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Posted 03/14/2008
Last night's French Wine Society tasting of the wines of the Margaux and Pauillac communes of Bordeaux revealed a rising star in the Margaux pecking order -- Chateau Rauzan-Segla. It trounced my sentimental favorite, Chateau Palmer, and and also beat out a number of well regarded wines from Pauillac.
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Posted 03/25/2008
Tonight at Stir, Barbara Lynch's demonstration kitchen in the South End, a renaissance man named Check Draghi led ten very privileged guests through his version of a mini rare and unusual wine list. It was an exercise in carpe diem: enjoy these wines because you'll probably never drink them again. All the wines were Italian in origin (like Draghi himself), all were completely unknown to me before tonight, and all had histories that are deeply obscure and convoluted.
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Cathy
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03/25/2008
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Sassicaia has received some of the world's most prestigious wine awards for decades. Now, Sassicaia producer Piero Incisa Della Rocchetta talks with Paul Grieco about his family's history of great winemaking, and their exciting new offering.
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11/21/2007
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Mari Stull talks about wine, food and fun with Jean-Luc Colombo, also known as the winemaking wizard of the Rhone and famed for producing innovative wines with real personality.
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11/21/2007
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Regarded as one of Italy's top white wine producers, Roberto Anselmi of Anselmi Wines shows Mari Stull how very different two wines -- both created of the same grape, region, and by the same winemaker -- can be.
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11/20/2007
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Get a taste of this fabulous bottling of Spring Mountain's Elivette--direct from winemaker Jac Cole...only on WineTasteTV.com
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03/28/2008
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Nobody balances oak with fruit better than the winemakers of Bordeaux. Tasting wines from the 2004 vintage of the prestigiuos Margaux region, Ben Giliberti samples two wines that are on two opposite ends of the oak spectrum. One wine shows lots of oak, one very little, but they're both delicious and both perfect examples of classic Margaux style.
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01/31/2008
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Posted 11/02/2008
By Nancy EnglishThe right combination of Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, and Alfrocheiro can cast a spell, as I discovered at Atasca, the Portuguese restaurant at 50 Hampshire Street in Cambridge.With its heavy brocade of tannins and deep dark fruit, the first sip of 2003 Casa De Santar Reserva, from the Dão region of Portugal, drew all of my attention. The thick wine nudged me sweetly down to earth, settling over my shoulders with the weight of a lead x-ray blanket at the dentist's office. I'd f ...
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Cathy
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11/02/2008
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Posted 08/10/2008
I know ArtBar is in a hotel lobby (at the Royal Sonesta on Edwin Land Boulevard in Cambridge).I know it's tiny tiny (a few two-tops, a few more tables for four, seating at the bar, and a communal high table for eight or so).I know these places normally get a bad rap.But ArtBar is tastefully done (the art, the bar, and the food). And the wine – I chose the 2003 Kendall Jackson Hawkeye Cabernet Sauvignon – is awesome.What more could I want?Besides, isn't it time to rethink hotel lobby restaurants ...
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Cathy
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08/10/2008
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Posted 06/29/2008
It was as though my subtlety gene had gone into recession.I was sitting at the bar at I Trulli, an enoteca on East 27th Street in New York, with three glasses of three different reds in front of me. And, try as I might, I just couldn't tease out much in the way of absolute distinction between the three.Fortunately, if it's one thing restaurant people appreciate in their guests, it's effort.The bartender noticed my struggle with the "Earthy and Elegant" flight she'd recommended: Rosso Piceno 2005 ...
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06/29/2008
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Posted 06/17/2008
Few events in the wine-drinking universe are more satisfying than witnessing the breakdown of a stereotype. Stereotypes – such as "Spanish reds are all hot, spicy, and alcoholic" – probably do have some germ of truth to them but for the most part they're clichéd overgeneralizations which, among other things, is just bad form.Spain has made serious strides in recent years to overcome its unfortunate wine reputation, a reputation that ran deeper than just that its wines were all hot, spicy, and al ...
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06/17/2008
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Rom Toulon leads us on a tour of the stunning cellar at Meadowood in Napa Valley. Check out their highly acclaimed, hard to find treasures, and find out what wines Rom recommends as good value buys from little known California producers.
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11/19/2007
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With a 400 year history and prominence as one of today's best producers, Trimbach is a name that carries a lot of weight. Paul Grieco enjoys an enlightening and exuberant conversation with Jean Trimbach.
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11/20/2007
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Posted 02/12/2009
By Beth O'BrienIn these uncertain economic times the notion that drinking great wine and noshing on fabulous food is actually an economizing measure may seem counterintuitive. But that was exactly the message imparted by Rui Abecassis of Portugal's Jose Maria da Fonseca (JMF) Winery at a food and wine pairing hosted Monday evening by the always hospitable Gordon's Fine Wine and Culinary Center in Waltham.Rui reintroduced us to the wines of Portugal with some help from Atasca, Cambridge's much- ...
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Posted 02/10/2009
By Beth O'BrienIn these uncertain economic times the notion that drinking great wine and noshing on fabulous food is actually an economizing measure may seem counterintuitive. But that was exactly the message imparted by Rui Abecassis of Portugal's Jose Maria da Fonseca (JMF) Winery at a food and wine pairing hosted Monday evening by the always hospitable Gordon's Fine Wine and Culinary Center in Waltham.Rui reintroduced us to the wines of Portugal with some help from Atasca, Cambridge's much- ...
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Posted 11/24/2008
By Beth O'BrienThe Lower Falls Wine Company of Newton hosted Giuseppe Vajra, of the Vajra family-owned and operated winery in Piedmont, in its tasting room Wednesday evening. The tasting room is dominated by blond wood and nearly floor-to-ceiling mullioned windows that overlook busy Route 16, but the pace and appeal of the Vajra wines turned all eyes indoors.Vajra poured samples of his winery's renowned Dolcetto, then two Barberas, two Barolos, and a Moscato. Sampling each wine in turn allowed g ...
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Posted 10/30/2008
By Lauren Keiper and Hannah HausauerMatching wine and food into a harmonious pairing is like playing matchmaker with potential lovers. It's tricky.There are hundreds of nuances -- in personalities, in textures, in appearance.There are factors beyond your control – temperature, availability, preparation.Still, we try.Turns out that talking about food and wine pairings – especially in the realm of dessert, which was the topic a few nights ago at Miel Brasserie Provençale's Tuesday Tasting – is a l ...
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The legendary Chateau Lynch-Bages in Bordeaux dates back to the 18th century, but the new president of the company is only 32 years old. His fresh outlook and respect for tradition has resulted in some wonderful wines. Join Mari Stull, as they taste through a selection of fine wines.
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Posted 03/20/2008
Over the years it has become my habit to cruise right past the red Burgundy aisle in favor of Bordeaux at the local wine shop. It's not that I have found red Burgundy any less profound than Bordeaux on a glass by glass basis, but because Burgundy is more confusing, more inconsistent from vintage to vintage, and more expensive than Bordeaux. But that's changing.
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For years, the Muga family has been leading the way in making Rioja the great wine region that it is. Now, Paul Grieco sits down to taste with Manuel Muga to taste two very different Riojas. One displays the elegance and tradition of the old world and another shows the more intense flavors of the new world. It's all Tempranillo, and it's all good!
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Posted 03/13/2009
Age, it turns out, does matter.Not that this comes as a surprise to anyone – in wine, in technology, in love – but when the truth of it resounds so powerfully twice in the same week, as it did for me this past week, you tend to take notice, especially since in both cases I was tasting relatively young wines from Napa. Napa has its age-worthy wines – most notably, in my opinion, Clos du Val – but given Napa's climate-blessed ability to produce wines of consistent measure, variations in vintage ar ...
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Posted 12/20/2008
Test and Image by Austyn Ellese MayfieldGood wine is always in fashion. But for some, pairing wine with fashion is an even more rapturous idea.Just ask Drew Payette, a recent graduate of Rhode Island School of Design and creator of Gee Whiz jewelry, based in Dedham. Payette recently hosted a holiday wine tasting and jewelry trunk show, with jazzy renditions of carols playing in the background and fresh poinsettias setting a festively chic atmosphere. Guests were invited to taste nine different w ...
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Posted 11/29/2008
Compared to the friendly welcoming aura of Sicily's vineyards, vegetable markets, hill towns, and fishing villages, Sardinia (Sardegna in Italian) seems remote, even austere. -- Karen MacNeil, The Wine BibleWine-lovers can only regret that this island [Sardinia] with so many ancient bushvines of fashionable and potentially interesting local varieties and an ideal Mediterranean grape-growing climate produces such a tiny proportion of exciting wine. -- Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson, The World A ...
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Posted 11/27/2008
Compared to the friendly welcoming aura of Sicily's vineyards, vegetable markets, hill towns, and fishing villages, Sardinia (Sardegna in Italian) seems remote, even austere. -- Karen MacNeil, The Wine BibleWine-lovers can only regret that this island [Sardinia] with so many ancient bushvines of fashionable and potentially interesting local varieties and an ideal Mediterranean grape-growing climate produces such a tiny proportion of exciting wine. -- Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson, The World A ...
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Posted 11/03/2008
By Cindy RiedeVeeVee's does not make it easy to just pop in for a glass of wine.Not with their warm salad of chicory, escarole, roasted pears, blue cheese, radicchio, and pomegranate. Not with their fresh ricotta dumplings, herbed spaghetti squash, tomato sauce, and shaved fennel. No, not easy at all.But they do not make it hard, either, to sidle up for a glass or two. That cozy Lilliputian bar squeezed between spiced pumpkin walls. Those ebony wood-framed mirrors reflecting the light of flicker ...
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Posted 10/24/2008
By Beth O'BrienRather than wince when my children propose a family trip to the packy, I congratulate myself for having such perceptive offspring. But that's only because the packy they're referring to is John Recco's Discount Liquors in Newton. The set up of the store, the conviviality of the staff, and Recco's vision for a better way to sell wine combine to serve wine drinkers of all stripes.And their children. (I'm not sure, but that may have more to do with the Tootsie Pops at the checkout.)T ...
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Posted 08/18/2008
Dining outside, especially along Newbury Street late one sunny summer afternoon, makes it awfully hard to be introspective. With so much looking out, looking around, looking up, and looking down, it's difficult to look in to your response to wine. Or even to be terribly observant about it.We decided to put our noses to the grindstone anyway. Focus, we told ourselves.Dutifully we put our noses in the menus. And then we just about gave up hope. Tapeo Restaurant and Tapas Bar offers a choice of fif ...
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Posted 08/17/2008
Dining outside, especially along Newbury Street late one sunny summer afternoon, makes it awfully hard to be introspective. With so much looking out, looking around, looking up, and looking down, it's difficult to look in to your response to wine. Or even to be terribly observant about it.We decided to put our noses to the grindstone anyway. Focus, we told ourselves.Dutifully we put our noses in the menus. And then we just about gave up hope. Tapeo Restaurant and Tapas Bar offers a choice of fif ...
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Posted 06/06/2008
The Butcher Shop's list of wines by the glass is, arguably, the best in town. Okay, I admit I'd have a soft spot for anyone who offers me a 2006 Trimbach Muscat, by the glass or the bottle or even the magnum, for that matter. But which restaurants' wine lists, other than those like The Butcher Shop that Cat Silirie outfits, can boast such a thing?None, at least none that I know of. Silirie gets wines no one else in town gets, and she isn't stingy about sharing them.The Trimbach Muscat is a case ...
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Posted 05/08/2008
How does someone who's 25 years old come to be Wine and Beverage Director for Jody Adams at Rialto? In other words, how did you get the job?If you are asking me I would say I was lucky! But most people who know me believe that I have depth of knowledge on wine, particularly Italian wine. Jody is a luminary chef and restaurateur, she saw a passion and drive in me that I think spoke to her. She is also a very smart entrepreneur and she saw my age as a huge asset, which many people might have not. ...
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Posted 05/05/2008
It's official. Robert Parker has just declared 2005 to be "the greatest [Bordeaux] vintage produced during my 30-year career." That stunning pronouncement is not what's causing the buzz on his website's bulletin board [eRobertParker.com; free registration required] and, undoubtedly, among Bordeaux aficionados around the world, however.
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Posted 02/20/2007
As I drove to work this morning, I learned that it is the year of the Boar. There are about to be all sorts of Chinese New Year celebrations to mark the start of the year 4705. I hope that I am not the only one who is confused by dates, times, time travel, etc. But they did say 4705!!! (I have trouble keeping track of vintages! But, I know we just finished the harvest ...
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Posted 02/14/2008
It always amazes me how with certain wines, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. My recent tasting in Washington, DC of Quintessa, a high-end Meritage blend from the Napa Valley, was a graphic demonstration of this interesting phenomenum.
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Posted 02/11/2008
Australian winemaker John Edwards of Lane winery is a big guy who doesn't pull his punches, except when it comes to his wines. Instead of hitting you over the head with a plank of oak and a ton of fruit, his wines are understated and subtle.
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Posted 01/29/2008
A few years ago, I had the unbelievable luck to get a phone call from my boss asking if I would like go on a 10-day cruise through the Mediterranean to talk about wine. It would require me to give a one-hour lecture on two of the 'sea days' aboard the boat, traveling through regions in Spain, Italy, Greece and Croatia.
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