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 France + Gifts
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE NOVEMBER 19, 2008 Brooklynguy is Going on a Trip I'm going to France. But such is life, and the whole trip is an incredible gift. Big announcement - my wife, the ever generous and understanding BrooklynLady, has decided that I should go on a trip before our second baby comes at the end of December. Can you believe that?!? What a wife, I tell you, I am truly a lucky man. | | | | | | |
| | | | WHY WINE BLOG DECEMBER 30, 2011  Year in Review gift from my niece who now resides in Birmingham. delightful blend of Merlot and Cab Franc. At least new to me). So, here goes. | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE JANUARY 6, 2011  On Wine Glasses have three Ravenscroft glasses, for example, that I use for Cabernet Franc and Syrah. had four but I broke one. Things break, such is life. | | | | | | | |
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BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009  A Trip Cut Short, a Red Wine from Chablis, and a lot to be Thankful for.
About a year ago I went to France to meet my friends Peter and Tista. He came to my house for brunch one morning and he brought a gift with him, something he wanted me to have the opportunity to drink - a bottle of that same Dauvissat red wine from Irancy. The plan was to spend a few days in Burgundy and then a few more in Champagne. MORE >> -
WHY WINE BLOG | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2009  A Day In The Finger Lakes 2
Shirley also had a blast in the gift shop. was impressed with all the Rieslings and the Martini-Reinhardt Cabernet Franc. Especially noted were the 2003 Pinot Noir reserve, the 2005 Cabernet Franc reserve and the 2005 Merlot reserve. We did not taste any wines here, but the gift shop was fabulous. mean Damn! mean O sh*t. MORE >> -
WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 A Day In The Finger Lakes 3 - "Deck The Halls"
But, it was enough to come away with a trunk load of wine and gifts, enjoy the company of friends and make many new friends in the tasting rooms. Cab/Sauv, Cab/ Franc, Merlot and Gewurztraminer produced a very elegant semi-sweet red wine with lots of very dark plum and black cherry and a velvety smooth finish. 14 (the west side). MORE >> -
DR. VINO | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2009 Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman
To my knowledge, chenin blanc reaches its greatest expressions in France’s long, meandering Loire Valley. John Gilman, author of the newsletter The View from the Cellar , joins us again for a Q&A. asked him six questions; he replied with over 10,000 words! Natural wines are growing in popularity. Are these wines forcibly better? MORE >> -
WHY WINE BLOG | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009  Why Wine: Joeshico Wine Review; Candoni Chianti DOCG 2007
About two years ago I found a special deal on a gift pack of two wines from Candoni Wines. The gift pack wasn't what sold Shirley and I on the purchase, it was the label. The gift pack included a bottle of Merlot and a bottle of Pinot Grigio, of which we opened at a dinner dance held during my annual military reunion. for $11. MORE >>
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- 1999 Dom Perignon * SLAKED | FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2008
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