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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE MAY 5, 2009 Technique and Terroir in the Jura Tasting through the lineup of wines by Domaine Labet in Côtes du Jura was a great lesson in Jura terroir. Chardonnay in his hands is really just a vehicle for expressing soil. His 2007 Fleur de Chardonnay comes from 45 year old vines on chalky, rocky soil. And they are quite different from one another. About soil and place? | | | | | | | | | | SLAKED JUNE 26, 2009 Cult Wine Oh Nine learned my lesson with 2005 Bordeaux. February Peter Michael 2006 Les Pavots $185; chardonnays avg. Flights are delayed. Market volatility remains high. All indicators point to a long and restless summer. And it's the wettest spring anyone can remember. just can’t bring myself to do it. Not much, of course, but something. Never again.” | SLAKED MAY 20, 2009 2008 Monte Bello Futures Tasting Thus, every trip up Monte Bello Road is a lesson and an adventure. This chardonnay, like Eric's previous two vintages, is impossible to resist. | WINE TASTING GUY OCTOBER 19, 2008 Carmel's quality wine revolution Following our history lesson I was introduced to one of the (many) winemakers. The 2007 Carmel Ridge White, a blend of sauvignon blanc (50%), Chardonnay (20%), semillion (15%) & french Colombard (15%) had a hint of effervescence to go along with its crisp acidity & pink grapefruit characteristics. And taste I did. | | | | | | | | | -
WINE TASTING GUY | TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2008 Young wine VS. Old wine As to white wines, beginning with Chardonnay or other whites fermented and aged in oak barrels, these are much the same story as Cabernet. But if you were to take one lesson from this it would be a familiar one - drink what YOU like. What is better, an old wine or a young wine? The truth is, there is no RIGHT answer to this question. MORE >> -
WINE TASTING GUY | FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2008 Wine Australia Festival - wrap up But overall, trying to taste through as many as 100-200 wines seems a lesson in futility. Yesterday, January 24th, jet lagged and feeling a bit under the weather, I attended the Wine Australia Festival in NY's Wall St Cipriani. just to name a few. While I know this seems quite snobby, and may have been, I am about to make a confession. MORE >>
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