TIME TO READ SOME WINE BOOKS
Ethos Priorat Elizabeth Hecker (forward by Andrew Jefford) Two new books landed on my porch the last few days, and they are as different...
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Terry Theise
- Sep 8, 2022
- 2 min
The Pehu from Olympus
If I remember correctly, David Pehu was acquainted with Elisabeth Chartogne, and asked through her whether he could get me samples to...
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Terry Theise
- Aug 23, 2022
- 3 min
Tastings Resume, And Notes On Andrew Jefford’s New Book - comments from a fan-boy
I pre-ordered this book the very second I learned of its existence. It’s Jefford’s first book since The New France, and it collects...
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Terry Theise
- Aug 15, 2022
- 13 min
DOWN THE MOSSY WAYS OF MEMORY, SHAMELESSLY
“Shamelessly” because, you know, reminiscences. Let me show you my vacation pictures! Here’s a totes cute thing my cat did! I have a...
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Terry Theise
- Jul 13, 2022
- 5 min
WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO….
I’ve published tasting sketches from my trip to Germany and Champagne in May, but the real purpose of that trip was sentimental. The...
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Terry Theise
- Jun 21, 2022
- 3 min
Champagne Varnier-Fannière
NEW CHAMPAGNE GLASSES: Laurent Champs knows I like tasting from different glasses, and among the various stems he pulled from his...
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Terry Theise
- Jun 14, 2022
- 3 min
A GAME OF WACHAU-MOLE
The wines improved so much over 3-4 days that I almost went back and re-wrote my first notes. Almost. Ultimately I felt it made no sense...
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Terry Theise
- May 31, 2022
- 9 min
PART THREE
At Champagne Lallement, they were enjoying the robust business everyone was enjoying in Champagne. Their first-born, Victor, was grown up...
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Terry Theise
- May 19, 2022
- 15 min
PART TWO – A JOURNEY OF FRIENDSHIP AND RESPECT, PLUS HAULING MY BLOATED PALATE TO TASTE A FEW WINES…
First, a small note. These visit impressions will be out of sequence depending on whether I wrote notes directly into the computer – the...
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Terry Theise
- May 9, 2022
- 11 min
MAY TRIP, DAY ONE
These are quick and dirty impressions of wines I’ll taste in detail later in the year. The notes are by no means definitive, nor was I...
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