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2012 Nanna’s Short Cake, Lodi, CA Zinfandel

I can’t believe I missed two weeks of posting and am writing this post later than usual. I vowed I would not miss another week so I took a few hours off from work. It’s been a hectic and somewhat … Continue reading

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2012 Contadino Pinot Grigio Vivaci

Here we are again, riding out a major winter storm in Georgia. Hard to believe it was just two weeks ago my husband wasn’t able to make it home. This time he heeded all warnings and has been home during … Continue reading

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Ferrari Rosé NV with Neapolitan Pizza and Veal Cutlet Recipes

Love is in the air everywhere I look around Love is in the air every sight and every sound John Paul Jones’1977 Disco hit Love is in the Air is stuck in my head. Not only for the Neapolitan Pizza … Continue reading

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Banrock Station Pink Muscato 2012

I finally got my wish for snow. My husband also wanted a snow day, maybe another   Snowmegeddon as the great Atlanta snowstorm of 2010 is referred. What we both didn’t count on is it would hit while my husband was … Continue reading

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Planeta Red Wine Cerasuolo di Vittoria D.O.C.G., Sicily, Italy 2011

 We finally began work on the wine room this past weekend. Prior to moving to Georgia we decided our new home would have a space designated as a “wine room”. Two and a half years later, the plan is finally … Continue reading

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Helfrich Vin d’ Alsace Pinot Gris and Helfirch Crémant d’ Alsace Brut

Baby it’s cold outside. Much of the country has seen an arctic blast like never before. Record lows are being broken throughout the US, even here in the South where we were colder than NYC on Monday and had record … Continue reading

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Fonterutoli Chianti Classico and Lunetta Prosecco

I spent time on New Year’s Eve reflecting back over what I had done in 2013. At first I thought, hmpf, I didn’t really do much. But then I remembered I traveled to Seattle, WA, toured the Lake Chelan, WA … Continue reading

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2013 Christmas at Biltmore® Wine

Well here we are, Santa’s tuning up his sleigh, the reindeer have been running on the treadmill in preparation of their long night in flight and another year coming to a close. As I sit at my laptop I find … Continue reading

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Rock and Vine, Next Generation Changemakers in America’s Wine Country

Every year it’s the same challenge. Find the perfect gift for everyone on your list. You don’t    want something that will end up in the bottom of a drawer or worse re-gifted to you two years later. Well maybe you do … Continue reading

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Louis Jadot and Chateau Des Morgon Beajuolais

Soon the dishes will be cleared, washed, dried and put back in it place. The big game will be on the TV while family and friends sink comatose like into the couches and chairs their pants a little more snug … Continue reading

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