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• July 2016

  One of the first things that comes to mind when a consumer envisions a winery is a huge stack of barrels. The amazing smell of wine soaked oak with its toasty, warm wood scent is intoxicating. As a winemaker, I never get tired of it. It always smells good assuming that the winery is taking proper care of their investment with cleanliness and san... Read More

  From the article Your Wine: It's All About the Oak!

  
  
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  June 2016

  Cave de Tain St. Péray 2013

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  I bought this bottle of wine from a shop in London [www.nicolas.co.uk ] for £10.Saint Peray is a small appellation [the whole appellation only has 58 hectares under vine ] created in 1936 for still and sparkling wines from the two communes of Saint Peray and Toulard on the west bank of the northern Rhone valley made from a blend of the roussanne... Read More

  Wine review by duncan 906

  
  
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  June 2016

  Les 3 Lys Crozes-Hermitage 2013

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  I bought this bottle from a local supermarket where it was on special offer for £5.Crozes-Hermitage is an appellation created in 1937 for wines from 11 communes north of Tain-Hermitage [about 40 miles south of Lyon ] on the east bank of the Rhone,although wine production here goes back to before thje Romans. It is much larger though less prestig... Read More

  Wine review by duncan 906

  
  

• May 2016

  “Michael Keenan believes there are two sides of cabernet, one fruity, one savory and herbal. He works to balance the two in the grapes from his Spring Mountain vineyards, consistently growing one of the greatest Napa Valley cabernets in his Reserve. The 2012 contrasts herbal notes of sage and forest floor with bright fruit that energizes the win... Read More

  Forum post in the topic The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon...

  
  

• March 2016

  How big is your wine library? This time we aren’t talking about bottles. Here, we are speaking about actual books. While web articles and top ten lists provide a quick and easy way to digest wine knowledge, there exists a panoply of skilled authors who have dedicated their time and talents to unearthing wine magic in long-form, highly researched... Read More

  From the article Change The Way You Consider Champagne

  
  
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  February 2016

  Chenas Cru du Beaujolais Chateau de Chenas 2010

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  I bought two bottles of this wine from the website www.bidforwine.co.uk/auctions/show/72115 for £12. Chenas is an appellation for red wines created in 1936 [although viticulture here goes back to at least the Romans] from the two communes of Chenas and Chapelle de Guinchay about 10 miles south of the town of Macon.It is the smallest,at only 260 ... Read More

  Wine review by duncan 906

  
  
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  December 2015

  Les Domes Chenonceau 2013

  Snoothrank:

  I bought this bottle of wine back in May when I visited the beautiful Chateau Chenonceau. Wine is sold there in a building called ' La Cave des Dome 'next to the restaurant in the Chateau grounds but most of it is actually made at Cave du Pere Auguste in the nearby village of Civray de Touraine. The Touraine AOC was created in 1939 [although vit... Read More

  Wine review by duncan 906

  
  

• December 2015

  Chateau Chenonceau does have a small vineyard and they sell wine and offer tastings to tourists in a building called ' La Cave du Dome' next to the restaurant.However they do not make their own wine.The wine is actually made by Cave du Pere Auguste in the nearby village of Civray de Touraine.I know this because I was there back in May. Chateau C... Read More

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  December 2015

  Puy de Dome Pinot Noir 2012

  Snoothrank:

  I bought this bottle of wine from a shop in London's Kensington [www.thesampler.co.uk ] for £9. Puy de Dome is the name of a 5.000 foot high extinct volcano in the Auvergne region of France just to the west of the town of Clermond-Ferrand on the Massif Central.The commune of Puy de Dome got IGP [appellation ] status for its wine in 2011.The area... Read More

  Wine review by duncan 906

  
  

• September 2015

  The eighth season of Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope has given me the opportunity to discover some destinations I’ve never visited and new sides to places I’ve known. This season’s fifteen new PBS episodes (grand total 106 now) span the globe from Asia to Europe and have offered me the chance to sample some novel tastes. Since I am always in search... Read More

  From the article Top Travel Destinations for Wine Lovers

  
  

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