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• April 2013

  Next week Argovino, a new reference for Argentine wines, is launching officially in New York.We already have about 200 wines reviewed on argovino.com - please stop by or follow us on Twitter at @TryArgovino.This week the Huffington Post published our manifesto on tasting, which explains why we don't taste wines blind: http://www.huffingtonpost.c... Read More

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• April 2013

  For fun I was searching around and found some stories of the world's oldest wines that are (arguably) intact. Some divers found unopened bottles of champagne in a sunken ship: http://io9.com/5695539/worlds-oldest-wine-and-beer-finally-gets-drunk-after-200-yearsA 350AD vintage kept in a museum that was dug out of the ground: http://www.dailymail.... Read More

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• February 2013

  A few days ago I tasted a wine that aged in cement. I looked for more information on aging wine in cement but I didn't find much. If someone can tell me more about the process of aging wine in cement (and the benefits of doing so) then I would very much appreciate it.The wine was a Montecucco DOC. You can find my tasting notes for it here. http:... Read More

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  February 2013

  Château Bellevue la Foret 2009

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  I bought this bottle of wine from a wine shop in Hampstead London www.nicolas.co.uk for eight pounds.Fronton or Cotes de Frontonais,asit was known before 2005 is an AOC for red and rose wines from the area just north of Toulouse.It is beleived that wine production in this area goes back to the Romans but in the 13th century crusaders brought th... Read More

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• February 2013

  My wife and I will be visiting San Francisco in April for a weeks vacation. We're staying at the Executive Hotel Vintage Court who's theme is wine. They have  nightly wine tastings and wine gatherings. Also scheduled in the trip is a days excursion to the Napa Valley via bus stopping at 5 different vineyards. I have always loved Napa Valley Cabe... Read More

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  February 2013

  Château du Cèdre Cahors 2008

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  I bought this bottle of wine from the website www.bidforwine.co.uk/auctions/show/32646 for a mere £5.50..Cahors is an AOC for malbec based wines from the area around the town of that name in south-west France. about 60 miles north of Toulouse and Chateau du Cedre [ www.chateauducedre.com is regarded as one of the top pro0ducers.It is now owned... Read More

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  February 2013

  Chateau Haut Breton Larigaudiere Cru Bourgeois Margaux 1996

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  I bought this bottle of wine from the website www.bidforwine.co.uk/auctions/show/31161 for £15.50..The Chateau is located in the village of Soussans in the Margaux appellation about 15 miles north of the city of Bordeaux.In 1964 it was bought by the De Schepper family [ www.de-mour.com] who also own several other Bordeaux estates and it is now a... Read More

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• January 2013

  I absolutely love wine. Snooth is one of the reasons I love the mystique of wine because it  offers me a forum to discuss wine and all of it's nuances, it's history, it's wonder, it's character, it's beauty. I work very hard at my profession even though I have scaled it down to 3 days per week. After my work I love good food and love to imbibe i... Read More

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• January 2013

  I am living near Philadelphia PA. Looking for some fantastic wines that would be available in this area. I am new to the area so I dont know where to look for the good stuff. Anyone have any ideas? Read More

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• January 2013

  . . . and, boy, are my arms tired.I don't know when I first heard the term "Super Tuscan."  I'm guessing that it was 10-12 years ago.  I really did not know what it meant--me being very focussed on my California world.I did, of course, learn that a Super Tuscan was a wine that was made from grapes that were outside the Tuscany tradition--specifi... Read More

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