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#386885 - 01-13-2017 08:57:52 Terroirist: Putin's Wine Cellar
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Very interesting article in Paste linked by Terroirist:
CricovaCellar
called Cricova near the Moldava capital of Chisinau, which houses over 1.25 million btls.
The pics are of particular interest. If you look at the one of Putin's cellar, you can see thousands of btls of TrumpEstate Cabernet. And I'm certain that it's not like a stack of brown manilla folders containing blank pages. We know, of course, that this will have no/zero/nada effect on how Trump deals w/ Putin!! :-)
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#386909 - 01-24-2017 03:17:05 Re: Terroirist: Putin's Wine Cellar [Re: TomHill]
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Have you ever had a Trump wine?

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#386910 - 01-24-2017 06:12:37 Nope... [Re: Brad Harrington]
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Originally Posted By: Brad Harrington
Have you ever had a Trump wine?

Nope, Brad. But I've not heard any good things about them, though.
When I do taste one, I'll certainly put up an alternative TN!! :-)
Tom

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#386912 - 01-24-2017 07:33:39 Re: Terroirist: Putin's Wine Cellar [Re: Brad Harrington]
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I have and on multiple occasions. The winemaking program has continued very closely with what Kluge already had in place (but hopefully better cost containment and better market penetration). The best of the bunch is the sparkler. It's a well made sparkler that is well received by geeks and the wine press. (Kluge Sparkler note which Trump's sparklers now mimic.) ( And here's a link to a recent post about the winery in general.) The wines fall off from there with the reds being well made, but unremarkable. The whites are like the sea of Chardonnay already out there.



Edited by BEB (01-24-2017 07:42:17)
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