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Loire Chenin Blanc Wine Dinner
Filed under: Baumard, Clos Rougeard, Closel, François Cazin, François Chidaine, François Pinon, Huet, Joe Dressner, Loire Valley, Montlouis sur Loire, Savennières, Sparkling wine, Tastings, Vouvray

I'm in a really great wine group now, and great ones are hard to find, trust me. This is a great one because the people are intelligent, easy going, and ...

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Posted 1 day 10 hours ago
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Friday Night Bubbles
Filed under: Champagne, Friday Night Bubbles, Raymond Boulard, René Geoffroy

N.V. Champagne Raymond Boulard Champagne Rosé de Saignée, $39, SelectedEstates of Europe. I love drinking Francis Boulard's wines . I like writing about his wines too - he apparently lurks ...

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Posted 4 days 5 hours ago
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Day Before Thanksgiving Tidbits
Filed under: Boxler, Burgundy, Clos Roche Blanche, Filliatreau, Jean-Michel Gaunoux, Loire Valley, Saumur-Champigny, Technical Stuff

All good bloggers are supposed to tell you about the wines they will open for Thanksgiving. I don't think my wines are all that interesting, so instead I'll share a ...

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Posted 6 days 10 hours ago
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Best Wishes to Joe Dressner
Filed under: Joe Dressner

I have share some distressing news with you. Will you join me in sending your most earnest get-well-soon vibes to Joe Dressner , wine importer extraordinare, who recently discovered that ...

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Posted 8 days ago
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Why I Hate/Love New York
Filed under: Anjou, George Descombes, Loire Valley, López de Heredia, René Mosse, Restaurant Review

I'm not going to sugar-coat it for you, folks. I grew up here and I understand its appeal, but New York City makes me crazy sometimes. Maybe my biggest pet ...

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Posted 8 days ago
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Friday Night Bubbles
Filed under: Champagne, Diebolt-Vallois, Friday Night Bubbles

NV Diebolt-Vallois Blanc de Blancs, $38, Petit Pois/Sussex Wine Merchants. There are many non-vintage Blanc de Blancs out there at higher prices that do not deliver the goods as this ...

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Posted 11 days ago
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Brooklynguy is Going on a Trip
Filed under: Peter Liem, Trips

Big announcement - my wife, the ever generous and understanding BrooklynLady, has decided that I should go on a trip before our second baby comes at the end of December. ...

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Posted 13 days ago
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Thoughts on a Northern Rhône Tasting
Filed under: Alain Graillot, Pierre Gonon, Rhone Valley

I recently participated in the Wine & Spirits Northern Rhône tasting panel. Blind tasting 12 flights totaling 39 wines, 13 producers, and lots of discussion with a panel of articulate ...

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Posted 15 days ago
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Friday Night Bubbles
Filed under: Alsace, Dirler, Friday Night Bubbles, Sparkling wine

2005 Dirler Crémant d'Alsace Brut, $23, Chadderdon Selections. In my self taught learn-by-drinking Alsace wine course, thus far I've found that my two favorite producers are Dirler and Boxler. Boxler ...

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Posted 18 days ago
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Burgundy Confusion: Episode 94
Filed under: Burgundy, Domaine de Roally, Louis Carillon

I drank two of the best whites Burgundies that I've ever had last week, and neither of them seems to fit into a conventional mold. One of them was a ...

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Posted 21 days ago
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