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ALICE FEIRING MARCH 9, 2009 Night In Burgundy Heaven: Part One I'm still recovering from this weekend’s wine extravaganza founded by Daniel Johness for those besotted with Burgundy. While others in town for the event started drinking on Thursday night with the various private parties, La Paulee PART ONE: "Where are you?" Dripping from the tub?" Why aren't you here?" Lots of Becky love in the room. So was Beck | | DR. VINO MARCH 13, 2009 Clos de Briords, Moueix, Chave, Hours - French reds under $20 Here’s a trio of French reds under $20 (plus a bonus) for your weekend pleasure. Domaine de la Pepiere, Clos de Briords, 2007 (about $16, find this wine ). Over the past few years, I’ve alternated my Muscadet attention between Luneau Papin and Marc Ollivier of Domaine de la Pepiere. bet this one is built to last too. | | | | | | | | |
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VIGNA UVA VINO | FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009 Meet Deborah Brenner at The Wine Room
The Wine Room 96-09 69th avenue forest hills, New York 11375 (718)520-1777 www.thewineroomoffh.com MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009  Friday Night Bubbles
NV Domaine Parigot & Richard Crémant de Bourgogne Blanc de Blancs , $20, Becky Wasserman Selections. This is a blend of mostly Chardonnay and some Aligoté made in Savigny-lès-Beaune by a producer that makes only Crémant, highly unusual for a Burgundy producer. Is that tacky? wish I had a definitive answer for you, but I do not. MORE >> -
ALICE FEIRING | THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009 Night of Burgundy: Part Three
La Paulee, the extravagant BYOB part of the evening was insane. was sitting next to Cathleen Burke of Kobrand who brought a 1979 Jadot. Masculine and luscious. The funny thing is, she said she was having a hard time tasting wine, everything tasted metallic. It as going around, it seemed. Get a look at this," he said. Jaw drop moment? Oh yes. MORE >> -
VIGNA UVA VINO | FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2009 Message in a bottle: Sting's vineyard to sell 'rock star wine'
From Times Online The rock star Sting – whose best known songs include Message in a Bottle – is to produce 30,000 bottles of Chianti a year from his 300-hectare estate in Tuscany. Since January I have been round the world one and a half times," he told the meeting. When I get back here I take a deep breath and say to myself – I'm home". MORE >> -
SLAKED | THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009  2005 Switchback Ridge Peterson Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 *
Warning: This is a knock your ass to the floor wine. You will be tempted to drink the whole bottle in one sitting. That would be a mistake. opened and decanted this 2005 Switchback Ridge Peterson Family Vinyard Cabernet Sauvignon * from winemaker Robert Foley for two hours before pouring the first glass. Deep and brooding; virtually opaque. At 15.5% MORE >>
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