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ALICE FEIRING APRIL 6, 2009 A Day With the Pecinas in Rioja While plenty of people are willing to sell out Rioja to the next oak chipper, there is hope. Here's the story: Before I left for Spain I stopped by the David Bowler tasting. have no idea what tempted me, but there I was, asking to taste the Rioja from Bodegas Hermanos Pecina( Jose Pastor, importer). Instead of being disappointed I was excited. | | | | | | | | | | |
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VIGNA UVA VINO | FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2009  Filippo Gallino Barbera d’Alba DOC 2007
From the Canale area of Piedmont and made from 100% Barbera, this delicious red wine with deep ruby colors and juicy fragrances is aptly described below in the vintner notes, ". along with the fresh bouquet of black and red fruit with undertones of violet, herbs and tar. It is very fragrant and full-bodied on the palate. I couldn't agree more. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009  Oxidative wines - vin jaune - Domaine Berthet-Bondet, Jura
Oxidative wines are an essential wine tasting reference point. Too much oxygen during winemaking (or bottle aging) and a wine becomes oxidized, a flaw; just enough and it is oxidative, a sort of nutty character that people generally love or hate. should receive a little love here too. And why not a vin jaune from the Jura? Really. MORE >> -
SLAKED | THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009  1996 Les Allees De Cantemerle *
The second wine of Ch. Cantemerle, the 1996 Les Allees De Cantemerle * is purplish with ruby red on the rim. nose of tar and prunes gives way to mild raspberry. Neither harsh or lush, this is " A Charming Little Cabernet " with mellow vegetal hints that has aged rather nicely for a $10 wine. Previously reviewed: Ch. Cantemerle **. MORE >> -
ALICE FEIRING | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009 Taking A Passover Break
See you over the weekend, promise to tell tales of the most thrilling wine list I ever held in my hands, one I could actually afford to drink off of. If you're eating matzoh or pushing the eggs around the lawn, have a good one MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009 Savio Soares, Alice Feiring, Il Buco, and 10 Wines
"I drank a few of your wines recently and I really like them. want to try more of them - are you having a spring tasting?" I asked Ariel, Savio Soares' wine rep. Not that I know of," she said, "but I have another idea. Let me get back to you." Maybe this is every day stuff for you, but I have a 3 month old and a 2 year old and I don't get out much. MORE >>
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- NON-wine alcoholic options for Passover WINE TASTING GUY | SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2009
- Peter Liem's ChampagneGuide.Net BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2009
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- V-Marketing Series: Part 5 ALICE FEIRING | SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2009
- Talmage Pija Blend 2006 Mendocino VIGNA UVA VINO | SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2009
- G20, Bordeaux pricing, Cake wine, Australia - sipped and spit DR. VINO | TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2009
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