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What Are Your 99 Wines? (Part 29)

My wine group and I participated in Saturday morning ritual tastings at Marché Bacchus Bistro and Wine Shop before the COVID pandemic. We irreverently referred to those gatherings as “going to church.”

Hearthstone’s Back, Baby!

I was among the dedicated horde of enthusiasts who cheered the news that Hearthstone was reopening at Red...

What Are Your 99 Wines? (Part 28)

I have a question for you: Are Cult wines expensive because they are scarce, or are they scarce because they are expensive? 

…And I Didn’t Die!

I was scared. Really scared. More than any other time in my life, to be honest.

What Are Your 99 Wines? (Part 27)

Palm wine is an easily acquired taste, and I can see why it is so popular. I just wish I had not waited 60 years to try it.
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What Are Your 99 Wines? (Part 23)

It's almost as if I can still hear their laughter as we swirled, smelled, and tasted the wines, even though some were enjoyed many years ago.  

The Many Sides of the “Gray” Pinot

Pinot Grigio, to me, was little more than lightly acidulated lemon water with some wine-like characteristics.

What Are Your 99 Wines? (Part 22)

Each wine I have shared in this series has caused me to muse over encounters I never want to forget.

Arbosana Premium Olive Oil – Liquid Gold+!

Arbosana (named after a Spanish olive) opened a couple of years ago. How I missed it till now, I couldn't tell you.

Two Chard Holidays! That I Missed…

What constitutes the “best” Chardonnay is entirely subjective, of course. People are allowed to be wrong.

What Are Your 99 Wines? (Part 21)

Wineries throughout Bordeaux have expanded, decreased, or otherwise changed since 1855.
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