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Favorite wines or Most Interesting Wines from 2019
One of the best white wines in my 8 year career working with Peter's portfolio. Just wow! -
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NWR PSA: Authentic Sichuan Food in DC
Shanghai Taste is my preference in Rockville -
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Last night I drank some wine
This is Yann Charlopin and his wife Justine Tissier. Yann is Philippe Charlopin's son. Yann made some wines, mostly whites for his father before spinning this label off with his wife's vines in Marsannay. Next they purchased David Clark's former home and vines. I haven't tasted too many of the... -
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Bi-Baudry
I feel like the transfer of Amirault from father Yannick to son Benoit has seen a welcomed stylistic shift. The wines are more "pure" and less "blocky" to use the OP's terminology. Yixin would you agree? re: aging Amirault- I have the wines back to 2005 and all are still "young." So are you... -
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Beaucastel Dinner (menu)
Several producers have mentioned they remain with Cambie due to his name recognition both here in the US and interestingly in France. You don't have to listen to what the consultant has to say when you are the one paying for his opinions... -
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Impressions February 2019
2010 Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon La Croix Boissée - France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon (2/8/2019) WOW! What a sculpted, intense, perfectly crystalline nose. The purity of fruit and minerals is staggering. Not really anywhere near ready or open. The palate is quite firm and strict though it... -
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Mostly French Wines w/dinner (menu)
Oh I am aware of how little comes to the country. I just received my tiny allocation of 2011s. I have one bottle of 2009 but will hold! -
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Wash DC restaurant recommendation
I would put another vote in for Himitsu Dabney probably has the best list in DC for the wines we love Bresca is a solid option as well -
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Perhaps others have considered this already,....
ours come on standard reefers on a container ship as far as I know seems to be something Richard and his Swedish importer have worked out -
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French Theme Wine/Dinner (menu)
Could you explain this dish? Olive oil or cream? Potatoes? Salty? -
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Art
A.A. Gill owned a portrait of Stalin by an unknown artist. He brought it to Christie's to hopefully have it included in a mid-week auction. The portrait was denied with the house saying it did not deal in portraits of Stalin or Hitler for that matter. Gill asked "How about if it was a Stalin...