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Thanks for sharing the information on Earth-Friend...

2010-03-04T22:56:14.473-05:00

Thanks for sharing the information on Earth-Friendly Wines. I like the wine from France,their varieties, history and regions; Bordeaux, Champagne, Alsace and more.

Technical difficulties, bah! It's your birthday! ...

2010-02-25T16:17:40.406-05:00

Technical difficulties, bah! It's your birthday! Happy birthday.

No--the risk with a standard decanter is that, wit...

2010-02-22T14:53:41.546-05:00

No--the risk with a standard decanter is that, with all the surface area of the wine's that's exposed, you'll lose the bubbles fairly quickly. That's the genius of this special Riedel one: Its shape allows the wine to breathe and open up without the bubbles being adversely affected. It's really an amazing concept and design.

Will any decanter do the job?

2010-02-22T14:27:05.897-05:00

Will any decanter do the job?

Beautiful.... the pictures and words were a joy to...

2010-02-12T01:03:00.526-05:00

Beautiful.... the pictures and words were a joy to see and read... :O)

Too bad Alison Two has lost Tom as a beverage dire...

2010-02-10T11:11:38.773-05:00

Too bad Alison Two has lost Tom as a beverage director. I wonder if it's even worth going into the restaurant anymore... I somehow think that without Pittakas' firm handle on the bar, the quality of the wine list, the diversity of beer list, and cocktail craftsmanship will all decline.

"Now, if only the scientific community found evide...

2010-02-09T07:35:01.839-05:00

"Now, if only the scientific community found evidence that filling your water bottle with wine and sipping from it at the gym was good for your health ..."

All in good time.

Thanks for one more excuse to splurge.

Just gone through your blog "A Sense of Discovery....

2010-02-08T23:47:35.416-05:00

Just gone through your blog "A Sense of Discovery...and A Dram of Scottish Wine?" and found it to be cool :) It was nice going through your blog. Keep it up the good work.

Yea-I'm so happy to hear the buzz around the great...

2010-02-04T09:14:37.039-05:00

Yea-I'm so happy to hear the buzz around the great wines in my adopted home (region!)

Enjoy!

Nice blog. Just gone through your Wine Tasting Tec...

2010-01-05T01:06:22.627-05:00

Nice blog. Just gone through your Wine Tasting Technology and found it to be wonderful. It was nice going through your blog. Keep up the good work.

With the growing interest in Argentine wines, ALI ...

2009-12-30T10:19:18.219-05:00

With the growing interest in Argentine wines, ALI speaks with Dan Karlin, owner/operator of Anuva vinos, one of the few Argentina based U.S. importer.

http://www.alternativelatininvestor.com/wine2.php

Nice blog. Appreciate the combination of Wine and ...

2009-12-24T07:20:30.552-05:00

Nice blog. Appreciate the combination of Wine and Chocolate. It was nice going through your blog. keep it up the good work.

Does the white wine taste like Chateau La Salle? ...

2009-11-23T21:10:27.840-05:00

Does the white wine taste like Chateau La Salle?

Evelyn

That was so beautifully written! It captured the ...

2009-11-14T10:26:45.334-05:00

That was so beautifully written! It captured the feeling of the circle of life and wine and community.

Interestingly enough a prominent winemaker and Dav...

2009-11-09T23:17:28.767-05:00

Interestingly enough a prominent winemaker and Davis grad tells me that wine oxidizes faster at lower temperatures. So the relatively small amount of air that is naturally exchanged by cork allows a much higher rate of oxidation in the fridge.

I found this light and crisp white wine, from Port...

2009-10-30T17:17:41.835-04:00

I found this light and crisp white wine, from Portugal, and thought i’d pass it along to you. Its called JM Fonseca Twin Vines. They actually have a sweepstakes they’re doing for a free smartphone. The link for the wine and sweepstakes is below:

http://tinyurl.com/meko65

I really think your right... Everybody should go i...

2009-10-30T16:16:13.428-04:00

I really think your right... Everybody should go into a restaurant and order the wine of von Schubert- Maximin Gruenhaus.... I love the taste of this wine! It smells like beautiful fruits and some tastes like peaches and earth!
I probably think that everybody should have some bottles of it at home to know what luxury wines means.

I thought you might like to see what other directi...

2009-10-19T06:32:06.300-04:00

I thought you might like to see what other directions this has taken. Including attempts to scilence anyone who has an opinion and his son badgering noteworthy blogger Jamie Goode, Senel Wine and even makes an appearance on DrVino (read the comments).

http://senelwine.blogspot.com/2009/10/broadbent-tarnished-legend.html

Nice post, Brian. And I concur! I was born a mer...

2009-10-16T09:49:24.137-04:00

Nice post, Brian. And I concur! I was born a mere 10 days after the all-time great Bordeaux vintage of the 20th century, 1990. KIDDING. 1961 was that year of course, and I was a 1962 babe by just a fraction! So that is one I am exploring. Most recent was a 1962 Ausone, auction bottle, brought back to Bordeaux to share with the wine maker (you met Philippe last May, the day of the great hail storm of 2009), and paired it with a 2003 he brought. That 62 was alive, well, and as you say, surprisingly charming. Everyone who tasted it wanted more -- a good reaction that pushes beyond mere admiration -- it was lovely to drink!

I am now on the hunt for great 88's, a few friends in Pomerol say it was the first of the trilogy years, and compared to 89-90 they sell for a song. We'll see what they have left in the tank soon enough, I found a couple here in St. E.

Pull those corks!

And PS -- yes, the 2009 has fantastic raw material in most every sector of Bordeaux. The wine makers now have the burden of "not F-ing it up"!

Excellent video and what a great store that is. Ke...

2009-10-15T12:18:00.199-04:00

Excellent video and what a great store that is. Keep it up

Thank you--really appreciate hearing it!

2009-09-09T10:32:13.238-04:00

Thank you--really appreciate hearing it!

Being a wine lover, I enjoyed going through your b...

2009-09-09T00:14:00.893-04:00

Being a wine lover, I enjoyed going through your blog. Keep it up the good work. Cheers :)

Great note, Brian! Earlier this summer, a friend ...

2009-08-26T11:47:21.509-04:00

Great note, Brian! Earlier this summer, a friend of ours in Malvern uncovered a small cache of wine in their parent's unfinished basement. Included in the stash was a great surprise -- 1962 Haut Brion. Since that's exactly 30 years after my birth year (ahem), I made an offer for the whole consignment, and now this bottle is resting in my cellar. We'll have to find a time to sample this one (at my place, it's not moving again!) It will be a real test of the "great wines in off vintage" thesis. Other wines from this cache have performed so far, maybe we'll get lucky with this one, too.

Thanks for sharing the reviews of Graham's Vintage...

2009-07-18T00:26:07.275-04:00

Thanks for sharing the reviews of Graham's Vintage Port 1986 "Malvedos". It looks great. Being a wine lover, I enjoyed going through your blog. Keep it up the good work.

Wow It seems that you had a great time. OMG the di...

2009-07-06T00:43:27.549-04:00

Wow It seems that you had a great time. OMG the dish looks yummy in the picture. Would love to enjoy wine. Nice blog. Keep it up the good work. Cheers :)