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| | | IMBIBE NEW YORK SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 El Quinto Pino After visiting the opening of “Do Not Abandon Me,&# the Louise Bourgeois/Tracey Emin exhibit at the Carolina Nitsch Project Room, I was in the mood to celebrate liberty, color, and change, and so Caitlin and I headed northeast to El Quinto Pino on West 24th Street. And while I regret not arriving hungry–the tapas menu [.]. | VIGNA UVA VINO SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 Nine Bordeaux: A Tasting at Snooth Greg Dal Piaz from Snooth organized a tasting last week to sample nine Bordeaux wines from the 2004, 2005 and 2006 vintages, and below are some of my tasting notes. 2004 Chateau Sociando Mallet Haut-Medo c Full bodied, animal, barnyard, chocolate covered cherries, cherry liquore, dry leaves, $50. Chateau Dassault St. | | | | | | | |
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BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010  Armagnac from Grandma's Closet
My pal Deetrane showed up at our poker game the other night with a bottle of Armagnac and an interesting story. Many years ago his grandmother was given a bottle of Armagnac. This was in the late 1950's, early 1960's - Deetrane will correct me if my dates are wrong. She put the bottle in the closet and forgot about it. really don't know. MORE >> -
WHY WINE BLOG | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010  Shiraz, Cal vs. Oz
Tonight I had to choose a wine for some fried Turkey burgers and an Arugula salad. am not fond of Arugula, so I wanted something full bodied and found two Shiraz in the wine fridge. One a Piping Shrike Shiraz 2006 from Australia and a Concannon Shiraz 2007 from California. decided to open up both and have my own little battle of the Shiraz. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010  Wild Champagnes That I Have Loved
I hung out with Peter Liem for a lot of the past two weeks. NV Franck Pascal Cuvée Tolérance Brut Rosé , price unknown, no longer imported (JD Headrick was the importer until recently, as I understand it). This rosé is mainly Meunier, based on the regular NV cuvée with still red wine (both Pinot Noir and Meunier) blended in. loved this rosé. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010  Jacques Cousteau and the amphora [children's books]
We’ve talked about children and wine education before. And recently about divers finding old wine under the sea. So I was surprised to stumble on a reference in a book I was reading to my kids the other day, The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau , by Dan Yaccarino. They tasted the wine. Alas, it was bitter.”. MORE >> -
VIGNA UVA VINO | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010  Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Vintners Cuvee XXXII
Thought by many to be one of the better California Zinfandels, Rosenblum Cellars makes this blend of the 2007 and 2008 vintage to very interesting results. Hues of dark ruby towards the blue side color the glass, as waves of blackberry, figs and spices round out the aromas. MORE >>
- Benfold’s, somm video, Viagra, wine competitions – sipped and spit DR. VINO | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
- Slaked - Untitled Article SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
- Italian Wine & Cheese Made Simple VIGNA UVA VINO | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
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