You probably tried the traditional ones, and probably they were from a... TN: 2004 Pepiere, '03 D'Oupia, '92 Cask 23 and 2001 Banfi CCR After months of reading about the consensus WGWOTW (wine geeks' wine of the year), the '04 Dom. de la Pepiere Muscadet... TN: 2001 BElle Pente Willamette PN Last night Betsy made duck with a demi-glace & herb sauce, along with green beans and brown rice. The wine was the 2001 Belle Pente Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley). I have really liked... Why wine Meryl First, there are several types of cooking with wine. Wine may be used as part of the liquid to cook shellfish for example. Here you would want a high acidity white wine... TN: Deiss, Domane Wachau, Bolla, Palandri, StBenoit, Kunde riday Betsy fried some panko-coated pork chops and served under a tomato-arugula salad, with green... Cabernet Franc and Bouchet Speaking of Sangiovese, I recently attended a tasting dinner featuring the wines of Banfi. The speaker, Sharron A. McCarthy, has been with Banfi for about 30 years... Moillard, Fox, Caymus, Pedroncelli, Grinon Notes from my monthly wine lunch: 1998 Auvigue Pouilly Fuiss=E9 R=E9colte Manuelle - fair bit of colour in this wine and strangely... Q about Vino Volo and PN TNs On my way from Europe, I had a longish layover stay at Dulles airport, where I chanced upon Vino Volo (www.vinovolo.com). They are... 2004 Bordeaux Tasted the 2004 Bordeaux barrel samples with Bill Blatch of Vintex last week. I don't have time to post detailed notes but will mention some of... Fonseca Brief notes on some Ports: Fonseca 2003 - warm spirity nose with big fruit, very good presentation on palate considering age but really not showing a whole lot - medium sweet and lengthy finish... TN : Drouhin Vero blanc Wednesday Betsy had the night off, and made a pasta sauce with mussels (flavored with pernod and herbs) over linguine. For the cooking wine and the dinner wine, the 2002 Drouhin "Vero" Bourgogne Blanc. I... Pinot Noir Ageing The very best Burgundy can age for a very long time. Bottles from the late 1800s have been found to be good, but this is a rare exception. DRC and... New to wine, seeking recommendations SNIP some sweeter wines Adrian, It is about what YOU like. None can, or should, try and tell you what YOU should like. You mentioned... TN Riesling Renaisssance John Taverner The year 2003 was not at all typical in Germany. Because of the extreme hot weather, many grapes were extremely ripe, but had low acidity. Some of the greatest sites had drought... Storm Damage Wine Cellar sibeer If the temperature slowly increased from about 55 to 70 degrees F over 3 days, I doubt if there was any damage to your wine at all. Exceptions might be extremely old wines... TN Riesling Renaisssance Solihull Fine Wine Society, November tasting. Having looked at Freddy Price's " Riesling Renaissance", Adrian decided to put on a fiendish tasting of youthful Riesling. I have added the UK price for interest elsewhere in... New to wine, seeking recommendations A.M. Rush Many people tend to use "dessert" rather than "sweet" in describing sweet wines... New to wine, seeking recommendations Would you please indulge a wine novice for a few moments? I've quickly found out that saying you like "sweet" wines sends up red flags among lots of... fair value of old cru bourgeois Hi all, The plumber renovating our shower room has revealed that he has some old bottles to unload. I... Wines of Spokane, WA From Paul Gregutt's column in today's Seattle Times: Wednesday, November 2, 2005 Wine Adviser: Strengths, surprises from Spokane By Paul... TN: Costieres white, Argentina Tempranillo, and an appelation called Maurice Monday Betsy called and needed a white wine for cooking, I talked her around the cheap end of... make tons of cash EASY What is $5 and 15 minutes when it can make you earn $100,000 ? Not much, if you ask me... You've probably seen a lot of those kind of messages over forums and newsgroups, and... Bordeaux and Friends Impromptu gathering a week ago to taste wine: 2003 Black Hills Alibi - this BC wine is a sauv blanc Semillon blend that I find... 1975 Wines MaxMustermann The 2 above wines could still be good with ideal storage, depending on who made them. Without knowing that, one can not say more. I have not had the... TN: Friend's 50th with B & H, Punset, Beringers KV, etc Sunday we were invited to a friend's 50th birthday party. Her husband had invited 4 couples to join them for dinner at a local restaurant, with drinks and appetizers beforehand. I had... TN: Friulian Merlot with mediocre Turkish food, plus a fair 04 MSR QbA Friday Betsy had a rare weekend night off, and we declared it date night. She usually has to drag me to weekend night movies (I hate the crowds), but I... iso88591qRe:_Oldest_wine_you=B4ve_ever_bought=3F Nils Gustaf Lindgren as e=2E ht? is, 7, - All of my older wines were bought at auctions many years ago before the price of many such wines climbed... Sediment and decanting Jose Sediment from red wines can taste bitter to many people. This is most likely to be noticed for full red wines... Oldest wine you¥ve ever bought Hello; The last day we spent in Nice last week, a courier rang the door and delivered my catches from the recent iDealWine auction. In a sturdy box was the... TN: red wine season begins Despite unseasonably warm weather this past month, the leaves have changed color, the skies have clouded and the red wine has been brought forth from the cellar! ;-) With broiled... Article on vine yield vs. quality long I saw this article by Dr. Richard Smart (credentials at the end of the article) in the new issue of Wine Business Monthly and thought... TN: low expectations, some exceeded Jaboulet, LongDepaquit On 6 Nov 2005 08:46:31 -0800 Emery, you "Yes, I meant to ask why such low expectations, too. I've found Jaboulet to be generally reliable enough...

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