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Blog Post #65 – Education

  • Blog Post #38 – Education

    In this post, I will attempt to cover the rest of the major wine regions of Spain. As usual, I will be using my notes & the 2 encyclopedic reference guides (WAoW and OCtW) I have. Just below and slightly east of La Rioja is a small region called Aragon. Here Tempranillo & Garnacha (Grenache)…

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  • Blog Post #37 – Food & Wine (general)

    In this post, I will cover the food & wine pairing concept in a broader sense than I usually do. All of the information presented here comes from both my NWS notes and my 30+ years experience with wine. As I have mentioned before, wine should be paired with the “main protein”, either for the…

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  • Blog Post #36 – Education

    In this post, I will dive into another wine producing country. As usual, I will be using my notes and two encyclopedic reference books (WAoW & OCtW). After covering the US, France, and Italy, Spain would have to come next. As the 3rd largest producer of wine (after Italy & France), Spain has the most…

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