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On our blog page wine enthusiasts will find an interesting combination of news and articles. The most recent postings are displayed below. Please come back and enjoy our blog archives located in the right hand column.

Brunello di Montalcino – As It Should Be.

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Our former colleague, Angelo Falcone, rang up on short notice and informed that Mauro Soldera would be dining nearby last Thursday.  Oh, and there would be plenty of Soldera Riserva Brunello di Montalcino.  Locals know Chef Richie runs a talented kitchen...

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Napa Valley Cabs – A Penthouse View

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Late in June, I was joined by Marie Keep (Skinner wine auctioneer), and Jim Esper (LFW alum - now Oregon winemaker) for a couple days in Napa.  Our visit overlapped with the tail end of Dany & Michel Rolland's trip...

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2008 Oregon Pinots

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

You've got to admire the passion of the Oregon vintner-chef crowd.  As an unscripted prelude to the release of the 2008 pinot noir vintage, two talented chefs recently staged a fracas over the provenance of a given pig.  One participant...

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Touring Barolo & Barbaresco, May 2010

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Hungry and thirsty members of the Lower Falls Expeditionary & Gastronomic Team arrived in Turin on a recent Sunday.  Straight away we headed south towards Alba arriving at Ristorante Il Falstaff in Verduno for proper nourishment.  Chef Franco and Sommelier...

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Vega Sicilia Tasting Notes

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Last Wednesday, we lunched at Taberna de Haro with Puri M, export director of Vega Sicilia.  On visiting the winery in 2008, Phil and I were struck by the depth of methodical thought that proceeds every step that Vega Sicilia...

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Napa Valley 2007 Reds

Friday, May 7th, 2010

There is a lot of interest in the 2007 Napa Valley reds. While the press is way ahead of the actual release dates on many of these wines we have received numerous 'wish lists' from our clients. Likely there will...

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Sine Qua Non

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

We are thrilled to announce that our own Ryan Moses, formerly of 51 Lincoln, will be leaving Lower Falls Wine to join the production team at Sine Qua Non. Ryan is a real 'wine nut' and someone we are sure...

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Why buy your wines from Lower Falls Wine Co.?

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

Our experienced staff has tasted every bottle of wine on our shelves. This seems an obvious requirement of our profession, yet it is rarely done. As a company, we taste in excess of six thousand wines annually, of which less...

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Burgundy 2007

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

There are many upsides to the popular media coverage of wine which has developed over the last decade. Other than the hundred point scale of rating wine, the worst development is the need “to call the vintage” early on. During...

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Burgundy 2008

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

A photo tour of the bi-annual Burgundy Tasting [nggallery...

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