Since attending the first Wine Bloggers’ Conference in 2008 in Santa Rosa, I’ve spent a lot of time “palling around with terroirists” and got to know The Beer Wench in the process. Ashley’s is one of the few blogs to which I actually subscribe. I notice she has been posting quite often lately, thus shaming me even more for my failure to post at least every other day. So I thought I’d take her up on her little challenge, and actually do something I rarely do, actually “blog.”
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Romance, Hearts & Wine: Advice for Men on Valentine’s Day
Marita’s Vineyard: Because I’m Worth It!
While it is perfectly acceptable to buy a pricier bottle of wine as a gift for a future father-in-law or to impress the recipient with our good taste and generosity, when it comes to us? “Well,” we say, “that’s a bit more than I can afford to spend on myself.” Enough of this nonsense!
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Announcing the Results of the 2010 Annual AWB Self-Serving Wino Survey
Three Reasons to Divorce Your Wine Guy
Occasionally I will venture into one of the local wine shops or an upscale market wine department to supplement my “cellar.” I’ve yet to find a wine guy I can trust. And I’m probably not alone. Here are the top three reasons to divorce your wine guy.
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For Purple Mountain Majesty…
I’ve always thought that America The Beautiful should be our National Anthem. One, because it’s much easier to sing. But primarily because it focuses on the beauty of the country, rather than the ugliness of war. Sure, it talks about freedom, and patriotism, and heroes; but the main focus is on the magnificence of its lands and the innate goodness of its people.
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While not as racy as some of the tunes on the radio today, the song made it clear that Mary Hill did what she wanted without worrying about what other people thought. At that age I had more fun playing football outside with the boys rather than inside playing Barbies with the girls, so it’s little wonder that I identified with the lyrics.
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Many a sommelier student has heard that Haut-Brion was named such by an Irishman named O’Brian or O’Brien, who wanted to make wine but knew that no Frenchman would consider wine made by an Irishman worthy of his palate. So he adopted a French spelling and pronunciation of the name.
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