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Italy, Take Me Away!
Tomorrow my husband and I leave for a long overdue vacation. We are heading to Italy. It will be my second trip to Italy and his first. Knowing I could spend all of our time in Italy immersed in wineries and wine, he has reminded me many times this trip is a vacation! However, my…
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A Mystery as Old as Time
Do you enjoy a good mystery? Perhaps a classic “who done it” or even a modern episode of Dateline. Humans have been enthralled with mysteries since the beginning of time. In fact, there are many historical facts where the outcome is known but the circumstances surrounding the outcome remains a mystery. Though classic mystery books,…
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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,…
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The Many Faces of Garnacha
Can you think of a single grape that can enjoyed as a white, rosé and red wine? One of the oldest grape varietals in the world that has spent most of its lifetime as a workhorse doing the heavy lifting in some of the world’s best blends? Only one grape can fit this bill and…
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Time Is On Our Side
What improves with age? That is kind of a loaded question. I believe my knowledge and wisdom is improving with age; however, my hearing and eye sight is not! Cured meats and cheeses improve with age. I think trees improve with age as they grow and become silent statues to history. In some cases marriages…
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Bordeaux: Location, Location, Location
What is the first rule of real estate? Location, location, location. The idea as it relates to establishing a business is that it does not matter how great the business may be, if it is not in a high traffic location no one will ever know about it. The catch is the rent will cost…
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