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Blog Post #67 – Food & Wine: Restaurant (main course)

  • Blog Post #12 – Food & Wine (main course)

    This week’s post will be an easy meal, that everyone has their own way of preparing: spaghetti & sauce. I am going to walk through a basic version and what wine to pair it with, then talk about a few variations and what might go better with them. In any case, if I DO NOT…

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  • Blog Post #11 – Wine of the Month (November)

    For the month of November, my Wine of the Month choice is Beaulieu Vineyards (BVs) Georges De Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (2019). BV is my second favorite winery in Napa Valley, my favorite is Beringer (which I will profile later). So why BV, because they really have been killing it for the last 5…

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  • Blog Post #10 – Education

    Continuing with wine regions around the world, I will finish the US with California, the 800 lbs. gorilla of America’s wine industry. According to The World Atlas of Wine (WAoW) and my notes from the National Wine School (NWS), over 80% of North American wine is grown in California: more that any other country outside…

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