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The best bar in NYC for American wine? [reader mail]

Date: Mon, Jul 12, 2010

Hi, soon visiting New York for a wedding, my wife and I intend to do some NY touristing. Drinking good Italian wine I can do in Italy or in my home country (Sweden), but where to find a good selection of reasonably priced US wines in NY? -Johan Interesting question! I assume Johan would be [...]

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Counterfeiting wine: low-end edition

Date: Mon, Jul 12, 2010

The British tabloid The Sun reports on wine fraud at a British supermarket: a wine consumer in Britain says he bought an obviously fake bottle of Louis Jadot Pouilly-Fuissé on closeout at Tesco. The consumer says that the label was so bad that it “looked photocopied” and had a screwcap instead of the normal cork [...]

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Bar Henry lets you split things up – and Sommelier Journal

Date: Fri, Jul 9, 2010

Have you ever looked at a wine list and wished that you might want to try a half a bottle of one wine and a half a bottle of another wine? At Bar Henry, that dream can become reality. John Slover, who previously worked at Cru, has assembled a wine list with 116 wines on [...]

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Football, Amazon, California, sailing — massive Sipped & Spit!

Date: Thu, Jul 8, 2010

SPIT: wine and football NFL players endorsing (their own) wine? That’s a no-no. But the NFL accepting alcohol ads? Bring it on! [The Atlantic] SIPPED: wine and “football” Meanwhile, Spanish soccer star Andres Iniesta is plowing his profits back into a $9 million vineyard in Castilla-La Mancha! [Bloomberg] SPIT: cellar age Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte [...]

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Drinking wine out of a cup – Fourth of July edition

Date: Tue, Jul 6, 2010

I’m just back from a few days in the woods, largely free of wifi and cell phone access. One evening, after a day of swimming and fishing, we were able to relax with some relatives and a glass of wine. Or perhaps I should say a cup of wine since the cabin where we were [...]

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Le Tour: wine “to dull the physical pain”

Date: Mon, Jul 5, 2010

When Fabian Cancellara crossed the line first in the short prologue of the Tour de France, his bike was impounded and put through an X-ray machine. So were 13 others. Apparently authorities are suspicious of tiny motors assisting riders in the Tour. None were found. An article detailing the day’s events appeared in the NYT. [...]

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Men, Bitch, Bordeaux, Bourgogne blanc – sipped and spit

Date: Wed, Jun 30, 2010

SIPPED: tranche The wine word of the moment is “tranche.” The final dash of pricing the Bordeaux 2009 futures has concluded with a clap of thunder: controversial Cos d’Estournel at $3,600 a case, ditto for Leoville Las Cases, La Mission Haut Brion at $10,000 a case, and Lafite at about $15,000–if you can find it. [...]

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Tasting the hand and the land at Hirsch Vineyards

Date: Tue, Jun 29, 2010

Ten years ago, vineyard owner David Hirsch of Sonoma brought some of his wines to New York. Wine & Spirits magazine assembled a group of leading sommeliers, tasted the wines and Rod Smith wrote a story about it. A couple of weeks ago, the magazine assembled another group with David Hirsch to taste some of [...]

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Organic wine, factory wine, machines, 99p wine — sipped & spit

Date: Thu, Jun 24, 2010

SPIT: human interaction After many years of discussion, you can now buy wine from a vending machine in select Pennsylvania grocery stores. Added bonus is that consumers must take a breathalyzer test before making the purchase. In their lengthy Q&A, the PLCB doesn’t state whether the grocery stores–not known for giving up precious square footage [...]

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The Pouch: marsupial wine hits the Finger Lakes!

Date: Wed, Jun 23, 2010

Box wine just lost its box. The AstroPouch, previously used for foreign wines mostly in overseas markets, contains an American wine for the first time starting today. The distinction goes to Glenora Wine Cellars which put its Trestle Creek Riesling in 1.5L bag, two bottles’ worth of wine, and sells it for $17.99 from its [...]

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Perceiving chaptalization in the glass: is it possible? [wonky]

Date: Tue, Jun 22, 2010

Here’s a question for all the (Northern European) wine geeks out there: Can you tell if a wine has been chaptalization based solely on the smell and taste? Chaptalization is the term for adding sugar to wine to boost the alcohol level. It is legally permissible in parts of the wine world, particularly northern Europe. [...]

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British government tops up 39,500 bottle cellar

Date: Mon, Jun 21, 2010

The Independent reports that the British government has spent more than £17,500 on wine since the May 6 election. This adds to existing cellar of 39,500 bottles bringing the total value of the wine cellar to £864,000. The Foreign Office minister who oversees the cellar, Henry Bellingham, insisted last week that buying the wines young [...]

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Rosé 2009s: Clos Roche Blanche, Peyrassol, and brightness

Date: Fri, Jun 18, 2010

It’s sunny with a high of 86 today in New York. Although rosé is food-friendly and refreshing for more months than it is usually given credit for, today is classic rosé weather. I’ve got a couple of good rosés so now all I need is a pool… Last week I stopped by Crush Wine & Spirits [...]

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Raveneau and oysters [photos]

Date: Thu, Jun 17, 2010

Tasting the legendary wines from Domaine Francois Raveneau in Chablis is a rare event since the wines are almost impossible to find (search for Raveneau). And tasting them with some age and oysters hardly ever happens outside of Chablis and the Hamptons. But I managed to try oysters with three Raveneau wines at a collector’s [...]

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