Chateauneuf Notes
Some notes on some Chateauneuf du Papes. While there are many permitted varietals allowed in Chateauneuf, the majority of producers use only about 4 - Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, and Cinsault, as well as a...
Breathing Italian Wine
Mr. Scarpitti Please, PLEASE! You have expressed your thoughts on this matter, over and over and over and over and over and over. You are just...
TN: Dugat, Lignier, Franciscan
Thursday Betsy made it in to LGA despite mbuttive fog delays and diversions, she was happy she didn't need to cook dinner. Friends...
Sideways the movie, interesting note sub
Keith Hello Keith, Yeah I have gathered that merlot is such a hardy resilient grape that it is...
Sideways the movie, interesting note sub
Mat, I liked the film a lot, but would think it a sad commentary on current film if...
Breathing Italian Wine
Ron, I've had the '91, plus tasted the (I think) '97 at a store tasting. Indeed, blind I might...
Re:A little OT was Your best Stelvin suggestions, please
Whilst there are more & more wines going into Stelvin it can be hard to find older ones, it does happen though. In late 2002 I went...
TN: Lots of Lagrange, and Issan and Corbin to boot
Saturday night a contingent of geeks and friends gathered at Le Perigord on the East Side for a night of Bordeaux. Mark Golodetz had arranged...
Collette Hires Winos
Tony Beck aka Anthony Beck is an alcoholic, a rapist, a liar and a thief. He is married to a fat woman named Beth. She...
TN of sorts '87 Fixin
Sometimes wines from the less highly rated years, especially unripe ones, can surprise you in how long they will last. For...
TN of sorts '87 Fixin
Mongeard-Mugneret, 13% US$14.99 (I guess from Brookline Liquors way back when), a Robert Haas import. Got back from a few nights work in Paris late this afternoon, then it's my turn...
Chorey Les Beaune 2000
Opened this one (subbreastled Les bons ores, Domaine Guyon) this evening and thought, "oops, no fruit no nose did I get another corked bottle?" A little funky at first...
Any pairing suggestions for Mexican
We've had this discussion before, I think it's important to note there's an awful lot of regional variation within Mexican food. And for that matter a large percentage of...
Jancis Robinson's Wine Course BBC2 video
Hi Ron, yes I did indeed miss your sarcasm :) But don't you (or others in...
Otago NZ recs please
John Taverner" inquired after His Lordships whereabouts.... Up here in the winterless North, enjoying the summer sun; lolling around at the beach; temps around 30degrC; a nice 3' surf running onto the...
TN: '97 Monbousquet
Betsy flew out early Tuesday, leaving me a large hunk of one of the 2 standing rib roasts she had cooked for Christmas defrosting in the fridge. But...
UK wine storage problem 150400 bottles
For the sort of keeping you are talking about I donët think you need to go to the...
TN SFWS January Tasting. S Hemisphere
Solihull Fine Wine Society January Tasting. Theme..Southern Hemisphere A decimated turn out because of flu and some lucky buggars skiing. So a short taste, blind as usual. Cloudy Bay 2003, , very restrained nose, not...
UK wine storage problem 150400 bottles
Hello, I bought this house a while ago without a cellar. In my previous house I had...
TN: Wine with Capon Mugnier, Suduiraut, Roulot
Dale Williams accompanied by Brunello, as light thin earthy finish. Thanks for the notes. I always look forward to reading them because they're entertaining and, at least from...
TN: 1998 Right Bank Bordeaux in NYC
Matt Richman arranged a tasting of some of the better '98 Right Bank wines at Inside in Greenwich Village ast night. A bit of infanticide, but overall they showed quite well, with no real dogs...
Can TCA evidence be temporary
If you have some of the wine left, consider contacting the winery and asking them to...
Cellar Humidity Weirdness and temperature questions
We have been in the new house a couple of weeks, drank a couple of bottles of Chianti, but no 'good' bottles yet.... The cooling...
Questtion for Cellar! Software Users
JB I spend a great deal of time in wine country. I would suggest that you think in terms of the wines that are not available where you live and concentrate...
Questtion for Cellar! Software Users
As strange as it might seem for an American wine lover, I've never set foot in Napa, or for that matter any of the CA wine regions. I've been fortunate enough to have...
TN: Wine with Capon Mugnier, Suduiraut, Roulot
Sunday I spent most of the day running a meeting; as I arrived home Betsy informed me she had invited friends for dinner. As our friend...
TN: wines with fondue
Saturday we went to my friend Alex's monthly table d'hÙte fundraising dinner for his church...
Can TCA evidence be temporary
Hm-m-m, good question. What I attribute to TCA contamination doesn't dissipate over a "little" time. I've never "re-visited" a suspect...
TN: Another trip to Blue Hill, this one someone else pays for
Friday we were invited to a surprise 60th birthday dinner for a dear friend at Blue Hill at Stone Barns in...
Jancis Robinson's Wine Course BBC2 video
Hello, Anyone seen this? I picked it up for pretty much nothing in a discount shop the other day not a wine store in case anyone was wondering. Its a little...
Trivia Quiz #2 linguistics sub
jcoulter Lost in translation? ;-) Um there are subtle accent differences in Oz. Not as pronounced as say the US, but still differences. Moving left West the accent starts to...
Questions for M. Pronay about Gruner Veltliner
Yeah, I know what you mean. Here's a quick primer: HOW TO READ THE LABEL ON A BOTTLE OF AUSTRIAN WINE (in general) First up is the...
Can TCA evidence be temporary
I raised this question as part of another thread, but it went unnoticed and I really would like some...
Tasting NotesFirst
says... I knew that you would come through on this one and THANK you. Over the years (more casual tasting than is required to actually...
TNSimi 2001 Landslide Cabernet
I really think my expectations about a wine may have more to do with how I judge it than...
Ind: Anthony Rose explains how to invest in wine
How to get a nose for a tasty profit Anthony Rose explains how to invest in wine - the ultimate in liquid buttets Sunday Independent 08 January 2005 There's a saying in the wine...
Tasting NotesFirst
Salut-Hi st.helier, As usual, I agree with most of what you say about NZ Sauvignons, le-on Sun, 9...
Tasting NotesFirst
Hunt" wrote (re Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc) .......... I have previously posted on the sheer size of the 04 vintage (in particular respect to the Marlborough...
Trivia Quiz #2
st.helier G'day cobber. Pais me didgereedoo and me fowr x mayte. By crickey. Throw another...
Trashy innovation and temperature monitors
The most useful household gadget I acquired in a while is also the coolest. I'd better explain how I found it. I was in my friendly local laboratory supply dealer shopping for temperature-humidity...
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