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Category Archives: Personal Stories
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 →
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Tagged birthday, bubbles, celebration, evening, friends, Italy, just because, regions, South Africa, wine
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So….What’s Next?
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 →
Posted in Joy of Wine, Personal Stories
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Tagged education, expert, goals, Italy, judging, perseverance, travel, VinItaly, vinitaly international academy
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South African Adventure – De Grendel Wine Farm
I’ve discovered what a wine farm really is…more than just wine, De Grendel, at 7 km from the Atlantic Ocean and 180 m above sea level, boasts a massive landscape with not only wine being produced, but blueberries, cattle, sheep … Continue reading →
Posted in Joy of Wine, Life and Education, Personal Stories, wine
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Tagged bubbles, business, Chardonnay, De Grendel, farm, Harvest 2018, life, MCC, Pinot Noir, restaurant, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, South Africa, travel, wine
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