Category Archives: Personal Stories

So this is 2019…

Posted on January 5, 2019 by

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 →

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Living Life to its Fullest

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

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 →

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The Other Side

Posted on August 17, 2018 by

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 →

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Not just Another Evening with Friends

Posted on June 6, 2018 by

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 →

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So….What’s Next?

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

There haven’t been many posts as of late. Upon my return from South Africa, the studying began again in earnest as I prepared to write (yet again) the exam for Italian Wine Expert.   After the heartbreaking result of 89 … Continue reading →

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