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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:18:16 -0700 A new wine conversation http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/a-new-wine-conversation-9653 http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/a-new-wine-conversation-9653 Welcome to the new WineConversation, one where you will find a few new, but familiar voices. Virtually all blogs begin as solitary endeavours driven by the author’s energy and motivation to share some message or theme. In most cases, this energy is lost over time. The world changes. Eventually the themes have been explored and [...]

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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:18:19 -0700 Vettel says ?risky? strategy his call http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/vettel-says-risky-strategy-his-call http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/vettel-says-risky-strategy-his-call Sebastian Vettel admitted he opted for a "risky" one-stop strategy because he was determined to try to win the Monaco Grand Prix. The championship leader decided to stay out while his rivals pitted during the opening safety car period, the German having to do a 56-lap stint on a set of soft tyres.

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Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González

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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:18:14 -0700 NNS: Matt Kenseth wins at the Top Gear 300 http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/nns-matt-kenseth-wins-at-the-top-gear-300 http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/nns-matt-kenseth-wins-at-the-top-gear-300

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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:18:18 -0700 Follow the Story:  The ?Champagne Schooner? http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/follow-the-storynbsp-the-champagne-schooner http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/follow-the-storynbsp-the-champagne-schooner

On an entirely too short visit to the Smithsonian American History Museum in Washington D.C.  a decade ago, you could have knocked me over with a feather when I saw a set of George Washington’s wooden teeth.  Ditto when I saw the pocket pistol that General Robert E. Lee carried in the Civil War and a corkscrew from Thomas Jefferson.  What enchanted me is precisely what enchants millions of school kids—history leaping off the pages of the textbook suddenly made relevant. 

I’ve pursued the triptych of history, wine and relevance since then.

Nearly equidistance between Finland and Sweden, an autonomous Swedish-speaking, Finnish country called Aland exists as a cluster of islands in the Baltic Sea.  There, the story of the so-called “Champagne Schooner” begins.

In the 1840s, a two-masted 70-foot long cargo ship set sail from an unknown port to an unknown destination.  Perhaps, the ship was sailing, as it has been alleged, to a Russian Emperor in St. Petersburg who never received his provisions from a ship that found a watery grave in the Baltic Sea. 

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In July of last year, divers discovered the ship wreck standing nearly upright in 160 feet of water in those same chilly, forbidding waters.  Preserved in a pristine 40 degree sea bath, in total darkness, 170 bottles of French Champagne were reclaimed to much international fanfare.

Under the supervision of the Aland government, divers took great care to extract the bottles from the wreckage, ensuring integrity in temperature and pressure fluctuation on their short journey to the surface and land.  All told, 172 hand-blown bottles finished with cork were found and 168 of the bottles were very nearly perfectly preserved.

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Representing the legacy Champagne house of Juglar (now Jacquesson) Veuve Clicquot and Heidsieck, the discovery is notable not just for the age of the Champagne, but also its quality.

Sampled in November of last year, Essi Avellan, MW said, “Sweet in style, bright golden in colour and honeyed and toasty in aromatics, both the wines were very much alive and remarkably fresh.  The Juglar was more harmonious and complete with Veuve Clicquot’s aroma being overwhelmingly pungent and smoky but the palate retain(ed) a freshness and an immense concentration.”

The end of this story will ultimately be written over a period of years as the wine is owned by the Aland government who are rightfully taking a judicious approach to the bounty.  To begin, auction house Acker Merrall & Condit will auction two bottles, one each from Juglar and Veuve Clicquot on June 3rd in Aland.

To follow this fascinating story from the beginning till now, below are a number of links to various resources and news articles on the wine from the “Champagne Schooner.”

Official Aland Champagne site

Official Aland Facebook page

PDF One-page download from Scandinavian Islands web site

Backstory from Alands museum site

Images from Alands museum exhibit

December 14, 2010 New York Times article

Reuters article on the pending auction

Source: http://goodgrape.com/index.php/site/follow_the_story_the_champagne_schooner/

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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:19:15 -0700 Rosberg keen to forget Monaco http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/rosberg-keen-to-forget-monaco http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/rosberg-keen-to-forget-monaco Nico Rosberg says he just wants to forget his Monaco Grand Prix weekend after an event he thought would bring him a podium finish ended with a lowly 11th place. The Mercedes driver had been competitive in practice, and qualified seventh despite a massive accident on Saturday morning

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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:18:23 -0700 Emilio Lustau, Sherry Dry Amontillado, ?Los Arcos? NV http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/emilio-lustau-sherry-dry-amontillado-los-arco-59562 http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/emilio-lustau-sherry-dry-amontillado-los-arco-59562 Like a lot of American wine lovers, Sherry is a personal blind spot. It’s not that I haven’t had good or great Sherry ? in fact the only wine I have ever rated 100-points is a Sherry ? it’s just the style is hard to get your head around.  For starters, many Sherries are intentionally [...]

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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:18:48 -0700 Wine Blogging: The Most Vibrant Form of Wine Writing http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/wine-blogging-the-most-vibrant-form-of-wine-w http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/wine-blogging-the-most-vibrant-form-of-wine-w The wine blog is now fully integrated into the world of wine writing. Having spent more than 6 years fully immersed in the world of wine blogging and following its emergence and evolution, I think it can be said with...

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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:18:30 -0700 Marsanne Wines http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/marsanne-wines http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/marsanne-wines Matt and I recently began reworking the education section of our site. While we don’t have an exact format yet for what we want to see in that space, we’re filling in some of the clear omissions. One of those omissions was not having a page dedicated to Marsanne. While the wine isn’t made into [...]

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Georges Grignard Bobby Grim Romain Grosjean Olivier Grouillard Brian Gubby

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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:19:01 -0700 Pole Report: NNS Top Gear 300 from Charlotte Motor Speedway http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/pole-report-nns-top-gear-300-from-charlotte-m http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/pole-report-nns-top-gear-300-from-charlotte-m

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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 04:18:40 -0700 We Catch the 247-hp 2012 Ford Focus ST at the Nürburgring http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/we-catch-the-247-hp-2012-ford-focus-st-at-the http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/we-catch-the-247-hp-2012-ford-focus-st-at-the We’ve just caught a mule of Ford’s upcoming Focus ST as it heads into testing at the Nürburgring in Germany. While the body is stock Focus, the Brobdingnagian wheels and the center-mounted exhaust tell us that this is definitely the 247-hp, 260-lb-ft hot hatch. We expect Ford’s answer to the VW GTI to arrive in [...]

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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:18:21 -0700 Hamvas Takes Okayama, 2011 Season 2a NVIDIA Cup http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/hamvas-takes-okayama-2011-season-2a-nvidia-cu http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/hamvas-takes-okayama-2011-season-2a-nvidia-cu When Zsolt Hamvas looks back on the 2011 Season 2a championship in the NVIDIA Cup, he will realize he fell only one point short of a clean sweep en route to his title. For the third consecutive week, Hamvas topped his online racing competitors in the Mazda MX-5s, taking the win at Okayama over just shy of 2000 drivers in Week Four.  For his efforts, Hamvas will receive pair of 3D glasses and a monitor from NVIDIA. Hamvas took 178 points away from the final week of racing for the season when he became the winner of a 2837 sof race on Sunday. The Central-Eastern Europe club driver led all twenty-five laps and defeated Marcelo A Neiva, Sven Kresmer, Pablo Navarrete and Kaique Piropo to take the victory. Hamvas was [...]

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Tony Gaze Geki Olivier Gendebien Marc Gené Elmer George

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Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:18:23 -0700 LudoWire: He's baaaaack! The grand finale of... http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/ludowire-hes-baaaaack-the-grand-finale-of http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/ludowire-hes-baaaaack-the-grand-finale-of

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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:18:14 -0700 Bordeaux Varieties from Dry Creek Vineyard http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/bordeaux-varieties-from-dry-creek-vineyard-78215 http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/bordeaux-varieties-from-dry-creek-vineyard-78215 Dry Creek Vineyard, founded in 1972 by David Stare, is located in the heart of Dry Creek Valley just outside of Healdsburg, California. Well-known for their Fumé Blancs and Zinfandels, Dry Creek Vineyard also produces a number of other good wines. Today, Dry Creek Vineyard is run by David?s daughter Kim Stare Wallace and her [...]

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Helm Glöckler Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith

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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:18:17 -0700 CrossRoads Winery Inside http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/crossroads-winery-inside-45128 http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/crossroads-winery-inside-45128 Dave Potter Tx’s photostream on Flickr. Just a few photos of CrossRoads Winery in Frisco, Tx

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Paco Godia Carel Godin de Beaufort Christian Goethals Paul Goldsmith José Froilán González

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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:18:19 -0700 Carl Edwards? Call to Bike http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/carl-edwards-call-to-bike http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/carl-edwards-call-to-bike Despite all the positive attributes associated with biking?getting active and fit, reducing stress, burning lots of calories, and decreasing traffic congestion?many cities and towns nationwide have still not embraced two-wheeled vehicles. Even though the number of adults who ride to work is increasing nationwide?according to U.S. Census figures, in 2008 there was a 43 percent...more»

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Jean Pierre Jabouille Jimmy Jackson Joe James John James Jean Pierre Jarier

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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:18:53 -0700 Pirelli: Ban red flag tyre changes http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/pirelli-ban-red-flag-tyre-changes http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/pirelli-ban-red-flag-tyre-changes Pirelli has called for a change to the red flag rules in Formula 1 to prevent teams from changing tyres if a race is stopped - after feeling fans were robbed of a great finish to the Monaco Grand Prix. The battle for victory in Monte Carlo was finely poised between Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button in the closing stages of the race, with all three running around on tyres that were at very different stages of their wear life. But with their individual situations set to create a thrilling climax to the race, the battle came to a premature end when a late-race red flag, caused by Vitaly Petrov's accident, meant they were allowed to change rubber

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Yuji Ide Jesús Iglesias Taki Inoue Innes Ireland Eddie Irvine

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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:18:18 -0700 EaterWire : Bondi BBQ Shutters, CUT Turns 5, $3 Specials at L'Epicerie http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/eaterwire-bondi-bbq-shutters-cut-turns-5-3-sp http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/eaterwire-bondi-bbq-shutters-cut-turns-5-3-sp

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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:18:19 -0700 Wine Word of the Week: Enoteca http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/wine-word-of-the-week-enoteca http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/wine-word-of-the-week-enoteca This week?s Wine Word of the Week is enoteca. Official definition from Jancis Robinson?s The Oxford Companion to Wine: Enoteca is a term used frequently in Italy for a wine shop with a significant range of high-quality wines, as opposed to a bottiglieria, a shop with a more pedestrian selection, and a vineria, run by [...]

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Hiroshi Fushida Beppe Gabbiani Bertrand Gachot Patrick Gaillard Divina Galica

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Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:18:20 -0700 A new wine conversation http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/a-new-wine-conversation-56837 http://jettvaughn.posterous.com/a-new-wine-conversation-56837 Welcome to the new WineConversation, one where you will find a few new, but familiar voices. Virtually all blogs begin as solitary endeavours driven by the author’s energy and motivation to share some message or theme. In most cases, this energy is lost over time. The world changes. Eventually the themes have been explored and [...]

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