Tag: wine
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February 16, 2006 01:47 PM EST --
This is not an option for everyone. There are some years that the wines are just not good enough to hold, but if you were born in a good to great vintage; like 1953, 1955, 1961, 1963, 1977, . . .
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February 14, 2006 03:59 PM EST --
Wine is the abstraction of grape juice. Archeological sites have recorded its production for over 8500 years. It is mentioned early and often in both Old and New Testaments of the Bible. . . .
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October 21, 2006 08:00 PM EDT --
You're not going to do too much better for $10 than the 2005 Alamos Viogner. Its bouqet has light floral note. The taste is clean and crisp with a bit of melon, but very subtle. It . . .
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October 29, 2006 07:54 PM EST --
Last night we enjoyed a bottle of 2004 McManis Family Vineyard Cabernet. This modestly priced Cab ($11/bottle) had deep, lush fruit flavors. It was especially tasty after letting it breathe a bit to soften . . .
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December 27, 2005 03:26 PM EST --
Having a chef as a mother made it easy for me to live in the shadow of fine cooking for the majority of my formative years. It wasn't until I was in graduate school that I realized that I had a passionate . . .
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April 02, 2006 11:43 AM EDT --
As spring weather begins to arrive, my tastes in wine start to turn from hearty winter wines like zins and cabs to lighter whites.
Last night we enjoyed a bottle that nicely heralded spring's . . .
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April 16, 2006 02:18 PM EDT --
Holidays can pose some interesting wine pairing challenges, especially if your family like ours will be enjoying an eclectic pot-luck buffet. Our table is likely to include ham, chicken, Delmonico . . .
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June 10, 2006 10:19 AM EDT --
Rumor has it that the temperatures are warming up in other parts of the country (not here in rainy New England!), so we are tasting crisp, cool Sauvignon Blancs for our first Gather Virtual Wine Tasting . . .
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September 17, 2006 12:39 PM EDT --
Table Wine
By Chef Kurt Michael Friese
Writing About Writing About Wine
It's been said that writing about food is like dancing about architecture – sure you can do it, but you'll never . . .
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July 16, 2006 09:46 AM EDT --
I'm a big fan of Pinot Noir. I tend to associate an easy drinking, lively fruit flavor with this grape. Then from time to time I run across a pinot that takes it to another level. . . .
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November 26, 2007 08:51 PM EST --
I first tasted the 2005 Number One Berberana Tempranillo during our Spanish wine & tapas party earlier this fall, and it got a bit lost in the shuffle. But when I realized upon having . . .
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March 17, 2007 01:21 PM EDT --
Unfortunately the tasting notes are only in my head, as the other night I was busy getting the grill going for the first time this season. But I'd be remiss if I didn't do a post on the 2003 Bell . . .
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March 26, 2006 03:38 PM EST --
What distinguishes a great wine from a good one? Of course, there are so many variables, volumes can and probably have been written on the subject. I felt I know some of the elements, but thought . . .
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October 19, 2006 06:36 PM EDT --
"I'm not a collector, I'm a drinker."
Say what you will about Jacques Chirac, the man knows his wine. As Mayor of Paris, he managed to amass a collection of 5,000 top-flight wines. . . .
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January 10, 2008 08:42 PM EST --
Now, I was pretty methodical in coming up with my Wine Chat Best Wines of 2007 List . I picked my favorite 11 wines of 2007, not factoring in price. But as I was going through my articles . . .
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March 24, 2009 09:58 AM EDT --
When you're in the mood for something bubbly or sparkling, but don't want to spend a fortune, try Prosecco .
It's a fun alternative to wine (who doesn't like drinking out of a champagne . . .
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June 01, 2006 08:26 PM EDT --
The temparatures are rising, and so by popular demand we'll go with a nice cool white wine as the first official Gather Wine of the Month. The selection is Sauvignon Blanc.
As Kathleen pointed . . .
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August 12, 2006 01:12 PM EDT --
I just put some lamb steaks in to marinade with a mint pesto, and am looking forward to grilling them tonight. We have finally gotten into a stretch of nice clear summer weather in New England, so . . .
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January 28, 2007 12:38 PM EST --
This past Christmas just keeps on giving! Earlier this month we enjoyed a great gift bottle of a Napa Zin, last weekend we moved west toward the Sonoma coast. This part of California wine . . .
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April 21, 2009 02:02 PM EDT --
The Wine Gallery in Brookline (on Route 9) is my new, go-to wine place!
My fiance and I have come in here twice recently, on our way to an event/occasion and looking for a gift. Both times, we asked . . .
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