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Prosecco, 2017 Goals and Sparkling Wine – not necessarily in that order…

Posted on December 30, 2016 by joyofwine

As many of us are preparing for a celebration to ring in the New Year tomorrow night, we all have our “drink of choice” to celebrate the occasion. Right now, there are thousands of bloggers writing in detail about different … Continue reading →

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Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Posted on November 16, 2016 by joyofwine

With my next trip to Italy imminent, and to prep “inquiring minds” for some of the native varieties I’ll get to taste, I thought I would give a brief ‘winey’ overview of the region and the native grapes therein. Despite … Continue reading →

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The Life of a Wine Retailer

Posted on April 28, 2015 by joyofwine

Where do I begin?  It’s been a long time since I’ve been here…please forgive me… Do I have an excuse?  Maybe… I’m studying for my diploma, so when I’m not at “the office” I’m at home with my nose in … Continue reading →

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A New Year

Posted on August 29, 2013 by joyofwine

Most businesses operate on a “fiscal year”, which could mean any month becomes the new year.   For the rest of us, we just look at the calendar and know that New Years occurs on January 1!  With September 1 a … Continue reading →

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Wine Geek

Posted on July 27, 2013 by joyofwine

I’m a wine geek….yes, I freely admit that I…AM a wine geek! I never seriously thought about it until my instructor mentioned it during our 6 day “die-hard” level 3 WSET training.  She informed us that only “wine geeks” would … Continue reading →

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