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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | | | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE JUNE 22, 2009 Two Kinds of Ripe do not have a definitive answer for you, but Lars talked about phenolic ripeness and I want to explain what I think he meant - it's an interesting and counter intuitive idea. If alcohol levels are higher now, then it seems clear that grapes are now picked at sugar levels that are higher than they used to be. Why has this happened? | | | | | | | | | -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2008 Visiting Philippe Pacalet We visited some of the very top producers in Burgundy - Mugnier, Roumier, Pierre Morey, Pacalet, L'Arlot, Le Moine, Rousseau, and Dujac. Philippe Pacalet, definitely a bit of a rascal. One of my favorites was our visit to the cellars of Philippe Pacalet in Beaune. Generally, this is a guy is completely hands-off. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2008 Good Beef, Villages Wine, and Buying Strategy Peter and Tista picked me up at the station immediately after their visit to the Domaine de la Romanée Conti. Lunch was definitely in order, and so we went to La Toute Petite Auberge in Vosne-Romanée where I ate a wonderful entrecôte of Charolais beef. Imagine, for example, that you have $400 to spend each year on Burgundy wine. MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2007 WBW #36 - Naked Chardonnay Heck, they've been making incredible Chardonnay in Puligny, Chassagne, and Meursault for over 100 years and they're definitely using new oak. I tasted two un-oaked Chardonnays for the 3rd Anniversary of WBW, both from Burgundy, but not from the Cote d'Or. Happy 3rd anniversary Wine Blogging Wednesday ! And why not participate? MORE >> -
BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007 WBW #33 - Mid-Priced Midi Wines Holding greasy lamb chops with your hands, garlic on your fingers, picking up an asparagus spear, leaving mint paste fingerprints on your glass.works with this slightly rustic and definitely lusty wine. The tannic feel of this wine was very different from that in the Loire reds and Burgundies I am used to. And I certainly will! MORE >>
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