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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | DR. VINO OCTOBER 7, 2010  In praise of mature wine Or a 1978 Ridge Geyserville Zinfandel that seemed more akin to a gorgeous northern Rhone than a brawny, young zinfandel. | | DR. VINO APRIL 21, 2011 Which reds would you cellar beyond Bordeaux? Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco, 2006 : This excellent nebbiolo can age (the 1978 is drinking well today, apparently ). Isole e Olena, Ceparello 2006 , about $60: I had the chance to try this wine at a tasting last year and thought it was terrific. Cabernet franc grown on limestone from a top grower in Chinon. Under $30. Roda I. | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE MARCH 26, 2010  Levi's Luncheon I've wanted to taste this iconic wine from the Languedoc for a long time now. Supposedly it takes forever for one of these to come around. | | | | | | | |
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DR. VINO | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2009 Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman
Of course she had the upscale clientele to raise her prices dramatically for her ‘93s, therefore not having to pay too dear a price for destroying three-quarters of her crop (or whatever the percentage was) by her zealotry, but the entire incident serves to show the potential down side of biodynamism if taken too far. think not. MORE >> -
SLAKED | THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2010 The Alphas
The wines are, of course, first rate. The major topic of discussion was the European "banking crisis" -- Germany and Greece -- government intervention in the capital markets, and, of course, the mini-BLTs that were passed around. Tags: 2004 Champagne 1997 2000 France USA Bordeaux 3 stars Flawed 1982 1978 Napa Valley 2002 MORE >> -
DR. VINO | FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2009  Taylor’s Quinta de Vargellas port - a vertical, 1958 - 2005
Of course, for there’s also the Late Bottled Vintage, for $20, but I’ve already mentioned that.) At a vertical tasting this week of Quinta de Vargellas dating back to 1958, I asked Adrian Bridge, managing director of the Taylor-Fladgate Partnership, how the economic downturn would affect the company. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008 Jura Tasting
Chambers Street Wines held a Jura tasting in the beginning of March. Here are the wines we tasted: NV Tissot Crémant du Jura , $19 - still delish , a former Friday Night Bubbles contestant. Whites 2004 Montbourgeau L'Etoile Blanc , $21 - tastes like sherry, but better than any sherry I've had. And it's time for me to grow up. MORE >>
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