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Archive for December, 2005

December 19th, 2005

A Strange and Beautiful Pairing

The 2001 Berthomieu Cuvée Charles de Batz Madiran was an unusual but excellent pairing with Cauliflower and Stilton Soup.

December 15th, 2005

2003 Dry Gully Central Otago Pinot Noir

Central Otago, New Zealand is the southernmost wine region in the world. It’s dramatically beautiful, isolated and also happens to make some of the world’s best Pinot Noir.

December 15th, 2005

Matt Skinner, Wine Radical

Matt Skinner is a wine radical. Some would disagree, arguing that he’s just the latest invention of . . .

December 15th, 2005

Unwins - The Opposite of Winning?

Remember back when wine was simple? Neither do I. . .

December 13th, 2005

Melton Mowbray Terroir

Melton Mowbray, land of Stilton and pies, is putting up a big fight to defend appellation naming rights to their pork pies.

December 12th, 2005

Red Burgundies North and South

On Sunday, we tasted two reds from the upper and lower parts of Burgundy. The 1999 Domaine Lucien Boillot & Fils Les Champonnets 1er Cru Gevery-Chambertin was exceptional. Generously offered from Deborah’s father’s cellar for a lunchtime paring of roast pork and vegetables, it was just starting to show its age with a […]

December 9th, 2005

Airén - The Grape from La Mancha

Statistically, Airén is the most outrageous wine grape the world has ever known. Many wine guides and sites still refer to it as the most widely grown wine grape in the world, although it has been recently surpassed. . .