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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE OCTOBER 17, 2009 Blind Tasting and Scoring 2004 White Burgundy A friend recently hosted his tasting group and invited me as a stand-in. They were blind tasting 2004 white Burgundies, a great theme in and of itself. But the group added a fascinating wrinkle to this tasting. Would the "best" wines get the best scores? We agreed not to discuss during the tasting, and we got to work. | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE MARCH 2, 2009 Thoughts on Points He uses a range for wines tasted in barrel - a wine might be scored 88-91, for example. According to his scoring explanation, that means that the wine will be somewhere between high quality to outstanding. Wines tasted when market-ready are assigned single scores. 90 points in Beaune is 90 points. | | | | | | | | | |
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BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2006  Hospices de Beaune Auction and a "Special Tasting"
We made our way slowly, nervous husband driving 6 months pregnant wife in tiny stick-shift car on narrow and windy roads through thick fog to Beaune for the Hospices de Beaune wine auction. The Hospices de Beaune ( pictured below ) has served the poor and sick in Burgundy for over 500 years now. Alliteration, anyone? 2003 P. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2007 Red Burgundy from the Martin Scott Portfolio
I am still talking about the Martin Scott Portfolio Tasting, but I'm changing it up here at Brooklynguy's place. When I get to go to a tasting like Martin Scott's, I get really excited, and in my excitement I shared lots of my personal wine scores in previous posts. But the Cote de Beaune is the place to go. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2007 Notes From the Dressner Real Wine Attack Tasting
on Saturday, thinking I would be the first guy at Chambers Street Wines for the tasting. And as a reader named Andrew pointed out in his comments on Spring Tastings in NYC , many of the people in the store seemed to have no idea what was going on, they were there simply because they walked by and smelled the wine in the air. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008 My First 2006 Red Burgundies.
There are also loads of tasting notes and scores, but it's up to you to determine whether or not his 93 point score translates to your personal 93, whatever that may be. don't get to do that kind of extensive tasting, but I got a good start at the Polaner tasting a few weeks ago. But that's part of the fun. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | MONDAY, JULY 2, 2007  The Beaujolais Challenge - Beaujolais
Last time I made a pledge to taste wines from all 12 appellations in the region and to share what I learn with you. Beaujolais Nouveau, the sweet and pleasant kool-aid with a kick that is so celebrated in France - that is not what I will be tasting and discussing. First time checking out the Beaujolais Challenge? Okay, that's it. MORE >>
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