Monthly Archives: June 2010

Wine Shorts. Volume I. Number II. Summer 2010.

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Jonathan Cristaldi

Wine Shorts. Volume I. Number II. Summer 2010. Sipping there, gazing off into the camera, Jonny Cigar, Self-Annointed Master Sommelier thinks twice: first about wine, second about gin. Gin was not his first love. His first love was Jack Daniels. … Continue reading →

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Quickie:

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Jonathan Cristaldi

Quickly: The Noble Rot was written up by Old Sport, Michael B. Dougherty and you can read the article here. Winetology would like to say, thanks! Jonny Cigar would like to take a nap.

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Hills Like White Bostonians

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Jonathan Cristaldi

Hills Like White Bostonians Ernest Hemingway loved to fish and see bull fights. This is not a story about fishing and bullfighting. This is a story about June 10-14, just about a week ago, when I sailed the Hudson north … Continue reading →

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WAR: The Noble Rot vs. New Zealand

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Jonathan Cristaldi

WAR: The Noble Rot vs. New Zealand Good Monday Morning To You, On Friday, June 4th, we (The Noble Rot) waged war on New Zealand. Armed with five courses of food, we aimed at pairing them with five wines that … Continue reading →

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Napa Valley Reserve + 1998 Bahans Haut-Brion = ?

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Jonathan Cristaldi

Napa Valley Reserve + 1998 Bahans Haut-Brion = ? It equals a night I can’t remember, and a night you can’t forget…Truth be told, I remember it quite well. Here’s the situation: Dinner with family one hot New York summer … Continue reading →

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