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Blog Post #34 – Wine of the Month (April)

  • Blog Post # 72 – Education: Travel (France)

    Time for my last post, most likely. Completing my three part series on travel, I will finish in France, the “heart” of the wine world. What can you say about French wine that has not already been said, for many it is the best. Grown in one of 9 regions all around the country, this

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  • Blog Post #71 – Education: Travel (Italy)

    This is the second post in my in my final series on travel. As I have previously stated about Italy, you will see more vines/ acre here than about anywhere in the world. They grow grapes EVERYWHERE! With 20 different wine regions and over 300 grape varietals, there’s A LOT to explore in Italy. Having

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  • Blog Post #70 – Education: Travel (Napa Valley)

    For my last series of posts, I’m going to recommend specific places to visit, should you decide to take a vacation to one of these wine regions. I figured I’d start with the one I know the best – Napa Valley. When I lived in California, in the late 80’s, I used to visit a

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