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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: Akin Estates reserve (Christesen)
Color: Red
Year: 2006
Country: United States
Logged on: 2011-06-25
Region: California
Sub Region: Lodi
Grape: Tannat
Alcohol Content: 14.5
How Barrelled: French oak
Date Drank: 2011-06-24
Price: $ 6.57
Size: Bottle 750ml
Purchase Location: Grocery Store
Purchase Location Name: Grocery Outlet
Taste: Very dry, slight floral
Finish: Excessive tannin, boiled egg
Nose: Sour plum
Appearance: Very dark, opaque
Positives: uncommon varietal, mature, available, oak aged
Negatives: no fruit left to taste
Buy Again? No
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