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Bastardo & Mostcatel: the dinner wines 2011 – 1959
After working through 20 different Madeira at Bastardo & Moscatel: The Tasting 1927 – 1830 it was time for the transition to dinner service. As always there is an array of Champagne to work...
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Wines from a birthday celebration
A small group of us gathered for a birthday celebration where we all contributed bottles around significant years. While the name and age of the celebrant are withheld the wines we tasted are not!...
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The Post-Brunello Tasting Dinner Wines
No tasting is complete without dinner and even more wine! As I was dealing with dinner my notes are a bit thin. I tried the 1990 Produttori di Barbaresco, Nebbiolo, Barbaresco, en magnum both during...
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An Array of German Wines
My two plans for childcare did not materialize so I had less than the duration of a birthday party to taste through an untold number of German Rieslings. There was naturally Champagne and as we met up...
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A blind tasting featuring wines from Yvon Clerget and Duroche
I was fortunate to be Phil’s guest at the lastest blind tasting he held for the group. Phil had smoked some chuck for dinner, providing a savory reminder of what was to come after the blind tasting....
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A wine dinner with aged Chardonnay, Sonoma County oldies, and decades old Spanna
A mixed group of wine drinkers and wine lovers recently met up at the house for a wine dinner. We drank the sparkling and white wines while introductions were made and dinner was prepared. It is...
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Magnums at a friend’s gathering
Last week I went over to a friend’s house to hang out and drink some wine. He had invited his neighbors over and to quench our thirst he opened five different magnums from his cellar. With two...
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Mature Burgundy: Barolet, DRC, Giroud, Roumier, and more
A group of us recently gathered to taste mature bottles of Burgundy. Due to everyone’s generosity, several different flights were formed. We began with a blind flight of three different Champagne...
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A brief history of the 1928 Collection du Docteur Barolet (Henri de...
A Brief History According to the Christie’s auction house, the wines of Dr. Albert Barolet have their origins in a business created by his father Mr. Arthur Barolet.[1] Mr. Arthur Barolet would...
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Mid-week with Lou: Falkenstein, Pesquera, Ponsot, Tribouley, and more
Mid-week tastings with Lou tend to feature wines that do not normally fit into a tasting theme. Darryl has turned my attention to Falkenstein so I could not resist trying the young but very good 2018...
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