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A Night of Culinary Hedonism in Rome with Eating Italy
The Roman Empire had a long history of food and wine. Modern Rome is no exception! Rome is a city filled with epicurean delights. In planning our three days in Rome we wanted to see all the great...
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Matchbook Wines: Igniting the Fire in Us All
Pyromania: An obsessive desire to set things on fire. Some of us are born with a fascination of fire. When my dad was a young boy growing up in the 1930’s in Alabama his fascination with fire and...
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Celebrate Thanksgiving Lodi Style
When you think of Thanksgiving what are the first thoughts that come to your mind? Do you think gratitude for a year’s worth of blessings? Perhaps football? Shopping? Or maybe please give me enough...
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Welcoming the Sun at Avignonesi Winery
Rain rain go away; come again another day. As we began our 2 hour trek from Rome to Montepulciano it was raining, hard. Driving an unfamiliar car in an unfamiliar land can be challenging enough, add...
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Villa Maria: Crafting Great Wine in Middle Earth
Of all the fictional worlds I cannot image one I would rather experience more than middle earth. Imagine walking through the Shire or over the majestic mountains to reach the large valley that houses...
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Special Occasion #Wine Suggestions on Snooth
The holidays are quickly approaching! Its the time of year to share great wine and food with those we love. Its the time of year to indulge a little and spend a lot. Its the perfect time of year to...
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Oh Bordeaux You’re So Fine
I love things in life that offer a sense of time and place. This is one reason I love about music. It has been said that music is the soundtrack of our lives. That sentiment is so true for me. When I...
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Fall into Languedoc AOP for Great Food and Wine Pairings
I enjoy cooking. I like to cook year round but I particularly like the flavors and colors of fall cuisine. I prefer to use as many fresh ingredients as possible in my cooking but living in an urban...
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Exploring the Art of Living with Ferrari-Carano Vineyards
The holiday season is upon us and with it comes hectic time of rush, rush, rush. I would like to challenge you to do something different this year. Really, a new way to approach the holiday season that...
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Celebrating Life’s Fun with VivaJennz
It is said that necessity is the mother of all inventions. Take the story of Sara Blakely, a woman who was looking for shapewear that was not attached to a pair of panty hose and was made for the...
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Boscarelli: Quietly Crafting Outstanding #Wine
Tuscan wines are smoking hot right now. There are eight Tuscan wines in the Top 52 of Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2015. The current release 2010 vintage of Brunello is arguably its best in a...
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Celebrate #CabFrancDay with Dracaena Winery
Do you like stories of forbidden romance? Some of our greatest works fiction over the years have featured forbidden romances, such as Romeo and Juliet and Lancelot and Guinevere. Then of course there...
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Zachy’s #Holiday #Wine Auction
*I have was asked to share the following information on Zachy’s Holiday Auction. It is a classic event that I feel you would be interested to know more about so I agreed to share this information with...
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#Wine at the Center of Cultural Crossroads
There are places in the world where boarders have been altered and adjusted so many times that though they may exist in a modern form the inhabitants live the lives they have always enjoyed regardless...
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Ferrari Trento: Epitomizing the Italian Art of Living
Imagine delicate golden bubbles dance across your tongue as they cascade down your throat. The texture is mousse-like in quality with fine yet persistent perlage. Aromatically rich of crisp orchard...
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What? There is #Wine in #Texas
What do you know about the Texas Wine Industry? As a Texan, I have known and experienced the Texas Wine Industry for decades. Therefore, it always surprises me when those outside Texas are unaware of...
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A Humble Thank You
Last week Exel Wines released a project they had been working on for months. According to Exel Wines it was a painstaking project involving extensive algorithms and methodologies to determine the Top...
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A Sparkling Good #Wine & #Food Pairing
The holidays are a time of year we give ourselves permission to splurge. We may eat a little more, drink a little more, and spend a little more. Since my return from Italy in late October I have been...
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An Eclectic Holiday #Wine Selection from Finger Lakes Wineries
Variety is the spice of life. No time is this more evident during the holiday season. Just head to your local grocer to see the onslaught of seasonal coffee creamers: Peppermint, Egg Nog, Pumpkin...
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What’s In a Name
Let’s play a name association game! When I say Madonna what do you think about? I think of the 1980’s, fish nets, bangle bracelets and living in a material world. Or perhaps cone shaped bras and...
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