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Category Archives: Personal Stories
For Such a Time as This
The last two months have been a bit of a whirlwind with two trips to Italy in a month and a half, a job layoff, and now figuring out what to do next in my life. Well, I find myself … Continue reading →
Posted in Personal Stories, wine
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Tagged bible, Esther, food, job, large, learning, life, personal story, wine
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So this is 2019…
Happy New Year! This is a wine blog, but I don’t consider myself a “wine blogger”. I don’t receive “free samples” to write about (mostly because our laws pretty much prohibit that), I have to rely on importers/distributors to bring … Continue reading →
Posted in Joy of Wine, Personal Stories, wine
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Tagged detox, italian, Italy, January, language, learning, Montepulciano, moratorium, native, native grapes, wine
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Living Life to its Fullest
I love it when people celebrate birthdays. No, not your kid’s first birthday, or their 13th or 18th, but a 65th or 70th, 80th and 90th birthday! Now those are really worth celebrating! Imagine my delight and surprise to be … Continue reading →
Posted in Joy of Wine, Personal Stories, Tasting, wine
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Tagged aged, Barolo, birthday, blend, Bordeaux, brunello, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Capezzano, celebration, Dominus, double magnum, Hermitage, Italy, J.L. Chave, Marsanne, Merlot, Napa, Nebbiolo, Pahlmeyer, Pinot, producer, Rousanne, Sangiovese, South Africa, USA, Vilafonte, wine
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The Other Side
I’ve been involved in wine for approximately the last 10 years, all of it ending in a culmination of a great job, titles and some serious certifications. The carrot was always dangling in front of me, and after completion of … Continue reading →
Posted in Life and Education, Personal Stories, wine
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Tagged bridge, career, choices, decisions, learn, learning, life, other side, study, walk, wine
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Not just Another Evening with Friends
Sometimes as life moves along, and there’s stuff to be written, it just doesn’t get down on paper…it’s the same stuff, blah, blah, blah. Writing about tasting wines (again), teaching about wines (again), learning about wines (again), it just gets … Continue reading →
Posted in Joy of Wine, Personal Stories, wine
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Tagged birthday, bubbles, celebration, evening, friends, Italy, just because, regions, South Africa, wine
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