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100 Wines: A Chronicle, #26 -- Thanksgiving 25 Years Ago & Today

100 Wines: A Chronicle, #26 -- Thanksgiving 25 Years Ago & Today

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Fredric Koeppel
Nov 26, 2009
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100 Wines: A Chronicle, #26 -- Thanksgiving 25 Years Ago & Today
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One of the traditions maintained by "Big John" Grisanti was that the first time a guest visited his wine cellar at home, he or she could pick a bottle of wine to take with them. The task could be

overwhelming, so on the occasion of my first visit, struck dumb by the choices, I allowed Grisanti to choose for me, at which prompting he handed me a bottle of…

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