Bond

• December 2011

  Anyone going this year?If you were ever going to go, this should be the year since the famed 2009 vintage will be poured.For the LA event on January 20th, Wally's is offering a pre-event tasting an hour before featuring back vintages of Chateau Giscours, Vieux Chateau Certan, Troplong Mondot, Haut Bailly, Pape Clement, Smith Haut Lafite, and a c... Read More

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• September 2011

  Here, in the rural part of the Chesapeake Bay region, local seafood is the cuisine of choice.  Rightly so, because it's hard to beat eating crabs and oysters literally harvested the same day that you are eating them.  Rockfish season is also on the horizon, and my father in law and husband are known to come back from a day of fishing with as muc... Read More

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• June 2011

  So who goes to a Mexican restaurant thinking about wine?Not many people, but ... Grace, Shafer, Silver Oak, Bond, Cosentino, Duckhorn, Kosta Brown, Kistler, Seasmoke and a big list of Williams & Selyem. All California stalwarts, but showing surprising thinking in-the-box after the whites.Salvation comes with the Oregon list, which features sev... Read More

  From the article Pick It Apart

  
  

• June 2011

  Super expensive, yet again. Some think that the en primeur campaign is now being played out in more dynamic economies like China and Brazil, but the way things are going, it looks increasingly like a speculative bubble, with chateaux releasing less wine at higher prices - feeding a speculative frenzy. It would be better to not bother in most cas... Read More

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• April 2011

  Hey all! Im new to this site so I figured Id get the ball rolling with a ... ... too young. I also have a 07 Bond Vencina that I was going to taste. Anyway thanks for your thoughts!Cheers&nbs Read More

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• March 2011

  With March being Women’s History Month, it’s that time of year when ... ... practices, has created a bond between Melissa and these lands -- and the results show in every bottle of Stoller wine. I recently sat down with Melissa for a virtual tasting and her command of every detail of production at Stoller was matched only by the ease with which... Read More

  From the article Talking with Melissa Burr

  
  
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  February 2011

  Bond Red Bordeaux Blend Napa Valley Quella 2006

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  Big, hearty, bold and dark.- Tasted at Wine Spectator New World Wine Experience 2010 Read More

  Wine review by VegasOenophile

  
  

• January 2011

  I was planning to open a bottle of this wonderful wine when I spotted the notes I made when I bought it, suggesting it won't be ready until 2015.  Does anyone know how likely this is to be true or what the real drinking window is for this wine?Thanks Read More

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• January 2011

  So here's a little project I've been kicking around to no end.The idea is simple, what are the top 10 wines in any region that remain affordable and really deliver exceptional experiences?I know there are so many varaibles here but a list of 10 is large enough to account for the variables.So let me start by defining affordable. I would say, in t... Read More

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• December 2010

  Last time, in How to Wine and Dine (Part 1), we took a look at how to wine and ... of the supervisor/supervisee bond.The best way to do this is to start slow, and then leave! This is the time for sports bars and pu-pu platters. Order up a few and pay for the first round of drinks. Buy a bottle or two of wine as well. Enjoy a glass of wine or a... Read More

  From the article Wining and Dining (Part 2)

  
  

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