A Cellar Above

• May 2012

  Snooth's digital edition! Yup, that's right. One of the reasons I'm never around anymore, besides the regular writing, travel, and occassional nap, is this digitla edition I've been working on, well that and the soon to be announced PVA program we're going to be rolling out next month.Here's a link to the online version of our first digital edit... Read More

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• May 2012

  I'm heading to LA for a dinner with Numanthia on Thursday June 14th, hopefully I'll see some of you there, but if anyone is up for dinner on the day either before or after that day let me know. I'm making plans soon so I just want to line something up before b uying the tickets! Read More

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• May 2012

  1998 was the year Chateauneuf-du-Pape finally got some respect. Don’t me wrong, the wine had maintained a loyal following for years, but more often than not the wines were described as rustic, earthy and in quite a few cases, dirty.1998 was the turning point that changed that impression in consumers’ eyes, or at least those consumers who had yet... Read More

  From the article 1998 Chateauneuf Retrospective

  
  

• May 2012

  How things have changed. When I first joined Snooth which has been quite a while now I was drinking mainly reds, usually Shiraz and Rioja and not much else.Now I find myself drinking a wide variety and really enjoying every minute. I think i have now become a real 'wine lover', I can't get enough, not only drinking but talking and reading about ... Read More

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• May 2012

   I can't help it, I like lists! And since we are on the cusp of the summer season (almost), why not one based on the summer season, and more specifically: seafood? Of course, the world of seafood is  as varied as this list, and it just as easily could have been a list of 100 ... but one must start somewhere!Here goes:1. Domaine Sainte Lannes Cot... Read More

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• May 2012

  I suppose yet again another post by someone who has stumbled upon a bottle of fine wine that surpasses their abilities to appreciate and wishes to know how best to dispose of it.... Years ago my father was gifted the above named wine when he retired from ABC TV in Chicago. How he stored this bottle I do not know. Years ago he gave it to me and I... Read More

  Forum post in the topic 1947 Chateau Lafleur

  
  

• April 2012

  I know there have been at least one or two conversations about buying wines at Costco, but I happened to catch the one hour documentary about Costco on CNBC, last night.  They actually spent a significant portion of the program (8-9 minutes) about wine sales.  Here is the thing that blew me away.  Apparently, annual wine sales at Costco exceed a... Read More

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• April 2012

  Hi ThereNeed help from any one who has ideas on this wine. i was given a bottle of vino alla mandorla bottle by Paolo cucurullo, this bottle is very old about or very close to 100 years. Don't know what the price of this might be nowthanks Read More

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• April 2012

  This is, probably, not the most compelling wine issue of the day, but it has long bothered me that restaurants might offer wines by the glass or wines by the bottle, but very rarely do they offer wines by the half-bottle.  To me half-bottles offer elegant solutions to two different dining scenarios:I’m dining alone.  I definitely want wine with ... Read More

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• March 2012

  Passion: A strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept. Intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction. An object of desire or deep interest. (Merriam-Webster.com).Our collector has all of the above criteria and then some! His passion for wine has led to travels, crush (what's this?), books, tastings an... Read More

  From the article Focusing on the Collector

  
  

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