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• Weekly Wine Wrap-Up

  Published: July 24, 2007, 9:36 am

  Tags: Wine Wine Wine, Wine Tasting Note

  of getting more tasting notes onto the site, I plan to do weekly roundups of the wine/beer I drank in the previous few days. None of these are samples, but in the future I'll mark those with a *. 2005 Bodegas Val de Sil Godello, Valdeoras, Spain - A modest and mellow white, rich with stone fruit flavors and garnished with anise and mineral

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• Note Taking: Take quick notes with Jjot

  Published: July 27, 2007, 4:00 pm

  Tags: Note Taking, Sticky Notes, Webapps

  is a lightning fast sticky note web application filled with smart features like archiving, search, and sharing. Jjot is very easy to use and understand (which is nice when you're tackling any new web application), but what really stands out about Jjot is its speed. Everything you do on Jjot is satisfyingly snappy, which is so refreshing in an

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• Weekly Wine Wrap-Up

  Published: July 29, 2007, 1:04 pm

  Tags: Beer Beer Beer, Wine Wine Wine, Wine Tasting Note

  beer, though dark caramel notes emerge as you enjoy the creamy mouthfeel and slight bitterness. Serve this alongside quail stuffed with figs. $10 (750ml) 2004 Herri Mina Irouléguy Blanc, France - This weighty Basque wine, made from the Gros Manseng grape, has nose-prickling petrol and pine scents and a mouthwatering acidity. (ordered

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• Winkin, Blinkin, And Todd Dept.: Number of People Writing 'Note' Imitations Now Eclipses 'Note' Readership

  Published: July 30, 2007, 11:56 am

  Tags: Conventional Wisdom, Mike Allen, Politico, The Note, Winkin Blinkin And Todd Dept

  Each morning, Rick Klein, Chuck Todd, and Mike Allen summarize the headlines of the Times and the Post, kinda like we do, but with less swearing. This makes them very important media figures with a...

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• Bodega Profile - Bodegas Osborne S.A. - DO Jerez

  Published: July 31, 2007, 7:00 am

  Tags: Palomino Fino, Pedro Xim Nez, Moscatel, Jerez X R S Sherry Y Manzanilla Sanl Car De Barram, Bodega Profile, Tasting Note, Santa, Maria Q, Cuidad R, Cadiz Q, C Digo, Postal R, 11500 Q, Country R, Spain Q, Tel Fono, Fijo R, 956, 869000 Q, Fax R, 869080 Q, Correo, Electr

  not have noticed. Enjoy the notes! Ryan Opaz Ryan’s Notes N.V. Osborne Jerez-X r s-Sherry Cara de Gallo Manzanilla - Spain, Andaluc a, Jerez-X r s-Sherry (7/26/2007)Light green gold in color. The nose is full of thick honey notes, green leaves, and a creamy almost milk like quality. Soft in the mouth and very dry, giving way to

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• One Note

  Published: August 2, 2007, 10:14 pm

  Tags: The Stories, Ambition, Architects, Art, Broken Body, Condoms Make My Dick Go Soft, Girlfriend, Joie De Vire, Movies, Music, Nirvana, One Note, Rape Me, Sex Sweaty Men, Singing, Theres Always Anal, Vodka

  movies, music, nirvana, one note, rape me, sex with sweaty men, singing, theres always anal,

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• Dospara intros MSI-branded Prime Note Galleria

  Published: August 5, 2007, 10:20 am

  Tags: Dospara, Laptop, Msi, Notebook, Prime Note Galleria, Primenotegalleria

  on the lid of its new Prime Note Galleria, and just barely visible below the screen above. Cross-branding issues aside, the laptop certainly looks like it'll get the job done, boasting a 17-inch 1680 x 1050 display, Core 2 Duo T7300 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive and, perhaps most notably, GeForce 8600 GT graphics. Of course, all that

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• Audio Tasting Note - Our First lunch in Lisbon

  Published: August 6, 2007, 5:21 am

  Tags: Food, General, Podcast, Tasting Note, Enjoy, It Quinta, Aveleda, 2005white, Wine, Produced, Peach, Lemons, Food, Pairing, Quinta, Citrus, Zingy, Acidity, Moscato, Tons, Tourist, Trap, Vinho, Verde, Porco, Alentejanarating

  Here’s a quick Audio note from Gabriella and I about the wine and the food we ate. Plus, we add in a few tips on how to find spicy food in Portugal! Hope you enjoy it! Solar do Duque Address:Rua do Duque, 69, Lisboa, 1200 Telephone: +351 21 342 6901 Till Soon, Ryan Opaz Ryan’s Tasting Note Quinta da Aveleda 2005White wine produced

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• The Boneyard #2 is Up [Afarensis]

  Published: August 6, 2007, 11:10 am

  Tags: Blogs Of Note

  The second edition of the Boneyard - the blog carnival for paleontology is up at Laelaps. Check it out! Read the comments on this post...

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• Record Number of Women Enroll at CalTech

  Published: August 6, 2007, 4:47 pm

  Tags: Of Note

  Today's Los Angeles Times has a great article on the good news out of Cal Tech - a record number of women are enrolling as part of the Class of 2011!According to preliminary figures, 87 women are entering a freshman class of 206 students in September. That 37% share is Caltech's highest since it began admitting undergraduate women in

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• Pena de Pato Wines from Sogrape Vinhos

  Published: August 10, 2007, 4:00 pm

  Tags: Dao, Alentejo, Douro, Vinho Verde, Bodega Profile, Portugal, Tasting Note, Pena, Pato, Vinho, Verde, 2006, White, Alentejo, 2004, Red, Douro, Dao, Herdade, Peso, Vineyard, Selected, Private, Vineyards, Tinta, Roriz, Alfrocheiro, Preto, Barroca

  2007) Ryan’s Tasting Notes Pena de Pato D o 2006White wine produced by Sogrape in D o, PortugalNote: Pale yellow with greenish hues. If vanilla was a flower this is what it would smell like but just barely. Some like green banana notes and light honey. Nice acidty with a very mellow palate, some light citrus notes and grapefruit rind.

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• Lancers and Mateus - Representing a Nation of Wine

  Published: August 13, 2007, 6:44 am

  Tags: Alentejo, Arruda, Tempranillo Ull De Llebre, Tinta Barroca, Alenquer, Beira Interior, Portuguese Doc S, Bodega Profile, Podcast, Tour, Portugal, Tasting Note, Established, The, Port, Wine, Right, Cellar, Rest, Portugal, Equal

  Portugal equals Port wine, right?! This statement is dead on for so many of you, but this wasn’t the case if we go back a few generations. In the 1940s, there were two brands that epitomized Portuguese wine to the global market: Mateus and Lancers. Both wines were presented in uniquely shaped bottles that appeared to be created for one

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• Note Taking: A Beginner's Guide to Mind Mapping Meetings

  Published: August 13, 2007, 10:06 am

  Tags: Feature, Meetings, Mind Mapping, Note Taking, Top

  because you can't take notes as fast as the speaker talks? If you do jot down some thoughts and ideas, by the time you re-read your notes they make no sense? If this sounds like you, a meeting mind map may be just what you need. Here is a quick start guide that will give you some pointers and a printable template you can use to get off to a

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• Stuff We Like: Rite in the Rain all-weather notebooks

  Published: August 13, 2007, 5:00 pm

  Tags: Gadgets, Gizmodo, Hipster Pda, Note Taking, Notebook, Stuff We Like, Water

  you're an outdoors kind of note taker who's suffered from a soggy notebook and smudged ink one time too many, the Rite in the Rain all-weather notebooks might be up your alley. The cover is Polydura and the pages are made with a substrate, giving the paper a wax-y feel. The effect: water beads off them, meaning no pulpy mess and no bummer

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• Bodega Profile - Quinta do Gradil - VR Estremadura

  Published: August 17, 2007, 7:47 am

  Tags: Vinho S Regional, Portugal, Bodega Profile, Tasting Note, Quaint, Sitting, Dining, Area, The, Houses, Big, Cushy, Leather, Sofas, Martim, Joanes, Gradil, Restore, Palace, Create, Open, Terrace, Founded, Restructuring, Vineyards, Exquisite, Room, Dating, Arinto, Cercila, Fernao

  Gabriella’s Tasting Notes Quinta do Gradil 2006White wine produced by Quinta do Gradil in Estremadura, PortugalNote: Deep golden color showing a touch of wood and lush tropical flavors of cantalope melon, honey and pineapple. Creamy wine with bright acidity that sparkles on your palate with light notes of vanilla, peach and honey. This

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