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“Mysterious Tales of the New England Coast”: A Civil War (and wine) adventure!
The mystery continues as Sean Munger takes us into another chapter of “Mysterious Tales of the New England Coast.” This week’s installment involves a Civil War adventure paired with an adventurous glass of Michael David’s Petite Petit; check it out…..
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“The Winds of War” Live-blogged, 3: Across Poland under fire! With wine.
Welcome to the next installment of “The Winds of War” live blogging from Sean Munger. Things are heating up in as Natalie and Byron are stuck in Poland. Read on to find out what happens and see what wine Sean pairs with this section of the book. Grab your book and glass and step in…
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“The Winds of War” Live-blogged, 2: Pondering the German character. With wine.
I hope you have bought your copy of “The Winds of War” and are reading along with Sean. Here is his second installment of reading, wine sipping and live blogging. He found a German Riesling to pair with this installment. I wonder how he liked it….. Please read, follow and sip along with Sean Munger…
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“Mysterious Tales of the New England Coast”: The fate of the S.S. President. And wine!
Hopefully you have already purchased your copy of “The Winds of War and a delicious glass of Cantina Zaccagnini Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. In addition to war and romance, mysteries are great summer reads! Check out Sean Munger’s latest installment of his Live-Blogging Summer Reading with “Mysterious Tales of the New England Coast” and a delicious glass…
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“The Winds of War” Live-blogged, 1: Love (and wine) in a fascist country.
Summer is here! What better time to begin reading your favorite epic novel with a great glass of wine? This is exactly what Sean Munger had in mind when he contacted me to pair wines with sections of the summer books he is reading. He is live-blogging while he is reading and sipping on a…
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A Visit with Renaissance Wine Maker Wes Hagen
As you know from my first post about my Santa Barbara County adventure we began our day at Rusack Winery in Ballard Canyon. From there we traveled to the legendary Santa Rita Hills to meet the Renaissance wine maker and vineyard manager of Clos Pepe Estate, Wes Hagen.
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Valpolicella Revisited: What’s the Story?
Friends, you have followed along as I have shared multiple articles about my Valpolicella adventure. Now, please watch this beautifully made video by Mauro and read this eloquent article by Mike to broaden your perspective of Valpolicella beyond my words. The video provides intimate insight to our journey while Mike’s article offers concluding thoughts on…
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Slovenian Wine: June #Winestudio part 2
In my last post you read about the unique and delicious Hungarian wines tasted during the June session of #WineStudio. As you recall “PROTOCOL wine studio presents an online twitter-based educational program where we engage our brains and palates! It’s part instruction and wine tasting, with discussions on producers, grapes, tourism, terroir, regional culture, food and wine…
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Whitehaven 2013 Sauvignon Blanc: Orchard in a Bottle
One of our favorite restaurants is Hillstone in Dallas. The Hillstone Restaurant Group was founded in 1976 by current owner, CEO and Texan George Biel. The Hillstone Restaurant Group has a number of restaurants under various names in multiple cities across the US. The Hillstone name is derived from hillside vineyard in Napa Valley that…
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Cline Cellars Cashmere: Strawberry Fields Forever
There are some nights when my family is going in different directions. This particular Friday night my daughter and I were meeting up with a dear friend who is a photographer to take spring senior pictures of my daughter in her cap and gown in a field of wildflowers. The pictures turned out great! So…
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