Wine Tasting as an Art Form

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Le Cinq, Michelin** Paris 2012.

                                  
By Bill Whiteacre, Chair Food and Beverage Committee A&LC of Toronto
Twenty five percent of the readers of this essay are supertasters. After reading it you will know whether you are or are not. If you are, you ought to attend as many blind tastings of wine as you can. If you do so you are in for a series of treats unknown to the other 75%.

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Marcel’s Post 2013/03/13 Russian River Valley’s Gems

News from the Cellar Master….Marcel Bregstein

New Wines for the Toronto Branch IWFS’s cellar Copain Wines One of Russian River Valley’s Gems

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Marcel’s Posts 2013/03/12 Domaine Philippe Faury

Domaine Philippe Faury, Saint Joseph Rouge 2010 one of Kermit Lynch’s Favorites.

The St. Joseph appellation rarely meets the levels of excellence of Cote Rotie. St, Joseph is located between the appellations of Cote-Rotie to the north and Hermitage to the south, the two most prestigious in the Rhone Valley. As weather patterns are changing St. Joseph wines reach maturity fairly quickly, in some cases the quality and the price tag are much better than their neighbors to the north and south.

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