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newlondonbrickhouse: September 2008
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A spirited discussion of wine and food. Monday, September 29, 2008. A Quick Defense of Riesling, and the Perception of Terroir. The Fabled Vineyards Whelener Sonnenuhr, Erdener Pralat, and a Close-up of the Blue State of Bernkastele. Posted by jim morrison at 3:44 PM. Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Pre-Phylloxera Vines in Rioja. Rioja is an ancient wine region in north central Spain. Phoenician settlers were producing wine in Rioja by the 11th century B.C.E., and it has continued there unab...By the 1890's...
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newlondonbrickhouse: July 2008
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A spirited discussion of wine and food. Sunday, July 27, 2008. One of these two men is a psychopath. I just watched Mondovino, I laughed, I cried, I made death threats. The interviews with Robert Parker. This! This is the man we are all listening to? I mean look at that haircut, holy shit. And then they cut away to the old picture of him with more hair and it's worse! Jesus Christ, dude go to a salon, they're called hair products. Parker's proclaimed preference for young wine (even first growths? Your al...
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newlondonbrickhouse: November 2008
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A spirited discussion of wine and food. Sunday, November 30, 2008. The debate is not about whether the numbers are right but whether it is right to have numbers. Everyone agrees that Parker is, on his own terms, a completely honest scorer; but by scoring he intends to serve the consumer, and makes the wine drinker into one. What consumers want is reliable beverage products, and, once wine is a reliable beverage product, it isn't quite wine.". Posted by jim morrison at 7:47 AM. Tuesday, November 18, 2008.
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newlondonbrickhouse: December 2008
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A spirited discussion of wine and food. Friday, December 26, 2008. A New England Christmas. Christmas Dinner 2008, Hank Mann in the Traditional Role of the Lamb Santa. I opened a bottle of 1983 Hermitage La Chapelle and decanted it. I have had this wine many times, and at twenty-five years old it still seemed a little young. Thankfully, both the duck confit and the lamb provided just the thing, the perfect key to unlock the wine and allow it to express itself, fat. Gamey, dark fat. For dessert Carol brou...
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newlondonbrickhouse: February 2008
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A spirited discussion of wine and food. Sunday, February 24, 2008. Above Pierre Damoy looks up the word "Charming" to describe his $625 Clos de Beze V.V. At the Domaine des Perdix table I approached a very attractive and well dressed man (is that vintage Yves St. Laurent? A quick post script, I had purposely avoided any mention of filthy lucre, feeling it a violation of a sacrosanct, essentially religious experience. It wasn't until a few days later that I took a look. Meo-Camuzet Clos de Vougeot...Dave ...
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Cooking in Florence: Lunch with the honeymooners
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Over a Tuscan stove. The markets in Venice. Feb 22nd. Last supper in Venice. Venice. Feb 22 lunch. Venice. Feb 21-23. Sunday dinner with my wife. Last dinner for one. My mentor in Florence. Valentines dinner for Jennifer. What to eat on a cold day. My last two weeks in Italy. Francesco of Trattoria Mario. Table for one please. Lunch with the honeymooners. Pasta al forno OR how to eat 1000 calories and fee. Quick fire challenge: Friday night dinner. Thursday dinner or home home on the range. Then took the...
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Cooking in Florence: What to eat on a cold day.
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Over a Tuscan stove. The markets in Venice. Feb 22nd. Last supper in Venice. Venice. Feb 22 lunch. Venice. Feb 21-23. Sunday dinner with my wife. Last dinner for one. My mentor in Florence. Valentines dinner for Jennifer. What to eat on a cold day. My last two weeks in Italy. Francesco of Trattoria Mario. Table for one please. Lunch with the honeymooners. Pasta al forno OR how to eat 1000 calories and fee. Quick fire challenge: Friday night dinner. Thursday dinner or home home on the range. Cioccolata al...
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Cooking in Florence: Last dinner for one.
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Over a Tuscan stove. The markets in Venice. Feb 22nd. Last supper in Venice. Venice. Feb 22 lunch. Venice. Feb 21-23. Sunday dinner with my wife. Last dinner for one. My mentor in Florence. Valentines dinner for Jennifer. What to eat on a cold day. My last two weeks in Italy. Francesco of Trattoria Mario. Table for one please. Lunch with the honeymooners. Pasta al forno OR how to eat 1000 calories and fee. Quick fire challenge: Friday night dinner. Thursday dinner or home home on the range. In oiled smal...
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