The Portrait
I took this 22 years ago in Paris. I'm working my way through them as there's 8.5Tb of photos on the NAS. Do I cull, or upgrade to 10Tb disks?
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Clementine
A ripe, luscious wine embodying everything a small number of Napa producers at 3X the price dream for and capturing it effortlessly while still managing glorious balance. Deep, impenetrable ruby in the glass, a fair bit of sediment, a nose greasy with gravel roads and pond-water algae while dark cherry plumps and spreads its legs for enjoyment. Svelte and polished while only barely slutty:…
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Natalie Clifford Barney’s residence on the Left Bank that housed her salon and her famous Temple d’Amitié (Temple of Friendship)
Citation: Pavilion at 20 Rue Jacob courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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Maison Advinam
Maison Advinam
Donna
Bordeaux, France
2019
Syrah
Wine of the week chosen as it is an unusual Bordeaux. Bordeaux is typically made of a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. This iteration features a single grape varietal, putting the spotlight on Syrah. Biodynamically farmed, hand harvested and produced in Graves (known for its intensely gravelly soil), it is resolutely a Bordeaux but with a difference.
As is typical of Syrah it is full bodied, juicy, slightly meaty with a touch of spice.
Serious notes of blackberry jam, chocolate, eucalyptus, menthol, forest fruits, tobacco leaf, allspice, baked red fruits and bacon. Deep ruby purple but with garnet hues from 12 months in French oak.
A dry but supremely juicy, weighty red with great acidity.
Tasting notes: blackberry, baked red fruit, eucalyptus, forest fruit, tobacco leaf, allspice, bacon, star anise
Pairing: game, chocolate, fattier fish and meat
Similar to: wines from the Rhone region, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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▶️ Winifred Atwell - Left Bank (1956)
Source: Birds Are Nice To Me
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Бійці Сил безпеки та оборони України знищили важку вогнеметну систему ТОС-1А «Солнцепьок» рашистів
На лівому березі Дніпра тимчасово окупованої частини Херсонщини бійці Сил безпеки та оборони України за допомогою дронів знищили важку вогнеметну систему ТОС-1А «Солнцепьок» рашистських загарбників.
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On the left bank of the Dnipro River in the temporary occupied part of the Kherson region, with help of drones, soldiers of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed the TOS-1A…
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Note: the FDIC (insurance paid into by banks, not taxpayers) is covering these loses. Let this be another glaring opportunity showing how deregulation is a dangerous game. If SVB’s collapse leads to broader financial turmoil, a true bailout may be needed.
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Smashburger
I drank a bottle of this a few months ago and I don’t recall being super-impressed. I mean–as impressed as one needs to be with American-retail cheap BDX from an AOC the stronghold of classic claret and a decade old. That’s actually quite a few qualitiers. Running into it again, it’s even harder to resist on Bev-Mo’s current 6’s and 7’s sale. If you watch my stories on IG, you knew about this a…
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