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Don’t Worry—No Hurry For This Fleurie
I am going to digress before I even begin: If Frederick Wildman ever opens up a branch in Sarawak, I’m going to apply just so that my business cards can say ‘Wildman of Borneo.’ Who? Wildman &...
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Beaujolais Nouveau Est Blasé! But Still Okay…
Forget that it’s essentially grape-flavored alcohol juice. Ignore the ten crus in the appellation that are by far superior. Disregard the fact that it occupies lowest rung on the Burgundy ladder....
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Certainly Maceration Is Normal For Boys, Ben. But…
…not during Algebra. Now, wash your hands and finish your polynomials. Yesterday I had my wine tasting acumen publically mocked by Ben Fawcett because I dared to suggest that I am a fan of...
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Le Beaujolais Oldveau Est Arrivé
I happen to like Beaujolais Nouveau. And I often get called a panty-waisted momma’s boy eunuch, without taste, testosterone or a grasp of life’s finer pleasures. Not because I like Beaujolais Nouveau,...
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Bourgogne Passetoutgrain: Gamey Gamay
Pinot Noir doesn’t need my stamp-of-approval of course, but Gamay is a groovy grape that occasionally wears a stamp-of-ignominy because of Beaujolais Nouveau—which I also like—and which, in any case,...
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Sultanas, White Chocolate, Eminem and Beaujolais Blanc
Q: Why can’t pilots take Viagra? A: I know you thought that was a lead-in to a punch line, but the fact is, pilots are forbidden to fly within six hours of taking a boner bolus because it may affect...
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Foillard Morgon 2013—Lesson Learned: Renounce Tasting Notes Forever
Andy ‘n’ Bianca, sittin in a tree, t-a-s-t-i-n-g A week ago, Decanter Magazine’s Andrew Jefford published a good column on tasting notes. It shadowed Bianca Bosker’s July New Yorker article referring...
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‘Old’ is Merely a State of Vine
I just got back from a month in Oldvinelandia, and therefore I know more about old vine wines than anybody else in the contiguous solar system. What do I know about old vines? For starters, I know...
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