Tag Archives: Cabernet Franc

The U.S. Wine Region Attracting Wine Producers Seeking Challenges And A State Of Fluctuation

Posted on January 10, 2022 by damewine

It takes a certain type of person to do really well in the Virginia wine industry – one who wants to be part of building the foundation of a wine region, where things are changing year in and year out; … Continue reading →

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The Woman Who Carved A Path For Fine Wines From Argentina

Posted on October 9, 2021 by damewine

A sweet young woman walked side by side with her father, a man who had been her hero from as far back as she could remember, in vineyards that sat at almost 5,000 feet in elevation among the foothills of … Continue reading →

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What is Success?

Posted on July 31, 2019 by damewine

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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Distant Lands Inspire the Exploration of Truer Sense of Self

Posted on May 4, 2019 by damewine

Traveling to far-flung, vastly culturally different places is challenging on many levels and at times extremely exhausting. When one lives such an already overwhelmingly challenging life trying to survive, such as I’m sure many of you do, it may seem … Continue reading →

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When to Hold On and When to Let Go

Posted on January 19, 2019 by damewine

I felt like I was following the pied piper walking up a country road in the region of Veneto in Italy as one spaniel dog after another appeared to faithfully trail after their master. Then, before I knew it, the … Continue reading →

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We Need More of This in the World

Posted on October 4, 2018 by damewine

When it comes to the wine world in New York City, you never know where you will find yourself… it could be in a hole-in-the-wall space on a somewhat unsavory street or you can enter a grand space that evokes … Continue reading →

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Conscious Custodians Bring Back the Beauty that was Lost

Posted on May 31, 2018 by damewine

Every time I see a grand limestone French château, it is always a heart stopping moment. I remember imagining them when I was a young adult reading up on French history in a tiny, dingy library in my unsavory NYC … Continue reading →

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French Tradition & US Entrepreneurial Spirit Produce Holistic Wines

Posted on April 28, 2018 by damewine

A lie that so many of us tell ourselves is that we are all alone, that our actions have little effect on the rest of the world, and the rest of the world has little effect on us. We take … Continue reading →

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Harmony: Part of the World Yet Not Being Compromised by It

Posted on April 18, 2018 by damewine

When I was a child, one statement that I heard over and over again in various ways was, “The world won’t work around you so you have to work around the world”. A great piece of advice, or perhaps “reality … Continue reading →

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Do We Truly Know Any Wine Grape Variety?

Posted on January 18, 2018 by damewine

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 →

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