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TN: Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1990 and 1991 With a couple of perfectly grilled filet's (medium rare), roasted garlic potatoes and a spring mix... 3 of 9 Burgs corked Pavie Syndrome DaleW Cow. (There was a group of cheeses in a roughly similar style from various... Oddest item in your cellar On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 13:43:59 GMT, "Nils Gustaf Lindgren" The oddest items that are RIGHT NOW in my cellar : - a Beaujolais vin... Pine Ridge Stag's Leap Vineyard '98 Felt extravagant last night and despite the simple fare of grilled Porterhouse, baked potato and salad, brought up a Pine Ridge Cabernet to accompany. Once... Gruaud Larose 1978 2000 These are notes from a Commanderie de Bordeaux vertical tasting dinner of Ch. Gruaud Larose. It has been said that Pauillac wines can be sorted into three clbuttes ‚Äì... DRY Is Good, SWEET Is Yucky I think the origina post was referring to "cheap" sweet wines such as those that one used to find on the market. Sweet wines... Was Food Pairings now Molecular Gastronomy On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 04:28:12 GMT, "Andrew Goldfinch" Hi Andrew I have spoken about this with Herve This, author of the definitive work on this subject, and a... Was Food Pairings now Molecular Gastronomy There is a lot of this going on at the moment Howard. You may have heard of a movement in world... Lunch Notes 2000 Benchland Chardonnay - this BC Chard 3was getting a bit long in the tooth. It had a faint metallic note in the nose, but beyond that it... 3 of 9 Burgs corked Pavie Syndrome Keywords: Burgundy, TCA, Pavie, tasting groups, history, NC I belong to co-operative tasting groups (groups that gather to try wines, usually blind, sharing the expense and duties) 1,2. At a recent... brutal Brut, plus Charvin, Chave, Strub, etc Hi gentlemen. In the US this has been sometimes called a "chicken factory" and was the subject of the cover story... brutal Brut, plus Charvin, Chave, Strub, etc DaleW" wrote in message... Hi Dale, Thanks for that. The mint looks interesting and the capers might make this go well with salmon as well. I will... Oddest item in your cellar Hello; Xina ordered me, a half hour ago or so, to stuff our latest purcahses in the cellar Or Else. SInce there... TN: Australia v. France blind tasteoff Ian: Agreed with you...all but one of the wines were too young for current drinking. I'm not a great fan of white Graves, but I think... brutal Brut, plus Charvin, Chave, Strub, etc Sender: Ian Salut-Hi Anders T¯rneskog, Oh dear, I'm going to offend..... And it's all your fault, Anders. le-on... TN: brutal Brut, plus Charvin, Chave, Strub, etc Monday Betsy made leg of lamb, with a basil-anchovy sauce; accompanied by chard with pinenuts and boiled potatoes. The sauce is surprisingly... Questions for M. Pronay about Gruner Veltliner Right! Guess after a year plus of posting here, I somehow imagine my entire story has been laid out. At this... TN's: recent ones Let's start off in reverse order, going from sweet to dry: Royal Tokaji, Tokaji Aszu, 5 Puttonyos, 1996 For... TN: Australia v. France blind tasteoff AUSTRALIA V. FRANCE - Tokyo American Club (1-21-2005) This is an annual event pitting one country's wines against those of another. This time it was Australia versus France. Five pairs of... is there a philospohy of food pairing Hi we are getting ready to celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth (on april fool's day!). I just read this book. It is not an... is there a philospohy of food pairing Howard, There are no "hard and fast" rules for food-wine pairing. There are about six things that can happen: 1. The food and wine are good and enhance each other, equaling a... is there a philospohy of food pairing A typical Italian dinner structure should be studied, in any Italian cookbook. Start here: I grabbed these from the internet too: --------------------- The meal starts with an antipasto, which simple means... Slightly OT: Amsterdam restaurant de Kas I've posted here before about enjoyment of Blue Hill at Stone Barns, slightly north of NYC... Tastes, Tasting Notes, and Inferiority Complexes Sender: Ian Salut-Hi Andrew Goldfinch, Thanks for your comments. I'll not add much to what Dale or J(dammit I've forgotten again)oseph? said, but just... Question: Crowd pleasing Bordeaux While I tend to enjoy many of the Bordeaux I've had to date, other than my wife, none of the... duck and fruit sauce I love duck. SWMBO always knows what I'm ordering if there is a duck option on the menu. The "traditional" l'orange prep is usually ghastly, but the often encountered cherry... Question about Humidity and Wine Cellars Actually, the most often stated "desired" humidity, that I have seen, is around 50-60% for wine. The lower end for the labels and the upper for the corks. I try for... Tastes, Tasting Notes, and Inferiority Complexes snipped remainder of good commentary--- Well, here's my two cents: while food without wine is a mistake that should only be tolerated... Tastes, Tasting Notes, and Inferiority Complexes Mike, I was going to ignore the subthread, in the "do not feed" mode. But I'll offer these thoughts in response to you: 1) I actually do occasionally enjoy a light white as an... Tastes, Tasting Notes, and Inferiority Complexes Interesting ideas Andrew. A few observations of my own. 1. If you go to France you will be hard pressed to find new world wines. 2. I... Tastes, Tasting Notes, and Inferiority Complexes It was I who wrote Dale off group about this subject. Being fairly new to the group, (though I have read & posted intermittently in the past) I wasn't... Tastes, Tasting Notes, and Inferiority Complexes If the tone were changed from "ostinato ad nauseam categorical imperative" and a bit of modesty were thrown in, maybe an exchange is possible. I for one am ready to vigorously defend the... Sideways the movie, interesting note sub Ian Hoare Like all Burgundy is good????? I've had bad burgundy. My experience is exactly the opposite to yours. Should I... Barolo recommendation Hi Dave, For my money I'd go with either of the Clerico's first (probably the Pajana first) and then the Parusso. Keep in mind that while these are... Tastes, Tasting Notes, and Inferiority Complexes Another AFWer wrote me privately, asking re my recent note re the Franciscan Oakville. He noted I said it was very good, yet I damned with... Sideways the movie, interesting note sub Salut-Hi Hunt, le-on 19 Jan 2005 00:08:39 GMT, tu disais-you said:- snip (Forgive me, "the... Sideways the movie, interesting note sub Salut-Hi Mat, le-on Wed, 19 Jan 2005 18:05:34 +1100, tu disais-you said:- Nope, but blanket generalisations (especially when ny experienceis exactly the opposite... Are body, texture, and mouthfeel all the same thing This is all a question of language I think Howard. All wine can be described as nice, ok or yuk, however tasting notes based on these three descriptors don't help people who haven't tasted it... TN Selby Napa Merlot '00 adjunct to "Sideways Make mine Merlot! With the Merlot discussion raging under the "Sideways," the movie, thread, I grabbed a bottle of... Mark Lipton Wine Dinner TNs long Well, it was supposed to be a welcome to Arizona party for Mark Lipton, however he and his family were unavoidably detained in Tucson, so...

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