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Blog Post #62 – Education

  • Blog Post #4 – Wine of the Month (September)

    For the month of September, my Wine of the Month choice is Campo Viejo’s Rioja Reserva or Gran Reserva. The Clinton Wine & Spirits store carries the Reserva for less than $20.00 and many large wine “warehouses” carry the Gran Reserva for less than $30.00, which would place either of these squarely in Billy’s range.…

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  • Blog Post #3 – Food & Wine (appetizers)

    This post will be my first cheese board. Whenever we do Happy Hour at home or have a tapas dinner, my wife & I like to start with a cheese board. I thought I would begin with an easy one, where everything on the board was chosen to pair with one wine, in this case…

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  • Blog Post #2 – Food & Wine (appetizers)

    This week’s post involves the first pairing, so I will make it an easy one. The appetizer is Hannaford’s Taste of Inspirations – Spanakopita. The wine that goes best, according to my team of experts, was either a NY State Riesling or a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. As a sommelier, I would recommend the Sauvignon…

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