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• April 2013

  One of the enemies of the wine lover is time. The greatest wines in the world are meant to be aged, to be given the time to allow oxygen, and who knows what else, to work their magic on young wine. The edges smooth out, the texture turns silky, flavors gain nuance, depth and complexity. It's magic in the bottle, though nobody can fully explain w... Read More

  From the article Dehydration: The Perfect Way to Age Wine

  
  

• March 2013

  Have you tasted, or sipped, a wine and felt that the world does not need such a wine?Well I did! I fully respect that RESTINA is a Greek treasure; I cannot cope with it, though I have tried.Some say that it is an acquired taste; perhaps so.This is a Greek white wine to which pine resin is added.The history behind the inclusion of pine resin is m... Read More

  Forum post in the topic The Bottle of Wine that the...

  
  

• February 2013

  I'm sitting around on this President's Day holiday (banks are closed, no postal delivery, stock markets are closed), and this popped into my mind.  My recollection is that 30 or so years ago the only wine bottles that had punts in their bottom where for Champagne or other sparkling wines.  Then punts started appearing in all kinds of still wines... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Why Punted Bottles

  
  
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  January 2013

  Sestosenso Vin Santo Occhio di Pernice Monteregio di Massa Marittima D.O.C 2007

  Snoothrank:

  wine sampling, Jan 24, 2013. alc 14%, sug 123 g/l. plum jam, fig, rosebud; tobacco, oak. like drops of Chianti left in the glass.GREAT and rare treatThe harvest takes place in early October, ahead of full maturity of all the clusters, to choose the best grapes. The drying is done on mats or, more rarely, on wires hanging in naturally ventilated ... Read More

  Wine review by alanb1108

  
  

• July 2012

  With the summer of Riesling in full swing, not to mention our own Riesling Global Tasting Initiative wrapping up, it’s a great time to talk about Riesling wines and those which might be perfect for your palate and pocketbook this summer.Riesling is a tricky variety to review. It’s one that really requires you to read any review that is accompany... Read More

  From the article Riesling Round Up

  
  

• July 2012

  Can't wait for the Port Virtual Tasting. I love Port. I once had a FONSECA LBV 2000 at  a restaurant and was surprised at how good it was.Tawny's are really good with cheese' Guava, and fig paste'. Read More

  Forum post in the topic Porto

  
  

• June 2012

  There hasn't been one of these threads here in quite some time so I thought I'd start it up again. Weather is warm here so I popped a Rosé.What are you drinking? Read More

  Forum post in the topic Whatcha drinking tonight?

  
  

• April 2012

  People are not going to like what I have to say here, but that is okay, this is not a popularity contest. I do not write about wine to gather as many friends or followers as possible. I write about wine because I love wine and while I know my palate sometimes strays outside of the mainstream, so be it. I know many other people share my tastes or... Read More

  From the article The Cipher of Bordeaux Blends

  
  

• March 2012

  A couple of news items I was pondering today.First, Robert Parker came out with his ratings for the 2009 Bordeaux vintage. Ever the masochist, I decided to go look at some prices in the marketplace after the ratings were released. Some samplings:2009 Chatau Latour                        100 points                  $21,500 a case2009 Chateau Marg... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Utterly absurd

  
  

• February 2012

  Tried to slip this into the discussion started by Carlos recently about storing wines in his closet, but think it got lost in the shuffle, here's my own storage situation...would be curious to hear your thoughts.I'm well beyond capacity for my active storage units (two units, totaling 64 bottle capacity), so I’ve had to experiment with some pass... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Storage Decision

  
  

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