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Project
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Pinot Noir 2007, Dönnhoff
Oberhauser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett 2006,
Monte
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| WHAT'S
NEW Last updated August 25th 2008
Wines of the
month for August added (25/08/08)
Pirie
Tasmania: cool climate Australians (25/08/08)
My
Blog: books, mine and others (24/08/08)
Trinity
Hill: part 14, New Zealand series (24/08/08)
Wine
photo of the week (22/08/08)
My
Blog: Casillero and high-end beer (21/08/08)
My
Blog: Mac vs. PC and white Chateauneuf (20/08/08)
My
Blog: In Devon, with Portuguese wine (19/08/08)
My
Blog: CarboNZero Riesling (17/08/08)
Biodynamics:
my major series updated and revised (14/08/08)
UK
merchants page updated, 22 new additions (13/08/08)
The
wines of Chile: part 1 of a new series (12/08/08)
My
Blog: Achaval Ferrer video (12/08/08)
My
Blog: Vilafonte: high-end South Africans
(11/08/08)
Project
Cabernet Franc: improving the quality of Loire reds (11/08/08)
My
Blog: Coteaux du Loire, corks and golf (10/08/08)
Wine
photo of the week (09/08/08)
My
Blog: Mallorca, the last installment (08/08/08)
My
Blog: A fantastic hotel in a beautiful spot
(07/08/08)
My
Blog: Mallorcan wine (04/08/08)
My
Blog: Stunning sweetie from Malaga (04/08/08)
Sacred
Hill: part 13, New Zealand series (02/08/08)
My
Blog: Jet lag (02/08/08)
My
Blog: On the road in Oregon (30/07/08)
My
Blog: Salmon Bake and mosh pit wines (27/07/08)
My
Blog: Philippe Pacalet's natural Burgundies
(27/07/08)
My
Blog: IPNC in Oregon (26/07/08)
My
Blog: Alentejo red and some petrolheading (24/07/08)
Interview
with Bernard Hickin: winemaker with Jacob's Creek (23/07/08)
My
Blog: Chardonnay fest (21/07/08)
Wine
photo of the week (20/07/08)
My
Blog: beautiful natural wines (19/07/08)
Stonecroft:
part 12 New Zealand series (18/07/08)
My
Blog: Photoshoot, Merlot and Roussillon, plus RTL
(17/07/08)
My
Blog: Retro Fitou and a Milllered Spanish red (16/07/08)
Recently
tasted: dozens of wines (15/07/08)
My
Blog: Cricket, Krispy Kreme and the Douro (14/07/08)
My
Blog: Portugal, pink Burgundy and others (13/07/08)
CJ
Pask: part 11, New Zealand series (12/07/08)
Knowledge
helps the enjoyment of wine (11/07/08)
1001 wines:
a great new book (10/07/08)
My
Blog: Bardolino (09/07/08)
My
Blog: and so does Dao (08/07/08)
My
Blog: Bairrada rocks (07/06/08)
Knoll:
serious Austrian wines (05/07/08)
Esk
Valley: New Zealand series part 10 (02/07/08)
My
Blog: Crazy Pinotage and some Torrontes (01/07/08)
My
Blog: Aglianico and old Sherry (30/06/08)
Domaine
Saint Hilaire: modern Languedoc wines (30/06/08)
My
Blog: Pinot Blanc times two, Germany and Luxembourg
(29/06/08)
My
Blog: Perfect summer's evening with two Rhones (28/06/08)
My
Blog: Craggy, recycling and umpiring (26/06/08)
Craggy
Range Tasting: 29 wines tasted (25/06/08)
Craggy
Range: part 8, New Zealand series (23/06/08)
Wine
photo of the week (21/06/08)
Nicodemi:
aspirational wines from Abruzzo (20/06/08)
My
Blog: Bordeaux 1934 (19/06/08)
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