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Tag Archives: Medoc
Father’s Day Dinner 2021
My Bride always makes sure that I am remembered on Father’s Day, and half the time, even though I usually select the gifts for me, I tend to forget. She also claims that I am a very expensive habit, high … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Latour, France, Les Forts de Latour, Medoc, Merlot, Pauillac, Petit Verdot
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Chateau Branaire-Ducru
The Fine Wine Source did something to The Wine Raconteur and The Wine Raconteur, Jr. that I have never encountered before. We had tastings from two classified growths from the Commune of Saint-Julien, and to me this is rare, because … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Branaire-Ducru, France, Medoc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Saint-Julien
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Two Additional Tastings
When I went to pick up the March Wine Club selections from the Fine Wine Source, I actually had my better half with me, as she was running errands and I was tagging along. After a year of confinement, most … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Haute-Beausejour, France, Furmint, Hungary, Medoc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Saint-Estephe, Tokaji-Oremus
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Beychevelle and Lynch-Bages
Once again, the Gods smiled upon me, when I wandered into my local wine shop the Fine Wine Source and they included me, in their private wine tasting for the store and in anticipation of opening up their restaurant in … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Beychevelle, Chateau Lynch-Bages, France, Medoc, Merlot, Pauillac, Petit Verdot, Saint-Julien
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De Pez and Smith Haut Lafitte
There are days when the Gods must look down upon me and decide to give that story-teller some real gems. After all the nectar of the Gods, is how some have always described wines, and when I am in the … Continue reading
Moulin D’Issan
With my honorary title of “Street Somm” I am one of the first to admit that there is still a lot to learn, even after drinking wine for fifty years. I was at the Fine Wine Source my favorite home … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Blason D'Issan, Bordeaux Superior, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau D'Issan, France, Margaux, Medoc, Merlot, Moulin D'Issan
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One Spanish, One French
The joys of wine are that there is always something new to discover, you don’t have to go to the market and keep buying the same wine every week. At my local wine shop and wine club The Fine Wine … Continue reading
Posted in Wine
Tagged Bodegas Vina Hermenia, Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau d'Alix, Crianza, France, Graves, Grenache, Medoc, Merlot, Pessac-Leognan, Rioja, Rioja Baja, Rioja Orientale, Spain, Tempranillo
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Chateau Duhart-Milon 1998
Having a special wine dinner for six is enough of a challenge, without all of the craziness that occurs here naturally. We had the good fortune of getting a mixed vertical case from one of our favorite wineries and when … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Wine
Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Duhart-Milon, France, Medoc, Merlot, Pauillac
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