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Blog Post #65 – Education

  • Blog Post #62 – Education

    For this one, I thought I might do a “wine trivia” post. I will be using my Sommelier course notes, what I have said in previous posts, as well as some “current events” in the world of wine. The easier questions will be first, gradually working down to the hardest ones at the bottom. Hopefully,…

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  • Blog Post #61 – Food & Wine: Restaurant (main course)

    For this post, I thought I would pair a main that many people like to order – chicken. At many high-end restaurants, like Ocean Blue in Utica or Nola’s in Clinton, they have herb roasted chicken or some other similar “fancy, but simple” chicken dish or two. In any case, what pairs best with this…

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  • Blog Post #60 – Education

    This will be the third and final post detailing the 9 Noble Grapes, as defined by the National Wine School (NWS). As always, I will be using my sommelier course notes and the 2 reference books: WAoW & OCtW. The first of the remaining 3 grapes is the Grenache (or Garnacha). It originally comes from…

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