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I'm not drinking any stinkin Merlot
I’m not drinking any stinkin Merlot
OK so big lush Merlot fans just click off now. Fans of Super-Tuscan and big, round, chocolate-y, decadent Napa versions–basically all of them–might as well stop reading. This is not your Merlot. The majority of Pomerol as well: just stop reading. Fans of Lalande and Veneto and Mendocino prolly should stick around. This is going to be the funkiest, dirtiest, peaty and barnyard bottling of this…
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Debouchery
Medium ruby with less-than the expected amount of brick at the edge. Piss and grit and leather and old lace rise out of it, an almost-petrol carrier encouraging the vegetal and dry fruit along towards greatness. Cola and sage, pomegranate and pamplemousse, diesel and dust, the appropriate levels of wet dog and dark chocolate wrap well around a briary center.
This is a dirty, dirty wine. I…
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Sipping Brander Wines 71 Stories above Los Angeles
Sipping Brander Wines 71 Stories above Los Angeles
Allison Levine from Please The Palate invited a group of wine experts to a Santa Barbara Wine Road Trip luncheon at the restaurant 71Above inside US Bank, located in downtown Los Angeles. Sitting in the dining room, I appreciated the 180 degree spectacular views of the Hollywood sign to Palos Verdes. Sitting near Jennifer Dudley from Brander Wines, I enjoyed three of her wines with 71Above chef…
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