

A wine notebook, kept slowly
I'm Boris. This is my wine notebook — tasting notes, events, and the people I drink with.
3,325 wines, 200 tastings, 177 events. Still going, slowly.
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Tuesday 19 May at 18:30 · Lo Kyiv
- 013.9
René-Jean Dard et François Ribo
Crozes-Hermitage Blanc 2020
6 May · by Boris
- 024.2
Piercarlo Culasso
Langhe Nebbiolo 2023
6 May · @Lo Kyiv · by Boris
- 034.0
Étienne Calsac
L'échappée Belle (2022) · NV
6 May · @Lo Kyiv · by Boris
- 044.5
Cà del Vént
Sospiri Brut Pas Operé 2012
6 May · @Lo Kyiv · by Boris
- 054.1
Ulysse Collin
Les Maillons 48 months (2019) · NV
6 May · by Boris
- 064.0
René-Jean Dard et François Ribo
Saint-Joseph Pitrou 2022
6 May · by Boris
- 074.2
Pierre Gonon
Saint-Joseph 2023
6 May · by Boris
- 084.3
René-Jean Dard et François Ribo
Crozes-Hermitage Pé de Loup 2019
6 May · by Boris

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Borgogno Riserva
Five Borgogno Riservas spanning 1958-1978, a Soldera 2000, and one of the best evenings in recent memory.
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Dard et Ribo, hotdogs, and 96% pharmacy ethanol
6 May 2026
Six Dard et Ribo bottles from Maksym's France trips, a blind Ulysse Collin and a Pierre Gonon thrown in for contrast, plus a portable mangal that taught us pharmacy ethanol works fine as charcoal starter.
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Classy Bubbles Vol. 5
5 May 2026
A traditional wine tasting event dedicated to sparkling wines produced by traditional method.
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UA or Not UA
1 May 2026
An impromptu blind tasting - three UA bottles hidden in eight, introducing our new friends from Brazil to Ukrainian winemakers.
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Mixed Bag Vol. 21
28 Apr 2026
Eight blind bottles at Lo Kyiv - a Lessini Durello pet-nat, Loire Chenin, old-school Rioja blanco, Champagne, Galician Mencía, Burgenland Cab Franc, Treiso Nebbiolo, and a 10-year Madeira to close.
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Site Updates Vol. 10
19 Apr 2026
A New Coat of Paint, a Command Palette, and Your Own Cellar (If You Ask Nicely)
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Site Updates Vol. 9
9 Apr 2026
The Site Is Alive — Registration, Personal Pages, and Your Own Score
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