OTBN = Open That Bottle Night. A tradition born in 2000, calling oenophiles from far and wide to gather with their brethren and open special occasion bottles of wine that just never found their name called to the podium. Sort of like Susan Lucci, though she too eventually found acceptance and recognition.
The annual event,...
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Farmer fizz
Champagne Jean Pierre Lalouelle and OTBN
Bubbly quartet
Last evening was a night of great pleasures, marred only by the absence of my wife. Ed Thralls and his lovely wife played host to myself and one of the (excuse the pun) bubbliest personalities I’ve ever met, Ms. Alva. I think this is a great example of the first and most important half...
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