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September 2007
Forgotten Brunello Tasting Notes
Posted: 04:49 PM ET, September 27, 2007
I just found some notes in my back pocket of my jeans while walking down the street in Havana. They are a bit soggy from all the humidity in the air. They are tasting notes of Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto – the fantastic single vineyard wine from the great Brunello di Montalcino producer. Read more
Ahhh ... The Simple Things in Life
Posted: 05:10 PM ET, September 26, 2007
You might think that I only drink great wines. That it has to be the rarest or finest or I turn my nose up at it. Wrong.
I just got back from lunch at El Aljibe in Havana with my buddies Jay and Jose Antonio, and the 2006 Miguel Torres Curicó Santa Digna Sauvignon Blanc hit the spot with my pan-fried red snapper with black beans, rice, tomato salad, and a few French fries. Read more
The Last Bottle of the Night
Posted: 04:15 PM ET, September 21, 2007
My colleagues from the magazine’s New York office – Gloria Maroti Frazee and Kate Elia -- were looking a bit tired this morning in Tuscany. I noticed Kate was carrying a large plastic bottle of Panna water. It was like a new appendage for her. Read more
An Antinori Day in Tuscany
Posted: 01:53 PM ET, September 19, 2007
Today was a new day in Tuscany. It was bright and very windy. A cold wind came out of the north and dried up everything. There are still rain clouds around but they are blowing all over Tuscany.
I spent the day with the Antinori family at their Chianti Classico estate, Tignanello. Read more
Tricky Tuscany
Posted: 10:25 PM ET, September 18, 2007
The weather is really weird in Tuscany at the moment. This afternoon, my kitchen was flooded with water, after what looked like a monsoon blew through Il Borro. It must have rained about three or four inches in about half an hour!
I still have high hopes for the harvest. Read more
Paris Nights, Paris Days
Posted: 05:39 PM ET, September 11, 2007
Je t’aime, Paris. I have to admit it. Sometimes I really do. I went on Sunday night to the city of lights for a vertical tasting of Château Canon and Château Rauzan-Ségla, which I will fill you in later about. But today was magic. Read more
The Splendor of 1997 in Italy On A Warm Night in Piedmont
Posted: 12:22 PM ET, September 10, 2007
It was probably the last warm evening in Piedmont to dine outside last Saturday, and two of the biggest names in Barolo–Luciano Sandrone and Enrico Scavino--tasted though a range of 1997 reds at OsteriaVeglio in Annunziata. The wines included three single-vineyard Barolos from Scavino (Cannubi, Bric dël Fiasc, and Carobric) and three single-vineyard reds from Gaja, including Sorì Tildìn, Sorì San Lorenzo, and Conteisa. Read more
Sneak Preview on 2003 Brunello di Montalcino
Posted: 12:12 PM ET, September 07, 2007
About a week ago, I had a free night so I decided to call a few producers I know well in Montalcino and hook up for dinner. They said that I should come a little early and they would bring some samples of their yet-to-be-released 2003. The wines will be on the market early next year. Read more
Big Bottle Pétrus Mystery
Posted: 05:29 PM ET, September 06, 2007
I was looking at the comments from my blog of Aug. 30 on Hardy Rodenstock and Jefferson bottles and it made me go back and read an article I wrote in 1998 on counterfeit wines. It was called “A Taste of Deception: An exclusive look at counterfeit wine – a multimillion-dollar business. Read more
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