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Tasting Notes
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Turley San Luis Obispo County, California Paso Robles Ueberroth Vineyard Zinfandel 2011 $48.00 16.3% The core is a murky purple unto black, fully opaque, the rims shift through brick red to burnt orange hues, even though the liquid on the whole is cl
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Tasting Notes
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Clos du Mont-Olivet Rhone, France Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Cuvee du Papet Grenache 1998 $39.99 14.0% Burnt red to orange hued core, lighter orange to yellow rims, decent clarity but necessarily spotless and shiny. Fat, unfocused nose of garrigues, damp
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Beer & Spirits
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Plan Bee Farm Brewery Barn Beer Wild Ale American Wild Ale New York 5.5% 12.7oz, Single $7.99 Finger plus of bright white foam, appears to have credible density but the surface dimples quickly and retention is just about average, the lacing starts of
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Wine Impressions - 11-17-18 Whites: 2015 Onesta, Grenache Blanc Clay Station Vnyd. - reminds me of coastal Italian white wine; loaded with mineral/salty underpinnings and fresh white fruit flavors. Plenty of cut and good balance. Overachieving at $1
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Tasting Notes
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Some old Italians with dinner 1975 Poggio alle Mura Brunello di Montalcino – when I first got into wine to the extent that I established a ‘cellar” (at the time, a cupboard in the basement) I bought this wine and then consumed it by the early 1980s,
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Tasting Notes
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2000 Novy Syrah Garys' Vineyard, Santra Lucia Highlands Holding up well for its age, but the downhill slide has begun. The color is still bright red with some fading at the edges. Bright cherry notes on the nose. The palate shows dark fruits, but
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