Monthly Archives: July 2006

The Wine World Cup Final: Forza Azzurri!
In further preparation for the Wine World Cup Final, and following on from my previous Allez Les Bleus post on recent French wines I’ve tasted, here are reports on a...
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July 8, 2006

The Wine World Cup Final: Allez Les Bleus
In preparation for the Wine World Cup Final, and in honor of my own Francophile tastes in grapes, here are a few snap reviews of some bottles that have recently...
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July 7, 2006

The Wine World Cup Final: It Should be a Grape Game
It’s occurred to me rather late in the day that a committed wine-drinking footballing blogger could have had a field day (pun fully intended) predicting this World Cup. Look at...
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July 6, 2006

Why Don’t You Say What You REALLY Think
“As the golden age of English football sat weeping in the centre circle at the end of Saturday’s quarter-final against Portugal, having again entered a penalty shoot-out with the confidence...
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July 5, 2006

The Streets OF New York
(aka Hot Time, Summer in the City) Wednesday morning, the Dumbo General Store: Purveyor of art supplies, newspapers, coffees and teas, breakfast, lunch, wine, beer and free wi-fi. The kind...
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July 5, 2006

Why England Won’t Win The World Cup
We’re just not good enough. ___________ See previous entries: Why England Won’t Win The World Cup, Why England WILL Win The World Cup, Why England Will Win the World Cup:...
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July 3, 2006