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Blog Post #65 – Education

  • Blog Post #29 – Wine of the Month (March)

    For the month of March, my Wine of the Month choice is Beringer’s Cabernet Sauvignon. It is my personal favorite Napa Cab and competes on par (in my opinion) with Napa Cabs that cost 2X as much. Ever since Joseph Beringer settled in the valley in 1875, the family has continuously made wine longer than…

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  • Blog Post #28 – Education

    This is the second of three posts I am doing about Italy. In the first, I covered the Northern wine regions. In this one, I will cover the central wine regions using my notes and the 2 encyclopedic references WAoW & OCtW. “The heart and perhaps the soul of Italy lie in this central, slightly…

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  • Blog Post #27 – Food & Wine (appetizer)

    As promised in my last post, this one will feature Italy. I have specifically chosen a charcuterie board of Italian meat & cheeses to go with Italian wine. Specifically, Bel Gioioso’s Aged Asiago cheese, Locatelli’s Pecorino Romano cheese, Fratelli Beretta’s All Natural Prosciutto, and Black Brook Farm Honey Comb. I wanted to keep this simple;…

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