Whine or wine? Last night, picked wine. An odd duo for the main event, the Thalassitis 2015 Assyrtiko, with synthetic cork, was super. So youthful, so fresh, restrained and elegant. The Pegau 1998 Reservée opened slowly, but blossomed into pure deliciousness. A little rough around the edges, it could use drinking, but it was no slouch. And a sweet conclusion posted on recently. Who doesn't like mature Sauternes? This is the way! #wine #greece #chateauneuf #santorini #Sauternes #assyrtiko
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The thrilling conclusion!
Open the bottle. With the damage, it didn't seem much like Sauternes any more. But the oxidized overlay didn't hurt it much. It was wonderful. As someone said at the time, "You cannot kill this wine." It is basically immortal.
Look at that baked-on gunk on the bottom. I mean, somebody must've stored this over a heater.
Château d'Yquem à #Sauternes (#Gironde) Les bâtiments du château forment un quadrilatère autour d'une vaste cour. L'essentiel de l'édifice remonte aux XVIe et XVIIe siècles. Une partie du décor de cette dernièr...
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Château d'Yquem à #Sauternes (#Gironde) Les bâtiments du château forment un quadrilatère autour d'une vaste cour. L'essentiel de l'édifice remonte aux XVIe et XVIIe siècles. Une partie du décor de cette dernièr...
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Hello peepodons, time for a new #introduction v.6 on this new instance, and this time I'm the admin! 
I'm Johann, I live south of #Bordeaux, #France, in the middle of the vineyards of the #Sauternes region. I'm from #Paris.
I'm a #bursar in a highschool, I've done pretty much everything in #admin in the 
#education system.
I'm a cis #gay 
#fraysexual 
man and live with my partner and Circé, my #tortoiseshell #cat. 
Sauternes is moving away from Sémillon. In 2021, the municipality of Sauternes (#Bordeaux) had 364 ha of vineyards, planted with three varieties: Sémillon Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadel. Compared to 2017, #Sauternes lost 43 ha (10.6%) - almost all of it was Sémillon (-40 ha). #viticulture #wine
Just received some #wine that I ordered on a whim during the summer...
There's this cool service out of Napa called Last Bottle that offers a vintage at deep discounts and during the hot, summer has a hold service to wait until the weather is friendlier for shipping.
Never had this #sauternes before and it looks tempting and the price is good for a daily drinker.
I'm sure it's no #dYquem but I have a thing for sweet wine.
