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Reg’s Wine Blog – Post # 8, March 7, 2016 – Every Young Man’s Dream, my tasting at Weingut Reichstrat Von Buhl, Deidesheim, Germany.
In September 1986 several family members and I were lucky enough to travel to France on a wine tasting tour specifically organized by us for us. We had already toured Bordeaux, Cahors and the Alsace regions and we had left one day open in Strasburg before returning to Paris and then London. My wife and…
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Reg’s Wine Blog – Post # 7 February 23, 2016, a recent red wine tasting party, 14 wines reviewed.
On Saturday January 23rd, I attended a red wine tasting of 14 wines from various regions, all commonly available in Quebec liquor stores, priced between $18 and $30 CDN. We were 14 people attending a birthday party celebration, and everyone brought with them an assigned bottle. The idea was that everyone would have a chance…
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Reg’s Wine Blog – Post # 6 February 19, 2016 – Hugel’s 1976 Gewurztraminer “Hugel” Vendange Tardive Sélection de Grains Nobles Fut 28, Ringing in the new year with a fabulous 40 year old Hugel wine
I had the good fortune to visit with Jean Hugel at his winery in Riquewihr with my family in September 1986. We tasted many of Hugel’s wines including his famous late harvest dessert wines, and this wine in particular. In 1986 it was superb, rich, unctuous, sweet and incredibly well balanced, and by Jean Hugel’s…
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Reg’s Wine Blog – Post # 5 February 9, 2016 – Decorating the tree with a 1976 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Beerenauslese
Holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, and special occasions are all great times to open that special bottle of wine you have been saving. This blog is going to assume that you have been saving and properly storing your special wine for quite a while and that it is still good to drink. We are also assuming that…
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Reg’s Wine Blog – Post # 4 February 3, 2016 – Bad Restaurant Behavior – Refusing the Wine
Several years ago my wife and I had the misfortune to go out to dinner with 3 other couples to a fine Montreal restaurant. Even though each couple were paying for their own dinner, we intended to split the wine bill evenly amongst the 4 couples. One of our friends took it upon himself to…
