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...Godello from 80-year-old vineyards in Zamora, with 7 months in lees and 5 years in bottle. No oak whatsoever. You should drink it at ~12C, almost like a red. 2/2 via @winesky.app 🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #wine #castillayleon #verdejo #viura

Label for Bobó Blanco by Malandrin, 2020. White wine, from Olivares de Duero, Castilla y León, Spain. Varietals: Verdejo, Viura.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 57m

Bobó Blanco by Malandrin (2020) - 4 ⭐ Golden. Mead, honey, spices, cider, almonds, orange peel, toasted caramel, crème brûlée, fennel, and something almost like dried apricot. A surprising acidity at the end. Oozes.... 1/2 🍷 #winesky #spanishwine @winesky.app

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 04/10/2026

Estando Contigo is a lovely place not too far from Opera in Madrid. The food is the kind of simple fare they could serve even if there's only one person working there, but very well done, and the rotating wine selection is always interesting.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 04/10/2026

I have WAY too many wine notes to transcribe. I need to get better at keeping up. 🤦‍♂️

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 02/10/2026

Coteaux Bourguignons by Trénel (2024) - 2½ ⭐ Drinkable, forgettable, and not as solid value as Trenel’s Crémant de Bourgogne Extra Brut. Red Wine from Burgundy via @winesky.app 🍷 #winesky #frenchwine #burgundy #gamay

Label for Coteaux Bourguignons by Trénel, 2024. Red wine, from Coteaux Bourguignons, Burgundy, France. Varietal: Gamay.

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Barry Lyndon @wineplz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Before you give up on Japanese wine, there are honestly so many Japanese wineries I’d love for you to try: ◆ Domaine Oyamada ◆ Manns Wines “Taruzikomi” Chardonnay ◆ Domaine Takahiko ◆ VOTANO WINE If you ever make it to Japan, you absolutely have to try some of these!

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 01/10/2026

Thanks! AI'll need to give it another pass... I am not giving up on it, but definitely needed to recalibrate: I can't expect a price-quality similar to the one you'd get in sake, or in Spanish wine, and need to expect more like Langue or French prices. I'll look for those when I'm next around!

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 01/10/2026

...Too bad the vintage is all sold out and it was my last bottle. 2/2 (From Jan. 2026) via @winesky.app 🍷 #winesky #spanishwine #wine #sierradegredos #garnacha

Label for Logia by Consulado Oscuro, 2024. Red wine, from D.O.P. Cebreros, Sierra de Gredos, Spain. Varietal: Garnacha.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 01/10/2026

Logia by Consulado Oscuro (2024) - 4 ⭐ Violet, laventer, then cherries come in. Overripe raspberries, pepper. Garnet-colored. Close to a Matalaz 2023, at a much nicer price point.... 1/2 🍷 #winesky #spanishwine @winesky.app

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 30/09/2026

Partners in Crime by Laugar Brewery (N.V.) - 4 ⭐ Cacao, dark chocolate, toffee, and just a wee bit of toasted coffee beans. A solid, friendly punch to the elbow of a beer, and a no-fucking-around 12.5% Imperial Braggot Stout Beer from Basque Country via @winesky.app 🍺 #beersky #basquecountry

Label for Partners in Crime by Laugar Brewery. Imperial Braggot Stout wine, from N/A, Basque Country, Spain.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 30/09/2026

Dripper by Moon Lark (N.V.) - 3½ ⭐ Definitely chocolate milk — a light starter stout. Coffee Milk Stout Beer from Poręba via @winesky.app 🍺 #beersky #poreba

Label for Dripper by Moon Lark. Coffee Milk Stout wine, from Poręba, Poland.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 29/09/2026

Harris On Cocäine by Mad Scientist (N.V.) - 3 ⭐ Grapefruit, orange peel, and not a whole lot more. More name than flavor. West Coast IPA Beer from Budapest via @winesky.app 🍺 #beersky #budapest

Label for Harris On Cocäine by Mad Scientist. West Coast IPA wine, from Budapest, Hungary.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 29/09/2026

EGA BEER by Asahi Breweries (N.V.) - 3 ⭐ Yeah, that’s a lager. Lager Beer from Tokyo via @winesky.app 🍺 #beersky #tokyo

Label for EGA BEER by Asahi Breweries. Lager wine, from Tokyo, Japan.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 28/09/2026

Shattered Mirror by Siren Craft Brew (N.V.) - 4 ⭐ Coffee on the nose. Cacao, chocolate milk, cacao nibs, more coffee, coffee liqueur, roasted coconut. Imperial Stout Beer from Berkshire via @winesky.app 🍺 #beersky #berkshire

Label for Shattered Mirror by Siren Craft Brew. Imperial Stout wine, from Berkshire, United Kingdom.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 25/09/2026

Kachiwari Mansaku GOLD by Hinomaru Jozo (2026) - 3 ⭐ Fresh white flowers, pear, koji, a hint of rose apple and lychee. Got it because it was a seasonal sake — it got the job done, but wasn't interesting enough. Junmai Ginjo Genshu Sake from Akita via @winesky.app 🍶 #sake

Label for Kachiwari Mansaku GOLD by Hinomaru Jozo, 2026. Junmai Ginjo Genshu wine, from Akita, Akita, Japan. Ingredients: Akita Sake Komachi, Yamada Nishiki.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 24/09/2026

“Wait, was this a natural?”

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 24/09/2026

Man, seeing your posts makes me think I need a cellar (not a fridge) so I can keep stuff around that long.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 24/09/2026

Junmai Ginjo -Summer- by Wakatsuru Shuzo (N.V.) - 3½ ⭐ Koji first, then lime. Some green apple. Great for fatty food. 3 by itself, 3.5 with the right pairing like a scallop gratin (maybe even inching to 4 on value). Junmai Ginjo Sake from Toyama via @winesky.app 🍶 #sake #toyama #yamadanishiki

Label for Junmai Ginjo -Summer- by Wakatsuru Shuzo. Junmai Ginjo wine, from Toyama, Toyama, Japan. Ingredients: Yamada Nishiki.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 24/09/2026

Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki by Wakatsuru Shuzo (N.V.) - 3 ⭐ Melon, rose apple, umami. Clean and to the point. I want to rate it a 3.5 but I fear that’s mostly the good vibes. Junmai Ginjo Sake from Toyama via @winesky.app 🍶 #sake #toyama #yamadanishiki

Label for Junmai Ginjo Yamadanishiki by Wakatsuru Shuzo. Junmai Ginjo wine, from Toyama, Toyama, Japan. Ingredients: Yamadanishiki.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 24/09/2026

Junmai by Isokura Shuzo (N.V.) - 3 ⭐ Pear, koji, toasted rice, toasted nuts. A solid, unpretentious dive bar sake. Junmai Sake from Kasama via @winesky.app 🍶 #sake #kasama #rice

Label for Junmai by Isokura Shuzo. Junmai wine, from Ibaraki, Kasama, Japan. Ingredients: Rice.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 19/09/2026

Infused Kuromoji Craft Gin by Yomeishu Seizo (N.V.) - 4 ⭐ Cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, pine nuts. From Nagano via @winesky.app 🥃 #spirits #nagano #kuromoji

Label for Infused Kuromoji Craft Gin by Yomeishu Seizo. Gin wine, from Nagano, Nagano, Japan. Ingredients: Kuromoji.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 18/09/2026

Doors -shirocodile- by Umeda Shuzojo (2025) - 3½ ⭐ Vibrant, tingles on the tongue. Fermenting pineapple, some citrus, like overripe grapefruit. Name's a joke. Shirou means white, and it’s cloudy white sake… which would be the opposite of a... 1/2 🍷 #winesky #japanesewine @winesky.app

Label for Doors -shirocodile- by Umeda Shuzojo, 2025. Junmai Ginjo wine, from Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan. Varietal: Hattan Nishiki.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 17/09/2026

Rika no Jikken by Ichinomiya Shuzo (2026) - 3½ ⭐ Sweet melon… not sure if it feels sweeter after toastiness of the Tondemonee 2026. Pear sweet as well. Koji in the back. Japanese Sake from Shimane via @winesky.app 🍶 #sake #shimane #kairyohattanryu

Label for Rika no Jikken by Ichinomiya Shuzo, 2026. Japanese Sake wine, from Ohda, Shimane, Shimane, Japan. Ingredients: Kairyo Hattanryu.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 16/09/2026

Tondemonee by Kanemasu Shuzo (2026) - 3 ⭐ Pear, ripe. Something like a soft taste of untoasted coffee beans? Not quite, but the feel… koji, maybe toasted rice. Simple but tasty. Junmai Ginjo Sake from Niigata via @winesky.app 🍶 #sake #niigata #koshitanrei

Label for Tondemonee by Kanemasu Shuzo, 2026. Junmai Ginjo wine, from Junmai Ginjo, Niigata, Japan. Ingredients: Koshitanrei.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 15/09/2026

This shiboritate, along with the two I posted today, are part of Ide’s seasonal sake offerings. And Ide is, as far as I know, the only brewery in the Fuji Five Lakes area.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 15/09/2026

Fujinofuka Nigori by Ide Sake Brewery (2026) - 3 ⭐ Cloudy, of course. Rice water, making me think of horchata almost. Calm, cool, and collected; but too cool to be interesting enough. Nigori Sake Sake from Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi via @winesky.app 🍶 #sake #fujikawaguchikoyamanashi #rice

Label for Fujinofuka Nigori by Ide Sake Brewery, 2026. Nigori Sake wine, from Yamanashi, Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, Japan. Ingredients: Rice.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 15/09/2026

Junmai Namazake by Ide Sake Brewery (2026) - 3½ ⭐ Melon, koji, light hint of rice… and I mean, straight-up rice. Something like egg whites. Quite light after the Shiboritate Nama Genshu 2014, but very clean. Junmai Namazake Sake from Fujikawaguchiko via @winesky.app 🍶 #sake

Label for Junmai Namazake by Ide Sake Brewery, 2026. Junmai Namazake wine, from Yamanashi, Fujikawaguchiko, Japan. Ingredients: Rice.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 15/09/2026

Shiboritate Nama Genshu by Ide Sake Brewery (2026) - 4½ ⭐ Fresh green pears, right away on the nose. Sweet pears on the palate, with something like overripe melon. Flowers. Bold and present, and my favorite sake from Ide (and maybe of the trip so far). Junmai Sake... via @winesky.app 🍶 #sake

Label for Shiboritate Nama Genshu by Ide Sake Brewery, 2026. Junmai wine, from Yamanashi, Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, Japan.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 14/09/2026

...for me. I’m sure Fa would like it, though. 2/2 via @winesky.app 🥃 #spirits #wine #yamanashi #malt

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 14/09/2026

Daijukai by Fuji Hokuroku Distillery (2024) - 3 ⭐ Now that’s a whisky. Coffee? Bit of toffee, toasted cereal. Like a coffee-replacement my mom used to prepare ages ago. Not being a whisky drinker it’s hard to rate — I can tell it’s competent but it doesn’t do it... 1/2 🥃 #spirits @winesky.app

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 14/09/2026

Kainokaiun Junmai-Sweet Hanezuiro by Ide Sake Brewery (N.V.) - 3 ⭐ Sweet and a bit petrol-y — not my thing. I could see it working as a light dessert wine, but it’s just not my kind of sake. Junmai Sake from Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi via @winesky.app 🍶 #sake

Label for Kainokaiun Junmai-Sweet Hanezuiro by Ide Sake Brewery. Junmai wine, from Yamanashi, Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, Japan. Ingredients: Domestic sake rice.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 14/09/2026

Furoku by Ide Sake Brewery (N.V.) - 3½ ⭐ Koji-forward sake. Rice, rose apple, some pear. Good but not remarkable. Junmai Daiginjo Sake from Fujikawaguchiko via @winesky.app 🍶 #sake #fujikawaguchiko #yamadanishiki

Label for Furoku by Ide Sake Brewery. Junmai Daiginjo wine, from Yamanashi, Fujikawaguchiko, Japan. Ingredients: Yamada Nishiki.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 14/09/2026

Daiginjo by Ide Sake Brewery (N.V.) - 3½ ⭐ Clean. Rose apple, melon, and not a hint of koji! 40% polish, and I gotta say it’s a 4 when it comes to honjozos (even if they usually rank lower for me than junmais). Daiginjo Sake from Yamanashi via @winesky.app 🍶 #sake #yamanashi #yamadanishiki

Label for Daiginjo by Ide Sake Brewery. Daiginjo wine, from Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan. Ingredients: Yamada Nishiki.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 14/09/2026

甲斐の開運吟醸生酒 by Ide Brewery (N.V.) - 3½ ⭐ Pear, koji… lots of pear; ripe melon, some flowers. 60% polish. 3.5… but I like nama sakes. Ginjo Nama-zake Sake from Yamanashi via @winesky.app 🍶 #sake #yamanashi #hitogokochi

Label for 甲斐の開運吟醸生酒 by Ide Brewery. Ginjo Nama-zake wine, from Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan. Ingredients: Hitogokochi.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 10/09/2026

Or you know... turkey with cranberry sauce could work... Now I wish I had a couple bottles to experiment with pairings.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 10/09/2026

Hah, good association! Yes, it would work — the nose was very dessert-y, even if the palate was not. It could in fact work in case people want to skip dessert, and maybe have a glass instead of going to something sweeter like a port.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 10/09/2026

Yes, it was — and it was the bottle that convinced me there was something to this Muscat Bailey A thing after all (previous ones had heavily skewed towards drinking candy with liquor, and most I didn’t even bother scanning).

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 10/09/2026

...it spent 4 years in French oak!). It’s still nice and drinkable after all that, full of strawberries, cherry, and juicy plums. Being the most interesting Muscat Bailey A I’ve had so far gets it an extra half star. 2/2 via @winesky.app 🍷 #winesky #japanesewine #wine #miyazaki #muscatbaileya

Label for Makiuchi Private Reserve Muscat Bailey-A by Tsuno Wine, 2020. Red wine, from Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan. Varietal: Muscat Bailey-A.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 10/09/2026

Makiuchi Private Reserve Muscat Bailey-A by Tsuno Wine (2020) - 4½ ⭐ Now, *this* is ruby. Leads with a sweet nose, strong with burnt sugar and vanilla, making me thing unexpectedly of some over-oaked Chardonnays (we later find out on the label that... 1/2 🍷 #winesky #japanesewine @winesky.app

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 09/09/2026

Would seem like that makes it a particularly poor target for naturals then (at least for my taste).

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 09/09/2026

Pinot noir by Ebeotsu Wein (2024) - 3 ⭐ Ruby, almost. An immediate taste of fresh berries, pointing straight to its natural nature, but not funky at all. A fresh Pinot Noir from Hokkaido. Red Wine from Hokkaido via @winesky.app 🍷 #winesky #japanesewine #hokkaido #pinotnoir

Label for Pinot noir by Ebeotsu Wein, 2024. Red wine, from Hokkaido, Hokkaido, Japan. Varietal: Pinot Noir.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 08/09/2026

Koshu by Katsunuma Jozo (2015) - 3 ⭐ Cheese rinds, at first, which was a surprise. Pale yellow. Light pear, mellow. Light yuzu. Bit of sweet lime. Drinkable, but short. Maybe it was tired already, even if I understood this house was particularly... 1/2 🍷 #winesky #japanesewine @winesky.app

Label for Koshu by Katsunuma Jozo, 2015. White wine, from GI Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan. Varietal: Koshu.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 08/09/2026

Is the place "Colmado" in Embajadores?

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 07/09/2026

Pony by Komazono Vineyard (2025) - 3 ⭐ Pale. Sweet grapes on the nose, syrup; then green apples and apricot on the palate, as well as some citrus (going to say yuzu since it’s Japanese, but hard to place). White Wine from Yamanashi via @winesky.app 🍷 #winesky #japanesewine #yamanashi #koshu

Label for Pony by Komazono Vineyard, 2025. White wine, from Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan. Varietal: Koshu.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 07/09/2026

Fukuihara Blanc by Domaine Hase (N.V.) - 3½ ⭐ Pineapple, ripe; passion fruit, grapefruit. Brash nose, with sugar in it. Surprisingly drinkable for a natural, and it gets a 3.5 based on that (might be a 4 if naturals or orange are your poison). White... via @winesky.app 🍷 #winesky #japanesewine

Label for Fukuihara Blanc by Domaine Hase. White wine, from Takayama Village, Nagano, Japan.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 06/09/2026

...Almost there, but it’s a BBQ wine right now (kind of like what we had with the Survivrost 2024). 2/2 via @winesky.app 🍷 #winesky #japanesewine #wine #nagano #merlot

Label for Ordinaire Merlot by Obuse Winery, 2024. Red wine, from Nagano, Nagano, Japan. Varietal: Merlot.

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Dr. H @dr.h.winesky.app · 06/09/2026

Ordinaire Merlot by Obuse Winery (2024) - 3 ⭐ Raspberry, some cherries, something earthy. Too young. :-/ Not there yet and I thought it might have been, given some comparisons that someone who suggested it made.... 1/2 🍷 #winesky #japanesewine @winesky.app

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