Tales From The Cellar

Archive for January, 2013

Planning a Cellar: Birth-year Wines

Thursday, January 31st, 2013 Tags: Altare Barolo, birth year wine, Brunello di Montalcino, cain, Cascina Francia, cellar wines, Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou, Chateau Montelena estate, Chateau Montrose, Chevillon Nuits St Georges, Far Niente Cabernet, Fonseca, Forman Cabernet, Giacomo Conterno Barolo, Heitz Cabernet, Joseph Voillot Pommard, Keever Cabernet, Leonetti Reserve, Michel Gros Vosne Romanee, Philippe Colin Chevalier Montrachet, Pierre Gelin Fixin, Pride Cabernet, Quinta do Noval, Ridge Monte Bello, robert mondavi reserve, Vietti Barolo, Warre’s Port
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Specialty Beers Tasting: Friday, February 1st

Monday, January 28th, 2013 Tags: Aecht Urbock, black and blue beer, Bruery Smoking Wood, Dogfish Head, Gordon Biersch Weizen Eisbock, Harviestoun, Imperial IPA, Petit Obscura, Rochefort 6, Rogue Imperial IPA, Telegraph Brewing, The bruery
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What’s New: Three Single Barrel Whiskeys

Saturday, January 26th, 2013 Tags: Bernheim, Bernheim Wheat Whiskey, Elijah Craig, Evan Williams, evans william, Heaven Hill Distillery, Heaven Hill whiskey, single barrel whiskey, Wheat whiskey
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Spatbur-whater? A German Pinot Blog

Monday, January 21st, 2013 Tags: Becker Estate Pinot, Centgrafenberg, Friedrich Becker, Furst Spatburgunder, German Pinot, German Pinot Noir, Kesseler, Kesseler Spatburgunder, Rudolf Furst, Spatburgunder
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New Arrival: Le Chiuse Rosso di Montalcino

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 Tags: 2010 Le Chiuse, Biondi-Santi, Italian wine, Le Chiuse, Le Chiuse Rosso, Montalcino wine, Rosso di Montalcino
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The World of Belgian Beers, Friday 18th January

Sunday, January 13th, 2013 Tags: Biere de Miel, Brasserie Caracole, Brasserie Dupon, Duvel Golden Ale, Flanders Red Ale, Honey ale, Rodenbach Grand Cru, St. Bernardus Tripel, Steenbrugge Dubbel, Straffe Hendrik Quadrupel, Timmermans Oude Gueuze
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New Arrivals Under the Holiday Radar

Saturday, January 12th, 2013 Tags: Bobal, Cabernet Franc, Cornerstone Cellars, La Malkerida, Malkerida, Napa Valley Cabernet Franc, Spanish bobal, Spanish Wine, Stepping Stone
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