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Harmony: Part of the World Yet Not Being Compromised by It
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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Tagged Bordeaux, Bordeaux Red Wine, Bordeaux Supérieur, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux, France, French Red Wine, Fronsac, Lalande de Pomerol, Margaux, Médoc, Merlot, Moulis, Pauillac, Pessac-Léognan, Petit Verdot, Pomerol, Puisseguin Saint-Émilion, Red Wine, Saint-Émilion, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien, Wine, Wine Lover, Wine Tasting, Winetasting
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Broken Beings Brighten the World
If I had tasted the Bouchard Père & Fils 2016 preview wines before I knew about the vintage I would have never guessed that those vines went through such a tough time. The wines were singing… singing as if they had … Continue reading
The Beauty of a Woman
It has been a tough winter for many of us in the continental climate areas – New York City is no exception. A mutant flu and cold season brought many people down for the count, allergies have been more prevalent … Continue reading
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Tagged Chiilean Red Wine, Chile, Chilean White Wine, Chilean Wine, Leyda, Leyda Valley, Pedro Parra, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Rose, Sauvignon Blanc, Terroir, Viña Leyda, Viviana Navarrete, White Wine, Wine, Wine Lover, Wine Tasting, Winetasting, Women, Women in Wine, Women in Wine Leadership Symposium
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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
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Tagged Bulgaria, Bulgarian Wine, Red Wine, White Wine, Wine, Wine Lover, Wine Tasting, Wines of Bulgaria, Winetasting
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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, Napa Valley, National Farm Workers Association, Oak Knoll District, Oak Knoll District AVA, Red Wine, Riesling, Social Justice, sustainability, Trefethen, Trefethen Family Vineyards, White Wine, Wine, Wine Lover, Wine Tasting, Winetasting
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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
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Tagged #CabFrancDay, Cab Franc, Cabernet Franc, California Cabernet Franc, California Wine, El Dorado, El Dorado County, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Wine, Hudson River Region, Hudson Valley, Hudson Valley New York, Hudson Valley Wine, New York Wine, Red Wine, Wine, Wine Bloggers Conference, Wine Lover, Wine Tasting, Winetasting
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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
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
