Articles tagged with vintages

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  Blind Tasting: 2009 California Cabernet

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  Blind tasting is the great equalizer. When you taste wines blind, you learn what you actually think of a wine, as opposed to what you expect to think. With...

  May 20, 2013 in Wine Reviews

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  Cappellano Dinner

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  There is not much new information one can write about Theobaldo Cappellano, a sometimes divisive winemaker with whom I was once fortunate to spend the better...

  January 17, 2013 in People in Wine

  
  
  
  
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  Wines Then and Now: Part 1

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  I’ve been writing a fair amount of commentary lately, some of it dealing with wine prices, but only tangentially; so today I wanted to take a look at where...

  January 16, 2013 in Commentary

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  2008 Bordeaux

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  There’s no doubt that in many markets Bordeaux is hot once again. Given the amazing media hype of the 2009 and 2010 vintages, it might be easy to forget...

  April 24, 2012 in Wine Regions

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  Aged Sangivoese Tasting Notes

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  I know that I am biased and that my biases are not always correct. I also know enough to not worry about things like this and just accept my new reality. If...

  March 15, 2012 in Wine Reviews

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  1997 vs.1999 Sangiovese

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  It was a showdown, 1997 versus 1999. We tasted four producers all from my cellar to test the vintages, see if each deserved its reputation, and if one or...

  March 8, 2012 in Wine Reviews

  
  
  
  
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  Sangiovese from 1997 and 1999

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  Much has been written about the 1997 vintage in Tuscany, and it was hailed by many as the second coming of Tuscan wines. The hyperbole flew fast and furious,...

  March 8, 2012 in Wine Varieties

  
  
  
  
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  Aged Syrah Tasting Notes

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  Aged Syrah is a bit of a rare beast. Not much that is ageable is made to begin with, and much of that gets drunk in its youth anyway. So what is aged Syrah...

  February 23, 2012 in Wine Reviews

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  2009 Burgundy

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  Burgundy wine is expensive, confusing, and more often than not considered a minefield. Right? Yes, it is expensive and it can be confusing, but it is much...

  February 15, 2012 in Wine Regions

  
  
  
  
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  Top 5 2007 Barolo Wines

  By Gregory Dal Piaz

  Barolo is my favorite wine so I had to include a listing here of some of my favorites. 2007 was a vintage that I came down a little hard on, though my...

  February 1, 2012 in Wine Reviews

  
  
  
  

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