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The Power Of An Individual Grape Shining In A Brunello Wine
My trip to the Montalcino area of Tuscany in Italy last October to visit Brunello di Montalcino producers seems like another lifetime ago. The first inklings of the coronavirus were back in December but it seemed nothing more than a … Continue reading
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A Community Preserving a Child’s Hope
When I was 16 years old, almost 30 years ago, I remember watching the video of Rodney King, a Black American construction worker, getting brutally beaten by several Los Angeles police officers after he was pulled over in his car. … Continue reading
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To Be Only Human
Animals’ simplistic wiring of only needing the basics in life can make them better partners in regards to living in harmony with Mother Nature compared to complexity of humans’ egos that can lead them astray. Human beings can get lost … Continue reading
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Tagged Brunello, Brunello di Montalcino, Italian Red Wine, Italian Wine, Italy, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino, Sangiovese, Tuscany, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winetasting
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No Brain, No Pain
Legs paralyzed by fear, heart furiously pounding and thoughts in panic mode all told me that I could have been making one of the biggest mistakes of my life! In a nutshell, that wraps up the most overwhelming moment I … Continue reading
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A Journey Filled with Twists and Turns Can Bear Intriguing Fruit
For many, the past is something we run away from… try to change everything that was considered odd, unpopular – any outlying characteristics and those things that we couldn’t change we would try to diminish or hide. Once we get … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Le Cuvier, Lone Madrone, Paso Robles, Red Wine, White Wine, Wine Tasting, Winetasting
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Partners in Life Come in All Forms
It was a hectic day a few weeks ago when I visited the wine producer Weingut Weegmüller, as the harvest started earlier than expected in their wine region of Pfalz, Germany, but one of the family owners Gabriele Weegmüller was … Continue reading
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Tagged German Wine, Germany, Pfalz, Pinot Noir, Riesling, White Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winetasting
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We Need to Listen if We Want to be Heard
The world around us is changing faster than most of us can keep up, and combined with the idea that the internet and over-saturation of news makes it all too tempting for even respectable newspapers to go for the sensational … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Red Wine, Sparkling, White Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Wines of Israel, Winetasting
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What is Success?
All of us want to live a “successful life” but that can mean various things to various people. To some, it can mean earning money, and even that within itself can vary – simply having the means to cover the … Continue reading
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Tagged Acquiesce, Aglianico, Bourboulenc, Cabernet Franc, California, Carignan, Carignane, Clairette Blanche, Grenache Blanc, Kerner, Lange Twins Winery & Vineyards, LangeTwins, Lodi, Lodi Wines, m2, Mettler Family Vineyards, Michael David Winery, Picpoul Blanc, Pinotage, PRIE Winery, Red Wine, Rose, Sangiovese, Snooth, Vermentino, Viognier, White Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winetasting, Zinfandel
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The Papers that Hold the Pride of a People
As the glow of the sunset across the vines lit my inner soul on fire, I could hear calls to dinner that came from inside the centuries-old, beige, Southern Italian castle. At first I didn’t want to acknowledge the need … Continue reading
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Tagged Italian Red Wine, Italy, Nero di Troia, Puglia, Radici del Sud, Radici del Sud 2019, Red Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting, Winetasting
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