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| | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE MAY 10, 2011 Wine Lullaby I met a friend the other night at a wine bar. Not a place that is well known on the internet or among wine people for its great list, not well known for anything except as a neighborhood place. good place to meet a friend and enjoy a glass of wine together. was waiting at the bar for my friend to arrive and three people sat down next to me. | | DR. VINO MAY 9, 2011 Scan wine flash sale sites, at a glance A surplus of wine in the past couple of years has led to closeouts, which, in turn, has led to the proliferation of daily deal wine sites. But there are now so many that it can be hard to keep up with them all. Thus the new site winehoarder.com. Still in beta, the site aggregates offers from the leading “ flash sale &# sites. business of win | | | | | | | |
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A WINE STORY | TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011  Gerard Bertrand Portfolio Tasting: Premium Languedoc Rousillon Producer Now in U.S. Market
Does the above picture effectively showcase the "dream" of Southern France? That blue sky, with the white puffs of clouds, is real. And from this fresh, sunny climate we also get the wines of Gerard Bertrand, who owns six estates in the Languedoc. Today at a Per Se launch of his 2010 Gris Blanc Rosé in the U.S. almost dainty. MORE >> -
WINE TASTING GUY | THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011 Toast of the Town & am I becoming a wine snob?
Once again I had the good fortune of attending the Wine Enthusiast Toast of the town. This was my 4th year, but this was the first time I attended as a vendor as opposed to as a journalist (OK, blogger). In a new location (Avery Fisher Hall instead of Koch Theater) within NYC’s glorious Lincoln Theater, [.]. MORE >> -
WHY WINE BLOG | TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2011  No Wine?? No Way!!!
I mentioned in my last post that I have been dealing with an ulcer issue. It's something I've had for about 20 years and seems to come and go whenever. This time it has been hanging around for a little longer than usual, so tomorrow I get scoped to see what's going on. In the meantime, I have given up coffee and wine. Hate to waste good wine. MORE >> -
VIGNA UVA VINO | SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2011  A Taste of Italy in Astoria
If you're in the New York Metropolitan area this coming Thursday, The Wine Society of Queens will be presenting its first meetup event. The finale will be at La Guli Pastry shop, where you can buy some of the best gelato's or Italian pastries in New York. The wines we will be sampling will be some Italian gems. MORE >> -
DR. VINO | WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011 Madoff cellar, fines, Craiglist, “made in China” — sipped & spit
SIPPED: plunder. Bernie Madoff’s wines will be auctioned this week. In an otherwise banal (for a billionaire) collection two lots stand out: 1) Two-ounce bottles of vodka plundered from hotel minibars; 2) “One of the odder lots is a crystal decanter filled with a mysterious brown liquid.&# [ Bloomberg ]. SPIT: Lafite on Craigslist. MORE >>
- This wine rox!! #tastingnotes #grammar #scores DR. VINO | THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011
- Wine&Spirits Top of the List 2011 Seminars A WINE STORY | WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011
- d'Alessandro Azienda Agricola Nero d'Avola 2008 IGT VIGNA UVA VINO | SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2011
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