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Decantations

We are constantly reading and talking wine - with winemakers, folks in the business and enthusiasts. Below are our musings, rants, diatribes and rhapsodies about grapes, regions, trends and anything related to wine we find interesting, relevant or potentially enlightening for our members.

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A Note on Our Notes
by Greg Kramer
We offer our impressions of why we like the wines and what we believe makes them distinct. We wil...
We offer our impressions of why we like the wines and what we believe makes them distinct. We will not provide scores because we think it is unfair to reduce the hard work and dedication of winemak...
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Tuscany & Sangiovese Intro
by Greg Kramer
As previously noted, we are very excited about VDLT’s impending introduction of Italian wines.  ...
As previously noted, we are very excited about VDLT’s impending introduction of Italian wines.  We thought it might be helpful to provide some context for the grapes and regions we will be offerin...
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How to Drink Wine at Restaurants
by Michael Kimelman
or Eat Your Cake & Have It To In wine language, we’d say it's wonderful to have a wine you en...
or Eat Your Cake & Have It To In wine language, we’d say it's wonderful to have a wine you enjoy with your dinner, and upon arriving home, finding the exact same wine back in your wine cellar. ...
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Before We Can Taste Wines...We Gotta Find Them
by Greg Kramer
We are gearing up for a trip to Italy with a goal of soon adding wines from Piedmont and Tuscany ...
We are gearing up for a trip to Italy with a goal of soon adding wines from Piedmont and Tuscany to the VDLT portfolio.  This will be a combination of deeper dives with estates we already know and ...
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Our Wine Standards Are Incredibly High
by Greg Kramer
There are many factors that go into deciding which treasures from our hunt will become wines offe...
There are many factors that go into deciding which treasures from our hunt will become wines offered to the VDLT Wine Community:  Special Wine Producers The winemakers in the VDLT portfolio share ...
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Transparency!
by Greg Kramer
Here are some of my wine preferences, biases and defining principles.  I offer them for perspecti...
Here are some of my wine preferences, biases and defining principles.  I offer them for perspective on my selections and advice. Wine is part of the meal. I don’t prefer to drink it like a cocktai...
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Champagne 101 - Most of your questions answered
by Greg Kramer
OK, now for the drier stuff (or should we say brut?). Here is a quick primer on what I think are ...
OK, now for the drier stuff (or should we say brut?). Here is a quick primer on what I think are Champagne matters relevant to us as consumers. All sparkling wines are not Champagne. Only those pro...
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Make any occasion sparkle with Champagne
by Greg Kramer
Many Americans cut their teeth on California wines. In time they expand their repertoire to inclu...
Many Americans cut their teeth on California wines. In time they expand their repertoire to include other new world wines like Australia and South America. What these wines have in common is ripe f...
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Goodbye To A Friend
by Michael Kimelman
In a strange way, the founder of the VDLT wine community. Auguste Clape, the winemaker that put ...
In a strange way, the founder of the VDLT wine community. Auguste Clape, the winemaker that put Cornas on the map, has died at the age of 93. In the words of his importer, Kermit Lynch, "In the wo...