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Dessert Wine Storage??
who needs "scientific" research when i've done the math myself?
a wine sitting in a normal fridge for 6-12 months WILL experience a failed cork.
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I call BS on Centovini's [moved from Manhattan board]
this is standard operating procedure at multiple fine dining restaurants. i hate it too but really, at $60, they aren't out to switch anything on you...
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Dessert Wine Storage??
do NOT store in fridge. no humidity ='s cork shrinkage ='s spoiled wine...
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Nice Park Slope lunch spot?
al di la does not have a brunch menu...
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Nice Park Slope lunch spot?
word. applewood & al di la. look no further.
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How About A New What Are You Drinking ?
1999 Château Pontet-Canet
2005 Melville Syrah Estate Donna's
neither were very exciting. :-(
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Aruba in March
thanks matt. i piggy backed off of your thread and probably passed you a few times, as we were there 3/25-3/31. a GREAT time was had, but we skipped gasparito... :-(
our favorite was by far madame janette. omg!
el gaucho was slightly nightmarish, with mariachi's and drunken jean short wearing tourist singing "sweet caroline" at the top of their lungs, but the steak was really good. i had the gaucho cut(filet mignon) and had to bury it in the sauce they provided, but what the H, i was on vacation! ;-)
we skipped gaspirito but replaced it with old man & the sea, my wife was over joyed!
cheers!
:-)
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How About A New What Are You Drinking ?
2006 Dry Creek Vineyard Zinfandel Old Vines
2006 Rodney Strong Zinfandel Knotty Vines
2006 Ravenswood Zinfandel Old Vine Sonoma County
2005 Berryessa Gap Zinfandel
2006 Montevina Zinfandel Terra d'Oro S.H.R. Field Blend
2007 Michael-David Vineyards Zinfandel 7 Deadly Zins
2006 Four Vines Zinfandel Sophisticate
2006 Simi Zinfandel Sonoma County
2006 Valley of the Moon Zinfandel
2007 Dashe Cellars Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley
2004 Carol Shelton Wines Zinfandel Maple Zin Maple Vineyards
2006 Windsor Vineyards Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley
ouch, my head. :-(
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How About A New What Are You Drinking ?
tonight:
2006 Stefania Syrah Eaglepoint Ranch
packed for am departure to Aruba!(this should last me until i find "La Bodega"???:
2003 Waypoint Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard
2005 McPrice Myers Grenache L'Ange Rouge
2007 Melville Viognier Estate Verna's
2007 Peay Vineyards Roussanne/Marsanne Estate
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How About A New What Are You Drinking ?
2004 Bodegas Monteviejo Malbec Festivo
2006 Domaine des Anges Côtes du Ventoux Blanc
both prove bargains do exist. the anges was $12.99 and in this area, everything cost more so i am sure it can be found under $10. the malbec was under $10 as well.
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last night:
2005 McPrice Myers Viognier Larner Vineyard
2006 Mara Syrage(Syrah-Merlot)
2003 Domaine Lignères Corbières Aric
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How About A New What Are You Drinking ?
which gives me more reason to believe the wine we had was flawed. others tried to convince me it was what it was...you know the type! ;-)
tonight:
2005 McPrice Myers Viognier Larner Vineyard
2006 Mara Syrage
2003 Domaine Lignères Corbières Aric
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How About A New What Are You Drinking ?
ib, my notes state "flawed,v olatile acidity", but not everyone agreed with me. go figure...lol
:-)
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How About A New What Are You Drinking ?
mon(blind):
2007 Domaine Le Garrigon Côtes du Rhône Cuvée Du Coquelicot
2007 Domaine de la Mavette Côtes du Rhône
2007 Domaine Monpertuis (Paul Jeune) Côtes du Rhône Vignoble de la Ramière
2007 Domaine de Cabasse Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet Les Deux Anges
2007 Les Garrigues Côtes du Rhône
2005 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Crozes-Hermitage Les Jalets
2007 Saint-Cosme Côtes du Rhône (x's 2, duplicates)
2005 Domaine des Anges Côtes du Ventoux
2005 Domaine du Grand Montmirail Vacqueyras
wed:
2007 Signorello Viognier Estate Bottled
2004 Bodegas Monteviejo Malbec Festivo
fri:
1999 Quinta de Roriz Porto Vintage
1995 Quinta de Roriz Porto Vintage
1997 Gould Campbell Porto Vintage
1980 Gould Campbell Porto Vintage
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How About A New What Are You Drinking ?
yesterday with slopeguy:
2007 Mormoraia Vernaccia di San Gimignano
2007 Casita Mami Navarra
2007 Weinhof Scheu Grauer Burgunder
2007 Cantina di Casteggio Oltrepò Pavese Barbera
2002 Dow Porto Crusted
N.V. Leacock Madeira Malmsey Malmsey 5 years
N.V. Emilio Hidalgo Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Cream "Morenita"
N.V. Emilio Hidalgo Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Oloroso Seco "Gobernador"
2007 Bouké Red Table Wine
2007 Bouké White Table Wine
2007 Icario Rubì Delle Pietrose Toscana IGT
2007 Barberani Orviéto Rosso Polago
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How About A New What Are You Drinking ?
always. :-)
last night:
2007 Bodega Pardevalles Vino de la Tierra de León
2008 Viñedos de Nieva Rueda Blanco Nieva, Pie Franco
2008 Bodegas Ochoa Navarra Rosado de Lágrima Finca El Bosque
2007 Bodega Sur de los Andes Cabernet Sauvignon
2007 Marqués de Reala Campo de Borja Tinto
2007 Bodeqas Piquer Cariñena Lelia
2004 Rafael Cambra Valencia Uno
2001 Bodegas y Viñedos Heras Cordon Rioja Reserva
N.V. Pedro Romero Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
N.V. Justino Henriques Madeira Feist Rainwater
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2007 Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc
2006 Marcel Deiss Pinot Blanc Bergheim
2007 Blanco Nieva Verdejo Rueda Pie Franco
2005 Inman Family Pinot Noir
2006 Kutch Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
2000 Miguel Merino Rioja Reserva
2006 Linne Calodo Rising Tides
2004 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Franc
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New in South Slope - Roots, Hanco's, Athena
well, i easily have something positive to report back. athenos is definately worthy. we split the octopus and the sausage app, and the majority of the table(of 5) had the osso buco. all were excellent. zero corkage. everyone was happy. Athenos will now be my new "go to" place. good job. :-)
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Hints on Food Shopping and Markets in Aruba?
since i'm assuming you are back by now, and noone else has chimed in, do you have any tips/hints to share? :-)
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Aruba in March
our "week" is coming up, and so far have booked:
el gaucho
madame janette's
gasparito
chez matilda
all smiles so far! :-)
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thai food in park slope
i like song. and beet. and mee. and long tan. and watana.
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New in South Slope - Roots, Hanco's, Athena
athena is corkage friendly, so we have a group going mid week, hopefully i'll have something positive to report back.
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Oysters in Bklyn (.) ?
that's the deal sam, and the best to be had! :-)
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eating in Aruba 2009
thanks for the info. we will also be there for our first time this month, and are also searching for fresh seafood. i must say an internet search of local restaurants and reviewing the menus looks dismal, but i have just started looking...
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al di la is open for lunch
here's hoping they never go to "brunch" status. i like having a "normal" lunch menu. never skip the wild mushrooms on polenta!
:-)
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Brook Vin, new wine bar
and that 07 merry edwards just got a WS 96 rating which is one if not the only highest scoring sauv blanc to grace those pages. still does not deserve the markup when you can order directly from M.E. website at $29, but i suppose if you are not a collector and really like S.B., it could make some kind of sense...
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Brook Vin, new wine bar
i recently had a more positive experience. some friends picked it to meet there, and i found 2 interesting by the glass choices (2006 Fado Terres de Alter Vinho Regional Alentejano from Portugal and 2006 Weninger Zweigelt from Austria). it was enough to keep the inner wine geek in me happy as long as i didn't look towards the jack daniels bottles or order food!
so yes, it "fills a niche". easily. and i agree with slopeguy, let's just call it an enoteca and call it a day. ;-)
:-)
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New Paltz - Anything New?
thanks. we went with our standbys of gadaleto's and the gilded otter.
