Tag Archives: D’Lynn Proctor
A Day In The Life Of Rosenthal Wines
By Wineaux DLynn Proctor Yesterday marked another exciting visit from John Paine, Sales Director of the “Uber-Geek” Rosenthal Wine Merchant. When you hear of Rosenthals’ wines, one automatically thinks top-notch producers, incredibly small production, and some grape varieties that most have not heard … Continue reading
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Afternoon with Cesare Cecchi
By: D’lynn Proctor After tasting through about 60 Barolos (Roberto Voerzio and his wines being the favorite, no pic sorry!) in Padiglione 9, I waltzed over to Padiglione 7 with espresso in hand and met pals Rolando Marandino of Banfi and … Continue reading
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Installment 2: Gaia Gaja
By: D’lynn Proctor It is 9am, and after a Coke, 100 pushup’s, and a cafe americano(lotta caffeine), I am off to the padiglione of Lombardia. Now Lombardy is home to Italy’s own “champagne” known as Franciacorta, and some consider the great Franciacorta … Continue reading
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Verona Fiere #5
D’lynn Proctor This year marks my 5th visit to the World’s Largest Wine Fair and 1st as the Somme of the Elite Graileys team. Now for some of the readers who are unfamiliar or new to VinItaly, this is the … Continue reading
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Starrs in Graileys – Crocker & Starr
AJ McClellan Pam Starr came into town yesterday to taste our members and us on her wines. Everyone was blown away, especially myself. All of her wines were very well structured and completely in balance. Everything that we tried was … Continue reading
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Recently tasted: 1970 Les Forts by Château Latour
RT @dobianchi Does anyone remember Baudelaire’s macadam? That’s what this wine smelled like: tar, pitch, goudron, asphalt… I’m not one for blind tasting but this is one of those wines, we all agreed, that you would pick out as Bordeaux … Continue reading
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