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cf. The Fire Lizard blog 11.18.11 entry http:// thefirelizard.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/steve-kalecs-slovenian-wine-stone/ #comments wine diamonds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartaric_acid "stereochemistry: Naturally occurring tartaric acid is chiral, meaning that it has molecules that are non-superimposable on their mirror-images & a useful raw material in organic chemistry for synthesis of other chiral molecules." ... "a muscle toxin, ... in high doses causes paralysis and death. The median lethal dose (LD50) is about 7.5 grams/kg for a human" 
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Vineyard: Nelson Estates
Color: Red
Year: 1999
Country: United States
Logged on: 2010-10-28
Region: California
Sub Region: Sonoma Valley
Grape: Merlot
Alcohol Content: 13
How Barrelled: "small oak cooperage"
Date Drank: 2010-10-28
Price: $ 4.39
Size: Bottle 750ml
Purchase Location: Other
Purchase Location Name: Big Lots
Label: "Bennett Valley vineyard, Matanzas Creek"
Taste: Sweet fruit
Finish: Slight tannin, very faint oak, popcorn
Nose: Cherry
Appearance: Heavy sediment on dark stained cork butt
Positives: inexpensive, shelf clearance
Negatives: old, no longer available, merlot
Buy Again? Yes
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