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Rare Native Wine Grapes of France

Posted on May 16, 2016 by joyofwine

I’m a wine geek. I fully admit this and I’m actually quite proud of it. I love weird and wonderful grape varieties, especially Italian ones. There are however, a few from France that I was able to taste at Vinitaly … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Wine Festival

Posted on February 26, 2016 by joyofwine

Thirsty Thursday is on break as I am in the beautiful city of Vancouver in British Columbia, to bring you a brief overview of my time here at the Vancouver Wine Festival. The event itself is seriously about a week … 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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