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- Last night's disappointments: Cayuse '04 Cailloux - too fat. Penner-Ash Pas de Nom - pas d'interesting. Yet 2000 Chasse-Spleen was very good 3 days ago
- Great dinner last night w/son, his girl friend, and my friends. My pasta recipe w/sausage. Wine of night: 2007 Dunn Howell Mtn Cab. 3 days ago
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A lovely dinner at home with friends and family
Great dinner last night with my son, his girl friend, and my friends, Chris Nishiwaki and Kent C. Everyone bravely ate my savory pasta recipe with sausage prepared by Chef Nishiwaki. Wine of night was the 2007 Dunn Howell Mountain … Continue reading
Posted in Dinners, Uncategorized
Tagged Cayuse, Chasse-Spleen, Chateau Coutet, Chateau Guiraud, Dunn Howell Mountain, Penner-Ash
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An exploration of Burgundy over dinner at Crush
Last night I was privileged to join a group of food and wine lovers for a magnificent dinner at Seattle’s Crush in Madison Valley. James Beard Award winning Chef Jason Wilson oversees the magic that is Crush. It is a … Continue reading
Arnie’s European Odyssey Day, Day Four
France Day Four, the Rhône Valley and Burgundy Refreshed from a whole three hours of sleep we set out at 6:00 a.m. for the village of Visan in the Southern Rhône. We had to make good time because it was … Continue reading
Posted in Burgundy, Rhône
Tagged Arlaud, Armand Rousseau, Burgundy, bush vine, Chapoutier, Chevalier-Montrachet, Clerc, Clos de la Roche, Gobelet, Grenache, guyot, Hermitage, Jadot, Lauribert, Montrachet, Rhone, Syrah
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A Bordeaux Futures Primer
What are Bordeaux futures? We are now in the midst of the 2010 Bordeaux futures campaign. It began in mid-April and will continue until June, 2011. The futures or “en primeur” market for Bordeaux is a relatively recent development of … Continue reading
Arnie’s European Odyssey Day Three, Noon ‘til the edge of darkness
Bordeaux Day Three, March 29th, Part Two Our first stop in Pessac-Léognan, the heart of the Graves region by the city of Bordeaux, was Smith Haut-Lafitte. This is a terrific estate sustained by the passion of its owners, Daniel and … Continue reading
Arnie’s European Odyssey Day Three, The Right Bank and Graves
Bordeaux Day Three, March 29th from dawn until noon With our tight schedule, we were limited two just five châteaux on the Right Bank; two in Pomerol, three in neighboring Saint-Emilion which is one of France’s most beautiful wine towns. … Continue reading
Arnie’s European Odyssey Day Two, mornin’ to lunch
We awoke early, ready to roll at 7:00 a.m. This was to be one of our toughest appointment-packed days – over 14 Chateaux to visit by 6:15 p.m. That meant, with a nearly two-hour lunch (sorry, it’s the habit of … Continue reading
Posted in Bordeaux
Tagged 2010 vintage, Angludet, Bordeaux, Brio, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cambon La Pelouse, Cantemerle, Cantenac-Brown, cuverie, Decanter, Desmirail, du Tertre, Giscours, Haut-Médoc, La Lagune, Larrivet Haut-Brion, Margaux, Médoc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Robert Parker, Saint-Julien, Wine Spectator
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Arnie’s European Odyssey Day One
We arrived in Paris on Sunday morning, March 27th, at 9:30 a.m. (or 12:30 a.m. our body time). We immediately got our rental car and drove 7 hours to Bordeaux, arriving atMaison Sichel’s offices at nearly 6:00 p.m. Up nearly … Continue reading
Amazing Bordeaux 2008 Vintage Tasting in San Francisco
I flew into San Francisco last for an intensive tasting of top Bordeaux from the 2008 vintage. The Union of Grand Cru de Bordeaux put on this tasting of 100 top estates. It’s almost easier to list who wasn’t there: all … Continue reading