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Comment on What to do when you get a bad bottle of wine by Remy Charest

Remy Charest — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:31:54 +0000

Thank you, Lauren. What I’ve been thinking, more and more, since that happened on Friday night, is how a non-aficionado would feel. I know for a fact that bottle was defective, and I could explain it and justify it, and they still made me feel very bad. Someone less experienced would have felt intimidated and unable to respond, perhaps even humiliated in front of other guests, and certainly unwilling to try his luck again with another bottle. The wine world is intimidating enough, restaurants should never behave that way and make things worse.

Comment on What to do when you get a bad bottle of wine by Lauren

Lauren — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:53:25 +0000

Dear Remy
What a well written article. You were so articulate in expressing the frustration that so many “wine” aficionado’s experience at a restaurant. I was so appalled for you with the server swinging the older bottle of wine and so sympathetic for the entire “tone ” of the management attitude. I hope this article is an “eye-opener” for many restaurants and used as a training example at restaurant management courses. Well done on your part! Your article was an education in wine tasting itself. Thanks from all of us out here! I do hope you get to enjoy those clams again under much better circumstances. Lauren

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Comment on Bill C-311 and wine shipping across Canada: what it does (and doesn’t do) by Terroirist: A Daily Wine Blog » Daily Wine News: Disbanding

Terroirist: A Daily Wine Blog » Daily Wine News: Disbanding — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:02:07 +0000

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Comment on TasteCamp 2012 in Virginia: First Impressions by View from the Punt — Part 2 — Perspectives on TasteCamp and a few Lessons Learned « Drink What YOU Like

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:08:31 +0000

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Comment on TasteCamp 2012 in Virginia: First Impressions by Remy Charest

Remy Charest — Wed, 09 May 2012 02:38:54 +0000

Mind you, I didn’t manage to do it again the following mornings! Whirlwind is right! Good to see you there.

Comment on TasteCamp 2012 in Virginia: First Impressions by Joe Herrig

Joe Herrig — Wed, 09 May 2012 02:26:14 +0000

pretty impressed you found time to write during that whirlwind agenda!

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Tue, 08 May 2012 17:44:29 +0000

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Comment on TasteCamp Virginia Update: Linden, Fabbioli and Tranquility Added to Agenda by TateCamp 2012: Northern Virginia | Undertaking Wine

TateCamp 2012: Northern Virginia | Undertaking Wine — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:18:34 +0000

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Comment on Wine From Here: exploring the natural wine movement in California by Richard Beaudry

Richard Beaudry — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:26:47 +0000

Intriguing how this world is small. Just learn from your blog that filmmakers, Martin and Mathieu Carel where born in Quebec.
You have a very modest way of bringing out that you contribute in some way on the creation of this movie. You are part of the growing interest on wine, bringing further oenological knowledge to many amateur.
Also intriguing as you point out the momentum on the topic, we could add the release in March 2011, of the French Movie: La clef des Terroirs http://www.laclefdesterroirs.com/
It would be great to have a North American representation of the International (…) movie and photography festival on wine, Oenovideo. http://www.oenovideo.oeno.tm.fr/
And why not in Montreal !?… at the interface of both (small) worlds.