World of Fine Wine

One Bottle 1: 1998 Vacqueyras, Cuvée Lopy, Domaine du Sang des Cailloux

Does one always feel tender-hearted about the last bottle of a case?

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One Bottle 2: 2001 Riesling Kabinett , Bernkasteler Badstube, Dr H Thanisch

Wines, we surely agree, are beautiful. To varying degrees. Where, though, do we find the most beauty? In wines with the richest

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One Bottle 3: 1994 Hermitage Blanc, Jean-Louis Chave

A wine collection is a kind of extended family. Inanimate? Semi-animate would be a better description.

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One Bottle 4: 1990 Léoville-Barton

Is there room for reason in wine drinking?

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One Bottle 6: 2003 Clos de Tart

First, an admission of failure. Most of the red burgundy I have bought has disappointed me. Is this my fault?

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One Bottle 7: 1988 Cabassaou, Domaine Tempier, Bandol

Shortly after five this morning, I offered my two-year-old son John the chance to take part in an experiment. He has recently become a shipowner.

Submitted by Andrew on Sat, 09/06/2008 - 16:04. categories [ ]

One Bottle 8: 2006 Shiraz, The Boxer, Mollydooker

Everyone comes at you differently.

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One Bottle 9: 2006 Las Flors, La Pèira en Damaisèla, Coteaux du Languedoc Terrasses du Larzac

The most apt analogy, perhaps, is the publisher’s slush pile: that legendary stack of unsolicited manuscripts where, sandwiched between laborious first novels, eccentric diets and the childhood remi

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One Bottle 10: 1996 Vieilles Vignes de Cramant, Larmandier-Bernier, Champagne

The cellar may seem like a place of quiet and stillness. Interrogations and debates unfold there nonetheless.

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Chile: the quest for fine wine

Is it possible for Chile to produce fine wine now or in the future?

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