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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Natural wine: The critics rage ... but the beat goes on

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One of the most debated issues in the wine world today is the validity and viability of the natural wine movement.  The barbs hurled in the ...
Monday, August 27, 2012

Opus One: Conception and execution of the highest order

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Opus One is an Oakville-based winery joint venture that grew out of Baron Philippe de Rothschild's (at that time the owner of Mouton-Rot...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Tasted a great wine lately?

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My recent writings on Champagne, and its positioning vis a vis great (adj., of outstanding significance or importance -- American Heritage ...
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Monday, August 20, 2012

Review of Marcus Samuelson's Yes, Chef: a memoir

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Marcus Samuelson's Yes, Chef: a memoir (Random House, 2012) is a multi-faceted, semi-anthropological, page-turner of a book that trace...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

A night of wines at Victoria and Albert's: Guest post by Ron Siegel

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Last Saturday I invited some of our wine friends to attend a dinner at the Chef's Table at Victoria and Alberts Restaurant. Each partici...
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Champagne: The few, the committed, the terroirists

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According to Essie Avellan MW (Single Vineyard Champagnes -- The Alternative Reality, TONG About Wine, No. 4, Winter 2009), a great wine is ...
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Champagne: The anti-terroirist "fine wine"

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Champagne is the most anti-terroirist of French fine wines in that its production flies in the face of the core principles of terroir-driven...
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