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Wine Lover's Journal: April 2015
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Thursday, April 16, 2015. Discovering the magic of Valais with Dr. José Vouillamoz. I met Dr. José Vouillamoz. At lunch.in the Republic of Georgia. An international gathering of wine professionals sat in the autumn sunshine eating roasted meats and drinking Rkatsiteli fermented in qvevri. When I turned to make conversation with my table mate, he modestly revealed he was working on a book. With the tremendous ambition of cataloguing the world’s grapes under production. “Wow! 8221; was all I could muster.
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Wine Lover's Journal: Top Ten Bojo Tips
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Thursday, November 20, 2014. Top Ten Bojo Tips. Beaujolais Nouveau is released today, but there’s more to this region than that fresh and fruity youngster. 1) The Beaujolais region is located in southern Burgundy just north of the French gastronomic capital of Lyon. 2) The French drink their Beaujolais chilled. 3) Ninety-nine percent of Beaujolais is made from 100% Gamay grapes. 4) Beaujolais is made with an unusual fermentation process known as carbonic maceration. 10) Beaujolais is a beautiful area to ...
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Wine Lover's Journal: June 2014
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Sunday, June 8, 2014. My dinner with Oscar. Wouldn't you like to have dinner with a wonderful Portuguese? Last night some new friends and I dined with Oscar - which is a wine (technically two - a white and a red) but also a member of the Quevedo. I met Oscar Quevedo Jr. in 2009 at the European Wine Bloggers Conference in Lisbon. And h e still writes his family's winery blog. Yesterday Oscar was at Columbia Wine Company. Labels: Columbia Wine Company. Wednesday, June 4, 2014. The distinguished wines of To...
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Wine Lover's Journal: July 2015
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015. La Nuit en Rose sails on the Hornblower Infinity. This year La Nuit en Rose. Was aboard the beautiful Hornblower Infinity Yacht. Which sailed from Pier 15 near South Street Seaport onto the Hudson and East Rivers. The event included delicious food, including melt-in-your-mouth croque monsieurs, rich cheeses, an olive bar, and - in the VIP area - mountains of shrimp cocktail and tiered displays of petit fours. So, who comes out for a full-rose event? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Wine Lover's Journal: My dinner with Oscar
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Sunday, June 8, 2014. My dinner with Oscar. Wouldn't you like to have dinner with a wonderful Portuguese? Last night some new friends and I dined with Oscar - which is a wine (technically two - a white and a red) but also a member of the Quevedo. I met Oscar Quevedo Jr. in 2009 at the European Wine Bloggers Conference in Lisbon. And h e still writes his family's winery blog. Yesterday Oscar was at Columbia Wine Company. Labels: Columbia Wine Company. May 15, 2014 at 2:43 PM. View my complete profile.
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Wine Lover's Journal: July 2014
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Bordeaux Legends explores fascinating saga of First Growth wines. Wine educator and journalist Jane Anson. Stream, I have followed her to En Primeur tastings and learned the inside scoop on the comings and goings of Bordeaux’s elite. She has been my window on this rarefied world. Her expertise as a Bordeaux correspondent for the British wine magazine Decanter and her residency in the city of Bordeaux give her a close perspective on the region. With a foreword by Francis Ford Coppol...
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Wine Lover's Journal: January 2014
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Saturday, January 25, 2014. La Fiorita Brunello and the hot date at home. 8220;Shall I open the wine? 8221; my friend asked as he began preparing a magnificent dinner for two. I was about to jump in the shower. “No that’s okay.” I had only been thinking of not getting started on this bottle as an aperitivo – I wanted to make sure we saved it for the duck confit to come. The wine in question was a lovely bottle of 2007 La Fiorita Brunello di Montalcino. Throughout the candlelit meal of duck confit with wh...
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Wine Lover's Journal: Discovering the magic of Valais with Dr. José Vouillamoz
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Thursday, April 16, 2015. Discovering the magic of Valais with Dr. José Vouillamoz. I met Dr. José Vouillamoz. At lunch.in the Republic of Georgia. An international gathering of wine professionals sat in the autumn sunshine eating roasted meats and drinking Rkatsiteli fermented in qvevri. When I turned to make conversation with my table mate, he modestly revealed he was working on a book. With the tremendous ambition of cataloguing the world’s grapes under production. “Wow! 8221; was all I could muster.
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Wine Lover's Journal: La Nuit en Rose sails on the Hornblower Infinity
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015. La Nuit en Rose sails on the Hornblower Infinity. This year La Nuit en Rose. Was aboard the beautiful Hornblower Infinity Yacht. Which sailed from Pier 15 near South Street Seaport onto the Hudson and East Rivers. The event included delicious food, including melt-in-your-mouth croque monsieurs, rich cheeses, an olive bar, and - in the VIP area - mountains of shrimp cocktail and tiered displays of petit fours. So, who comes out for a full-rose event? View my complete profile.
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Wine Lover's Journal: Ichishima Sake Brewery perfect for visiting Americans
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Friday, August 7, 2015. Ichishima Sake Brewery perfect for visiting Americans. The Ichishima Sake Brewery http:/ www.ichishima.jp/eng/ in Niigata, Japan is the perfect destination for English-only speakers who want to enjoy the unique experience of seeing where sake is made first hand. For tourists familiar with winery visits, perhaps from trips to northern California or Long Island’s North Fork, a very different experience awaits. Sake is only brewed during the winter - so if you want to visit a brewery...
