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Blog Post #65 – Education

  • Blog Post #35 – Food & Wine (appetizer/ dessert)

    This post could be either an appetizer, dessert, or just a snack. It is chocolate and wine! Now, I’m not a chocoholic, but I’m married to one; so I understand how important it is to those of you who are “hooked” on chocolate. Wine does actually pair well with chocolate. In fact, I recently did…

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

    For the month of April, my Wine of the Month is Argentinian Malbec, specifically LLama from Belasco de Baquedano, (Lujan de Cuyo) Mendoza 2019, which I bought at Clinton Wine & Spirits at the high end of Billy’s price range. There are several other excellent Malbecs to be had, some of which I will discuss…

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  • Blog Post #33 – Education

    This week’s post will be all about the essential wine varietals, also known as the Noble Grapes. Some organizations say there are as many as 18 and some say there are as few as 6. The National Wine School (NWS), where I got my training, says there are 9, with the rest being regional or…

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