Monthly Archives: January 2011

Champagne tasting from miniature bottles

Posted on January 30, 2011 by vintomas

Writing about Champagne towards the end of January may not be the very best timing imaginable for a wine blog. If I was writing about rosé at this time of year, I could at least claim that I was writing … Continue reading →

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Stonier Pinot Noir 2008

Posted on January 26, 2011 by vintomas

A quick and short tasting note for Stonier Pinot Noir 2008, from Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia. € 17,90 at Crush Wine for those who buy their wines in Brussels. Fruity nose of mature, rather dark berries, slightly sweetish impression, … Continue reading →

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Nebbiolo wines with CAV

Posted on January 23, 2011 by vintomas

In October 2010, the wine club CAV – which spelled out means Cercle des Amateurs de Vin – held a tasting under the theme “not only Barolo, fine Italian Nebbiolo”, which I believe may be worth writing about, despite the … Continue reading →

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Red wines at their peak with AuZone

Posted on January 19, 2011 by vintomas

Long time, no blogging (neither in Swedish nor English), but the rumour of me stopping drinking wine is much exaggerated. It’s just that I haven’t gotten around to blogging after I slowed down all intellectual activities over the holiday season, … Continue reading →

Posted in AuZone, Bordeaux, Nebbiolo, New Zealand, Oregon, Piedmont, Pinot Noir, Rhône, Syrah | Leave a comment