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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
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Recycling and Regret 4
Another week, another red herring to distract from an unfinished post. This turned out to be more expensive than expected, il Poggione Brunello 07 was earthy, balanced and gorgeous. Newton 2012 Puzzle outrageously costly, young, and overdone. Duval LeRoy perfectly … Continue reading
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Waterloo, Kriek and Trappist Beers from Belgium
Yesterday, Wayward Wine visited Brussels Horta House, museums, streets, and beer. Today we catch a train and bus for 2.50 to Waterloo: site of Napoleon’s final battle (and catchy ABBA song).
Past suburbs, snow falls on a grey world. The films inside the museum provide context, cheese, and needed warmth. Back outside, we find the human-made Lion’s Mound to injured William II of the Netherlands and, well, have to climb it, which knocks the wind out of us… Continue reading
Brussels Visit to Horta House Museums and St Feuillian Abbey Beer DAY 176
176 days of continuous trekking through Europe’s wineries, breweries, and distilleries finds Wayward Wine in Brussels. Antwerp brought a brilliant brewery and Rubens, in our last post (reread here). But for the next three days, we stay in a loft … Continue reading
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Halloween Wine: Cheval des Andes Lujan de Cuyo Mendoza Argentina 2009
One day we will stop referencing Sideways. Today is not one of them. Eleven years on, the film continues to kill Merlot. Although Miles railed against the grape, his prized bottle turned out to be an iconic Merlot: Cheval Blanc, 1er Grand Cru classé A, Saint-Émilion 1961…that he drank with fast food: Continue reading
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Tagged Bordeaux, cabernet, Cheval Blanc, Cheval des Andes, drink, Food, France, Halloween, malbec, Mendoza, Mendoza Argentina, Saint-Émilion, travel, wine
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Recycling And Regret 3
If I don’t have time today to post, here are last week’s dead soldiers.
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