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All I can say is that one of my favorite writers and gluttons, the late A. J. Liebling, would have been in awe of the food and wines that were...
Read MoreThis was my first dinner at Palena with my colleague, Pierre-Antoine Rovani, and friends. Some of the great courses we had included a foie gras soup, caramelized duck leg, and...
Read MoreI do not need to talk about the cuisine as no chef in the world can cook any greater food than Daniel Boulud. We began with the 1997 Coche-Dury Corton Charlemagne, a...
Read MoreMy favorite Baltimore bistro, Petit Louis, has been making better and better food in a classic French bistro style. At a meal with several friends, I had one of the...
Read MoreThis was a bring-your-own party at a friend's home. Someone brought a bottle of Beaulieu 1978 Burgundy. It was surprisingly good, even though it did not taste like Pinot Noir. I...
Read MoreI am a member of a wine group called Les Oenarchs, which meets every six weeks for a blind tasting. The theme at this particularly meeting was several mini-verticals of...
Read MoreThis was another brilliant bottle of 1990 Clos de Goisses Champagne from Philipponnet. I had expected better things from Domaine Leflaive's 1989 Chevalier Montrachet as previous bottles tasted scored 2-3 points higher. This...
Read MoreDrunk with an excellent catered meal, the stars included the elegant, quintessential Blancs de Blanc Champagne, the 1990 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne. I don't know how much longer this wine can...
Read MoreAt a tasting with wine collectors at the up-scale Napa Valley bistro, Pinot Blanc, the brilliant 1997 Marcassin Chardonnay and 1997 Pinot Noir were both exquisite. The Chardonnay flirts with perfection, and the Pinot...
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