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Winey Tasting Notes: Getting Evil on Halloween

Halloween is such a fun time of year….the candy, the costumes, the parties, the candy. And thanks to the enterprising minds of some winemakers, there is also the Halloween themed wine. Boo! It’s really not wrong. This year, as I was looking for such a wine, I came across some pure Evil. There it was,…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Getting Evil on Halloween

Halloween is such a fun time of year….the candy, the costumes, the parties, the candy. And thanks to the enterprising minds of some winemakers, there is also the Halloween themed wine. Boo! It’s really not wrong. This year, as I was looking for such a wine, I came across some pure Evil. There it was,…

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Winey Earth Day Tasting Notes: Lodi Rules with the Lodi Rules Program

Thank you to the folks at the Lodi Winegrape Commission for sending me some Lodi Rules certified wine samples and for educating me about the Lodi Rules certification program! Isn’t it nice when one of your favorite topics of conversation is also committed to sustainable growing and eco-friendly practices? OK, I guess if your favorite…

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Winey Earth Day Tasting Notes: Lodi Rules with the Lodi Rules Program

Thank you to the folks at the Lodi Winegrape Commission for sending me some Lodi Rules certified wine samples and for educating me about the Lodi Rules certification program! Isn’t it nice when one of your favorite topics of conversation is also committed to sustainable growing and eco-friendly practices? OK, I guess if your favorite…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Spanish Grapes from California – M2’s Tempranillo

Both of the Winey Children have been to Spain. The Winey Mom and Hubby: nope. It may be because we took French in our high school days. Stay with me here.. Both the Winey Kids are Spanish students and have been since middle school. When you get to a certain level at their high school,…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Spanish Grapes from California – M2’s Tempranillo

Both of the Winey Children have been to Spain. The Winey Mom and Hubby: nope. It may be because we took French in our high school days. Stay with me here.. Both the Winey Kids are Spanish students and have been since middle school. When you get to a certain level at their high school,…

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Winey Tasting Notes: Spanish Grapes from California – M2’s Tempranillo

Both of the Winey Children have been to Spain. The Winey Mom and Hubby: nope. It may be because we took French in our high school days. Stay with me here.. Both the Winey Kids are Spanish students and have been since middle school. When you get to a certain level at their high school,…

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Winey Tasting Notes: The Winey Daughter Is Going to Spain and a 2009 Sangre de Toro Red

Ten days from now, our high school sophomore will be embarking on a fabulous spring break trip with her Spanish class. Yup, she’s heading to Spain. The same trip her older brother took 4 years ago. So it’s kind of a rite of passage trip around our house – heading to Europe without parents to…

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Winey Tasting Notes: The Winey Daughter Is Going to Spain and a 2009 Sangre de Toro Red

Ten days from now, our high school sophomore will be embarking on a fabulous spring break trip with her Spanish class. Yup, she’s heading to Spain. The same trip her older brother took 4 years ago. So it’s kind of a rite of passage trip around our house – heading to Europe without parents to…

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Winey Tasting Notes: The Winey Daughter Is Going to Spain and a 2009 Sangre de Toro Red

Ten days from now, our high school sophomore will be embarking on a fabulous spring break trip with her Spanish class. Yup, she’s heading to Spain. The same trip her older brother took 4 years ago. So it’s kind of a rite of passage trip around our house – heading to Europe without parents to…