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Assessing Our Value
Like so many other boys and girls, when I was a child I thought that I would know my worth and value when I got older. Back then, I had very little self worth and it was a daily struggle … Continue reading
Sustainability: Meeting the Needs of the People
Faint memories of small police tanks, officers in riot gear and helicopters in the sky circling my neighborhood constantly just seem like a gritty dream that was inspired by an urban apocalyptic movie… but it was real. My first few … Continue reading
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Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, César Chávez, Chardonnay, Dolores Huerta, Janet Trefethen, Lorenzo Trefethen, Napa Valley, National Farm Workers Association, Oak Knoll District, Oak Knoll District AVA, Riesling, Social Justice, sustainability, Trefethen, Trefethen Family Vineyards
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Our True Worth Typically Presents Itself in Our Toughest Times
If someone had told me that one of the events I was most grateful for was the one where my life came crumbling down around me, I would have thought they were crazy. When we are kids and think of … Continue reading
Do We Truly Know Any Wine Grape Variety?
There has been a lot of social discussion with regards to the #MeToo movement involving women not only being sexually harassed, but also demeaned in the work place; in some cases, women aren’t given the same opportunities as their male … Continue reading
Living in Exciting Times
As the world slowly recovers from having been turned upside down by a plummeted economy, there have been some nasty side effects but some exciting developments as well, such as the world demanding more diversity and authentic quality. At one … Continue reading
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Tagged #WBC17, Alsace, Alsace Pinot Gris, France, Pinot Gris, Sweet Wine, Trimbach, Zind-Humbrecht
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Embracing the World while Being True to Our Beliefs
At the end of January last year, I went to the 2017 Sommelier Exhibition in Tel Aviv, Israel, on a wine press trip. I spent a couple of days tasting a wide range of wines made from various vineyards across … Continue reading
Nothing Worth Having Belongs to Just a Few
The quest for happiness affects us all throughout our life. It comes and goes like an old friend from our childhood, who gives us a not so gentle reminder that we cannot find peace within our existence by just accumulating … Continue reading
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Tagged Angelo Gaja, Bolgheri, Ca' Marcanda, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Camarcanda, Gaja, Italy, Magari, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Promis, Sangiovese, Super Tuscan, Syrah, Toscana, Tuscan, Tuscany, Vermentino, Viognier, Vistamare
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Sometimes Our Grandparents Knew Better
As many of you know, my wine drinking experiences started at the (illegal) age of 18 as a bright eyed, scrubbed face kid hanging out in my newly found, artsy home in the East Village in New York City. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Amarone, Amarone della Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG, Cantina Valpolicella Negrar, Cantina Valpolicella Verona, Corvina, Italy, Massimago, Negrar, Pasqua, Pasqua Vigneti E Cantine, Rocca Sveva, Santi, Sartori, Sartori di Verona, Valpolicella, Valpolicella DOC, Veneto
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What is “Authentic” Wine?
It is interesting how things can come back around in life; something that you were told when you were younger, or just less wise, can have more meaning when you have experienced those lessons first hand. This has been my … Continue reading
