Month: October 2015
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Celebrate #MerlotMe with #WinePW

Have you ever felt like you were misjudged or treated unfairly? For example, say someone told a group of people they did not like you, leading the group of people to assume there was something wrong with you, so without even knowing you they did not like you as well. That does not seem fair,…
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“The Winds of War” Live-blogged, 10: The shadow of death. And wine!

Sean Munger takes us through the conclusion of his epic “The Winds of War” Live-blogged summer of reading, war and wine. I have found Sean’s series to be wonderfully creative and thoroughly enjoyable as I relived a book I read decades ago through Sean’s blogging and wine sipping. I must confess Sean published this last…
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Achaval-Ferrer: Crafting Premium Malbecs in Mendoza

Have you ever eaten something many times that was really good only to have the same thing prepared by a highly skilled chef and it took the meal to another level? Say for example you grill your own filets regularly at home and they always taste good. Then you go to one of the nation’s…
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September Winestudio: Codorníu – A Family Tradition

As children we all loved a good fairy tale. The story of young forbidden love kept apart by some evil adult. Or stories of adventure where a group of companions face unforeseeable odds only to grow in self-confidence and friendship. These stories are timeless and follow us into our adulthood. The story of Anna de…
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Beauty and the Beast

“Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away.” Where can one find a mysteriously brooding red wine with dense, dark fruit swaddled in silky notes of smoke and spice? A trip to the “green heart” of Italy will reveal this rustic beast waiting to be tamed. This land of majestic olive trees, decadent truffles,…