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Jan 2005 . . . . . Gale GS401 - Pretty, but in poor voice Oct 2004 . . . . . Simply CFE - Cuvée Frederic Emile Sept 2004. . . . . Almaviva - Chilean First Growth August 2004 . . . Luce della Vite - oops! August 2004 . . . Domaine Sipp-Mack - Alsacienne smiles and riesling buying July 2004 . . . . . Russia - too much spirits - not enough wine July 2004 . . . . . Kent Rassmusen - nice pinot - from another place June 2004. . . . . Again not much wine - 2004 Art Basel - worth a trip May 2004 . . . . . Not a glass of wine in sight - Peter Gabriel in concert May 2004 . . . . . A wine-dinner to end all wine dinners - once more to Farnsburg Dec 2003 . . . . . Mont du Toit encore - plus a number of other South Africans Nov 2003 . . . . . Bodega Achaval Ferrer - king of the malbecs(?) Oct 2003 . . . . . SuperBOWL (2) - Food, wine and Glasgow - all very good August 2003 . . . Sweets for my sweet - a mouthwatering selection of sweet wines July 2003 . . . . . A smattering of 2001's - from Donald Rumsfeld's 'Old Europe' June 2003 . . . . Australia Time - mainly newly released shiraz May 2003 . . . . . A 36 wine, whirlwind tour of Italy April 2003 . . . . Domaine Sylvie Spielmann - Alsace on the up! Mar 2003 . . . . . A visit to see what happens in a coffee plantation Jan 2003 . . . . . Consecutive nights of Burgundy - 20 wines tasted Nov 2002 . . . . . A range of Australian Shiraz's tested Nov 2002 . . . . . Holidays, Wining & Dining in South Africa Sept 2002 . . . . . Cheese & Wine Matching - some you win, some you lose! Sept 2002 . . . . . A dinner with 10 Penfolds wines, including Grange 1997 August 2002 . . . Summer 2002 Riesling Tasting July 2002 . . . . . Brunello & Montalcino Nov. 2001 . . . . . Food & Wine with Domaine Spielmann ORGANISED TASTINGS Aug. 2003 . . . . . 30 Spanish and Portuguese wines courtesey of Martel of St.Gallen Aug. 2003 . . . . . 15 Australian wines courtesey of Wyhus Ruf Jan. 2003 . . . . . 2001 Red Burgundy with Howard Ripley Sept 2002 . . . . . Overseas Passion, 87 'New World' wines Sept 2002 . . . . . Fascinación Sudamérica, 50 Wines from South America Jan. 2002 . . . . . 2000 Red Burgundy with Howard Ripley Sept 2001 . . . . . 50 Wines from South America with Mövenpick Feb. 2001 . . . . . 1996 Grand Cru Red Burgundy with Clive Coates