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Bubblies: Sparkling Wines

Posted in shiraz, Spain, sparkling, tasting group, Wine, tagged , , on March 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Live blogging from our DGS sparkling wine tasting [hehe, the couple in the background is our first Singapore DGS couple. Woot woot!]. First up: Dog Leg from South Australia. Small bubbles, nice fizz on tongue, but a little too sweet for my liking. Yujuan is giving us the lowdown of the four different methods to [...]

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DGS Adventurous Wines

Posted in cork, dessert, Educational, European, Food, italy, riesling, Spain, sparkling, tasting group, Wine on January 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »

DGS went wild last night, with a tasting of wines from all over the world, in what we’d dubbed Dead Grapes Society Adventurous Wines. We had ~25 people and 16 bottles of wines (some doubled up). 1. Taberno Brut Champagne Style Charmat Method (Peru) $10 We kicked the tasting off with two bottles of Taberno, [...]

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The Top Wine Bargains of 2007

Posted in articles, Australia, Beaujolais, Chardonnay, Educational, French, malbec, muscadet, Napa, riesling, sauvignon blanc, shiraz, Spain, Wine, Winery on December 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

From the WSJ: The Top Wine Bargains of 2007 December 21, 2007; Page W1 Just because something is inexpensive doesn’t make it a good deal. In our real lives, we all know that. That beef on sale might be fatty, that cheap golf ball might not fly well and that bargain-priced toy might be full [...]

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Cheap Red Wine and Pasta

Posted in Food, Italian, Spain, Wine on August 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Ever since I bought a pasta maker as an impulse buy it has gathered its fair share of dust like most impulse buys do. But this summer, I dusted that puppy off and made, count ‘em, not one but TWO batches of fresh pasta. To go with my lovely fresh strands, I make somewhat of [...]

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