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Rodney Strong Brings Downhome and Downtown Sonoma to Terra Terroir in Atlanta

Perhaps our favorite restaurant due to both its location, which is so close to our house, as well as the great food and wine selections is Terra Terroir, which is also well-known in this area for hosting cool wine events.  One of our annual favorites is the Pinot Ultimate when Fred Gunton, owner of A Nose for Wine [...]

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Try a Silvanec (Sylvaner) from Slovenia

Say that three times fast.  Quick review of the 2007 Marof Zeleni Silvanec as inspired by Dirty.  Pretty darn good for the price at only $7 at Sherlock’s here in Brookhaven.

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Oregon Pinot Ultimate – ATL Stylie

Terra Terroir in Brookhaven is on of our favorite restaurants in the ATL… and not just because it is literally 1 mile from our house, but the owner has taken a very serious liking to Oregon Pinot Noir.  We noticed this right away 3 years ago when we moved here from the ‘burbs and the menu [...]

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Local Wine in the ATL and Malbec

Friends and Neighbors in Hotlanta (or those visiting): just want to drop a note with the list of tastings in February and March down at our friendly neighborhood Sherlock’s Brookhaven. Maggie, the resident taste pourer and previous “Deltoid” (30 year veteran of Delta attendant service) is magnificent and charming. So please stop by, say “hi” [...]

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No Bull

Every Saturday afternoon, the Sherlock’s down the street (literally, within walking distance of our house – not a bad deal, huh?) hosts a wine tasting of about 3-4 wines, normally from a specific region or style.  This past weekend they focused on wines from Spain.  They offered the 2006 Martin Codax Albarino, 2005 Bodega Maurodos [...]

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