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Author Archives: damewine
All We Need Is A Little Hope
Our first encounters with wine can shape how we see the wine world, even after a couple of decades of avid wine tasting and learning. We cannot help but have those old assumptions sit on our shoulder and whisper in … Continue reading
Seizing the Opportunity to Live a Life with Passion
The chatter on the bus came to a screeching halt as we were enveloped by astonishing views in Catalonia, Spain… we had entered a very special designated-wine Catalan wine area… some of you may be thinking that I am talking … Continue reading
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Tagged #AVCPressTrip, Cariñena, Catalonia, Garnacha, Garnacha Blanca, Garnacha Tinta, Grenache, Herència Altés, Lafou Celler, Morenillo, Oxidative White Wine, Passion, Samsó, Skin Contact White Wine, Spain, Spanish Red Wine, Spanish White Wine, Spanish Wine, Syrah, Terra Alta, Terra Alta Wine, Viognier, White Garnacha, Wine, Wine Tasting
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Finding Our Value by Realizing We are Never Alone
I remember sitting in one of my first few yoga classes, a young lady of 22 years old, and getting ready for a spiritual (or inspirational for those who are not feeling the word spiritual or its kind) talk, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Blanc de Blancs, Brut, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Gilgal, Golan Heights, Golan Heights Winery, Israel, Israel Wine, Israeli Wine, Malbec, Red Wine, Rose, Sanskrit, Single Vineyard, Sparkling, Sparkling Wine, vaśīkāra, White Wine, Wine, Winetasting, Yarden, Yoga
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Keeping Core Values While Staying Open to the World
There I was, having lunch in Tribeca, New York, with a woman talking about the cultural diversity of the place she comes from… Roman, Arabian, Spanish, Greek, and so on. We connected over our mutual love of traveling, connecting with … Continue reading
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Tagged Argiolas, Bovale Sardo, Cannonau, Caricagiola, Carignano, Garnacha, Grenache, Italy, Malvasia Nera, Mediterranean, Monica, Moscato, Nasco, Nebbiolo, Nuragus, Sardegna, Sardinia, Vermentino, Wine, Wine Tasting
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Within the Silence, Hope is Always Waiting for Us
There was a time in my life when I had no hope… every minute was painful, every day was dreaded and I only looked forward to sleep… and never waking again. I think many of us face this at least … Continue reading
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Tagged ageability, Aged Wine, Brunello di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino Vertical, Brunello Vertical, Hope, Il Poggione, Italian Red Wine, Italy, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino, Tuscan, Tuscan Red Wine, Tuscan Wine, Tuscany, Vertical, Wine, Wine Vertical, Winetasting
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A Titan’s Greatest Attribute is Compassion
Almost a couple years ago now, in October of 2015, I met a Titan, or as some of my French friends call him, a god on earth, Alain Dominique Perrin. A man who helped turn the fortunes of Cartier around … Continue reading
