The end of an era?
When I first joined the queue back in 2019, I joined the ranks of fellow wine lovers and enthusiasts. Unfortunately, today the queue is a whole other story.
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My 72 hour Burgundslipp adventure
Why would a 20 year old spend weeks out on then street, in the dead of Norwegian winter, in order to buy rare wines from burgundy, when they don’t seem the slightest bit interest in wine at all?
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Burgundslipp 2023
It’s finally that time of year again: Burgundslipp! And when it’s finally back on again, something unexpected happened.
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Uh Oh
Is it fair to change the rules meere days before the release? Are they trying to make these rare wines available to more people?
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Gaia Gaja @ Vinoteket
Gaia Gaja winetasting at Vinoteket in Oslo. All in all we tasted 5 different wines, 3 from Piemonte and 2 from Tuscany (who knew!).
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My 48 hour Burgund Slipp Adventure
I’m lying on a cot on the street in Oslo, next to 5 men, and I’m thinking to myself: What on earth am I doing?
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Upcoming Wine Events
Have you ever had the pleasure of going to Galloni’s event in NYC? No? Me neither… But I hear it’s pretty spectacular.
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Baroliadi 2018
This summer I was able to join the La Morra team in their annual competition: Baroliadi! Picture a sort of Olympics/triathlon with games centering around wine. Sounds like a recipe for success right?! Well it was! There were 4 different games. First there was the egg toss, where you had to catch an egg in…
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What were the favorite wines?
In a weekend with A LOT of good wines, there are bound to be a few favorites! I enjoyed most of the wines, but like always there are ones you love and ones you maybe don’t like as much. For me round 4, the last round, was the best one. The Veglio 1997 and Altare…
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Barolo Night 3.0 Round 4
Did we subconsciously save the best for last? Mauro Veglio Rocche 1997 Color was dark brown, rusty. On the nose there were notes of toffee, sweet and some fruit This wine tasted a little strange to me, not quite sure what it was. For most of the other wine tasters it was fantastic. Altare 1996…
