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    Open That Bottle Night: 1983 Château Filhot

    Becky Sue Epstein
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    The capsule was intact, fill level good, firm cork, and there was no trouble opening the bottle. The cork initially smelled like ancient, wet wood, then dried out to echo the wine’s aromas. The wine poured like honey, caramel gold-read more-

    2008 Trapiche Malbec

    David Honig
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    Interesting, and reasonably priced. A few extra dollars are worth it for a next-tier-up wine. Fruits are deep black, mostly blackberry, made darker with a generous helping of unsweetened chocolate and black pepper. It also has a surprising zing of-read more-

    Never One Without the Other: Food and Wine Affinities

    J. J. Adams
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    So often it seems people rarely eat to taste. We consume food as nourishment, to rid ourselves of hunger pangs, and then it’s on to the next thing requiring our attention. However, there are some dishes that we cannot help-read more-

    Open That Bottle Night Wine of the Week: 1975 Château Citran

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    This wine was tasted for Open That Bottle Night 2011 on Palate Press: the online wine magazine. One always wonders if a wine of this age has anything left to impart. This does. Good high neck fill on the bottle.-read more-

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    Viticultura orgânica e biodinâmica – não as únicas opções verdes disponíveis

    Ulf Karlholm
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    É fácil ter a impressão que só existe viticultura orgânica e biodinâmica fora de práticas convencionais, mas outros métodos estão desenvolvidos. Na Austrália, várias vinícolas optaram em só usar algumas partes dos métodos biodinâmicos e não se interessaram em ter-read more-

    1999 Valley of the Moon Cuvée de la Luna

    Ryan Reichert
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    This wine was tasted for Open That Bottle Night 2011 on Palate Press: the online wine magazine. The cork was a little soft and I lost a couple centimeters of it to the bottle. This wine is definitely showing some-read more-

    1999 Heitz Cellars Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

    David Honig
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    This wine was tasted for Open That Bottle Night 2011 on Palate Press: the online wine magazine. Jeff Lefevere, of Good Grape, shared this with me on Open That Bottle Night, and it was wonderful, and still very young. The-read more-
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