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				 Re: The Wine Thread 
 
			
			Last weeks office party:
 2006 Bethel Heights Eola- Amity Hills Cuvee Pinot Noir
 Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon
 
 Lots of cherry and vanilla on the nose and even more in the glass- raspberries, light charcoal, I would recommend this. Had it with everything from Tuna Tartare and crab cakes to ribeye- etc.
 
 2005 Hardin Cabernet Sauvignon
 Napa Valley, CA
 
 According to the interweb this retails for about $23. It tastes more like a $40 bottle. A little sweet, but went very well with steak and all the tasty steakhouse sides. Really high quality for the price, but a tad too sweet for me.
 
 1994 Niepoort
 Porto, Portugal
 
 Now were talkin'- really good for a newish port- chocolate, black pepper, perfect raisin. I will be buying a bottle of this soon- if I can find one. Awesome.
 
 1977 D'Oliveria Terrantez Madeira
 
 Lots of raisin, lots of plum- drank way too much of this. Very good.
 
 Had a quick sip of '85 Dow's too- but I wasn't in any conditions to remember note taking.
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