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Quarantine: 14 Days of Isolation Wines- Day 10
OK, I’ve been at this for 10 days now…I have tons of toilet paper, because I stocked up during the craze, but maybe some of the food is running a bit low and good heavens, I’ve ran out of wine! … Continue reading
Posted in Joy of Wine, Tasting, Varietals, wine
Tagged COVID-19, flavour, grapes, isolation, Italy, Marche, profile, quarantine, taste, variety, Verdicchio
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Quarantine: 14 Days of Isolation Wines – Day Nine
Sigh…this picture is the view from my front window. Yup, last day of March and it’s pretty wintery to say the least. This is where I live: Central Alberta. Not only are we (all) dealing with COVID-19, I get to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Alicante Bouschet, bold, Brutalis, Cabernet Sauvignon, COVID-19, isolation, Portugal, quarantine, snow, spring, springsnow, still, weather, wine
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Quarantine: 14 Days of Isolation Wines – Day Eight
For all you Riesling lovers, this post is for you today! We cannot possibly go through 14 days of isolation and not talk about Riesling at least once! My friend Andreas Bender was in town recently, just before everything started … Continue reading
Quarantine: 14 Days of Isolation Wines – Day Seven
For those of you that are actually self isolating, or in quarantine, you’ve made it one week! Yay! I must admit that today was difficult. I’m not even in quarantine, but I didn’t go to work today, so I felt … Continue reading
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Tagged isolation, Italy, quarantine, Rose, Sangiovese, Syrah, Vermentino, wine
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Quarantine: 14 Days of Isolation Wines – Day Six
Just yesterday, our Province declared that wine retail stores were an essential service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although our store is no longer open to the public, we continue our “essential service” by providing curbside pickup, deliveries (currently by us … Continue reading
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Tagged Burgundy, France, isolation, job, Pinot Noir, quarantine, retail, solace, wine
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