Saturday, 20 August 2011

Montrachet & Musigny Dinner

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19 August 2011:  Somehow came up with this theme....and it got stuck in my head that we needed to have it materialised! And so it did, in Bu...
Wednesday, 10 August 2011

1999 JN Gagnard Batard Montrachet

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9 August 2011: Great wine but perhaps not quite the thing to pair with my lemongrass-infused braised turbot, nor the spicy minced chicken wi...

2002 Dujac Gevrey Chambertin Aux Combottes

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8 August 2011: We felt that we ought to open a half bottle of this wine to see how it should taste, given the corked bottle the previous Fri...
Sunday, 7 August 2011

1978 Domaine de Chevalier

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6 August 2011: I did all the 'heavy lifting' at home before taking the meticulously decanted bottle of 1978 Domaine de Chevalier to ...
Saturday, 6 August 2011

BYO dinner at Le Mieux Bistro (or Le Meilleur Bistro?) with a 1979 magnum of Angerville Volnay Clos des Ducs

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Spa egg on toast with chanterelle mushrooms and foie gras cubes 5 August 2011: We had a BYO dinner at Le Mieux Bistro.  As usual, Chef R...
Sunday, 24 July 2011

Where Spain delivers great value high quality wines....

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24 July 2011: Last night I went with a girl friend to the recently opened Betty's Kitchen  in Hong Kong.  Just the perfect place for 2 g...
Sunday, 10 July 2011

Glorious 1959 Latour

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9 July 2011: A quiet evening at home. Perfect occasion to enjoy a bottle of 1959 Latour (VTS).  The wine needed 2+ hours of decanting time t...