TN: Summer sippers
Despite Betsy's jetlag, we managed to make it to 2 Memorial Day parties Monday. At the first we lightly sampled some gazpacho and split a burger. There was some...
Austrian SB, etc
Emily, I'd love to see your notes on your '04 wines after they arrive and settle. I realize it is tough for producers...
Another interesting article in the Big Paper
Andrew Goldfinch" reproduced a very interesting article...... Exactly the same thing is happening here in New Zealand with...
Another interesting article in the Big Paper
Another interesting article this week in Epicure the food & drink lift out in Melbournes Age 8=2Ehtml The Australian wine industry could become a victim...
Several Reds with Barbecue
With a "mixed grill" type barbecue, including whole beef tenderloin, beef ribs, sausages, burgers, asparagus, and portobellos. Various side salads and some red beans and...
There's No wine Like This Wine
D=F6nnhoff, I think it was, shot up in price after A Certain Wine Critic praised it, and hordes suddenly decided they...
PING: Dan The Man: Orlando Jacob's Creek Chardonnay 2002
Hello Dano, Well I finally cracked the 2002 that has been sitting in the fridge for about two years. Not as tart or acidic as...
TN: Bordeaux & Burgs, Austrian SB, etc at Triomphe
The official Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts convention was in Bordeaux this year, but a nice contingent of Northeasterners who couldn't make it held our own...
DVD: John Cleese: Wine For The Confused
I found this by chance in the local blockbuster while perusing the latest releases. It is a relatively low budget just that they skimped...
TN: wines with mostly takeout
With Betsy still in Japan and me too jetlagged to think about cooking, I mostly ate prepared foods from the local Italian grocery this week. I picked up some "pinwheels" of beef wrapped around pork...
200 wine to drink now Sender: Ian
Salut-Hi Tom S, le-on Sat, 28 May 2005 01:38:47 GMT, tu disais-you said:- Here's...
Court Says Napa Wine Must Actually Come from Napa
I'm much more offended by that than by the misappropriation of European place names. IMO if a California wine says "Napa" anywhere on the label, it should...
Court Says Napa Wine Must Actually Come from Napa
The California state appeals court has ruled that a 2000 California state law is valid and...
Bastide Tasting Menu
Disaster! I was sure I had my wine notes with the menu, but alas, they are gone. And unfortunately my sieve of a brain can't seem to come...
Bastide Tasting Menu
Had the "surprise menu" at Bastide (in Los Angeles) a few weeks back, to which the Sommelier paired wines for each...
200 wine to drink now Sender: Ian
Salut-Hi Tom S, le-on Wed, 25 May 2005 02:30:28 GMT, tu disais-you said:- Were you to be alone on the...
There's No wine Like This Wine
Gentlemen, Which wine other than the top quality Rieslings from MSR has the following traits? 1) Crammed with fruity aromas of ripe apricots, peach, honey, grapefruit, minerals etc., (dubbed as Fruit...
TN: Bandol & Cahors with pig in Japan
In Tokyo we pretty much stuck to a variety of Japanese places - though Tokyo has a reputation for excellent places for a variety of European and Asian cuisines, if you're...
Michael PrÛnay: Veltliner pronunciation
Ron, your helpful impulse is positive, but that particular posting illustrates what I was striving to avoid: Arguments by conviction. If you conclude that "Robert is correct in his emphasis," could...
Steele wine dinner
A local restaurant did a dinner yesterday featuring 4 Steele wines We started off with a Chipolte scallop with 2002 Steele Pinot Blanc. The scallop was the tastiest little...
TN: New friends, new wines, a few old favorites
One of the highlights of our recent Tokyo trip was an offline organized by Jim Jones, who I "knew" from AFW. Myself, Betsy, and Joe Bongiorno met at Shnju in Roppongi for a very...
Michael PrÛnay: Veltliner pronunciation
A question arose. Around Vienna over the past 20 years, I remember hearing the second word of Gr¸ner Veltliner spoken with light stress on the first syllable -- VELTliner, in German (like...
Tokaji Eszenszia Disznoko 1988
Nils Gustaf Lindgren Hi Nils, Some time ago the Finnish Alko had the 1988 Disznˆkˆ Aszu Eszencia (SP...
TN: New friends, new wines, a few old favorites
Dale Williams from A.F.W. was in town accompanying his wife Betsy and their friend Joe the Italophile. Betsy and Joe play in the orchestra...
200 wine to drink now
Ms Leebee No. If you'd been around here a bit longer you probably would have noted my Dan's is good for mbutt produced bulk stuff, and occaisionaly some mid-range to premium stuff, and...
Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello Futures Tasting and Comments from Paul Draper
Paul Draper also talked about ripeness or over ripeness of Zinfandel in California. ... That's very...
How much would you pay for this bottle
Juanito nicks.com.au Retasted 26-11-01 The below tasting notes were made at the 50th Anniversary Dinner of Penfolds Grange at Magill in South Australia on November 26th 2001. They were written...
My Hospice du Rhone nonreport
Hospice du Rhone last week was going to be my most serious wine tasting experience to date. I planned on taking copious notes and reporting back...
Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello Futures Tasting and Comments from Paul Draper
Today and tomorrow Ridge is having a tasting of barrel samples of the 2004 Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine will not be released...
Going to San Francisco
TB, Seems to me you want to get the flavor of the city, and one of the best ways is...
200 wine to drink now
Lots of good questions. You sound like a younger group than most of us here - not that that's bad. I've been where you are now, but with a...
Going to San Francisco
Kermit Lynch is in Berkeley at 1605 San Pablo Ave. Oddlots Wine Shop at 1025 San Pablo Ave in Albany (Albany adjoins Berkeley) is supposedly run by a former buttociate...
200 wine to drink now
While some have already provided response, ranging from a single, emphatic word, to a quick tour of the history of the Piemonte, it sounds to...
200 wine to drink now
Gaja indeed---talk about successful marketing. Gaja & Bruno Ceretto in Piemonte and the Marchese della Incisa (Sbuttacaia) and Antinori have done more to raise the prices of the best Italian wines then anyone...
200 wine to drink now
As something fun to do, my friends and I have discussed pooling our money on occasion to obtain and drink something like a Bordeaux first growth, a Burgundy grand cru, a Penfolds Grange...
Going to San Francisco
If you're in the northern part of San Francisco, consider A16. They specialize in Italian wines. Check out their menu online: Make reservations. I tried it once...
Going to San Francisco
Several restaraunts in the "Business District" or close by that I have enjoyed recently: Aqua, Tartare, Farallon, Michael Mina, Fifth Floor. All are close to your upper limit, and latter is probably above...
Alvaro Palacios
Notes from a tasting of wines from Alvaro Palacios, in Vancouver for a visit. 2001 Herencia Remondo La Montesa Crianza - in a market where crianzas are usually...
You can¥t hurry love
no you just got to wait. In the case of Barolos, the wait may appear long indeed...
Giacomo Borgogno Barolo Riserva 1952
Had this wine at a marathon lunch at Borgogno in 1985 and again a few years later when their importer, Banfi, held a tasting. Jim Morris & I arrived at Borgogno...
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