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#DLWMO Pre-Conference Thoughts

My Thought on Local Wines Before #DLWMO Since I have an hour to kill, I thought I would spend some time pontificating on local wine prior.  As I sit here mere hours from what should be an intense study/drinkfest of locally produced wines, I figure it will be interesting to compare what I think about […]

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#DLWMO Off to a Funny Start

A Little Overeager It’s currently 6:38, local time, as I write this post and I am laughing at myself.  We sort of rushed to get here on time…on time for reception that literally started hours after I thought it did.  Oops. At least the view from my hotel is nice!  And I saw Doug Frost in […]

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Can You Eat White After Labor Day? (Also, Happy #MeatlessMonday)

Okay, so the fashionistas all agree that you can’t wear white after Labor Day, but, I’m wondering about eating white after Labor Day.  Think about it.  If you can’t wear white, you’re probably wearing darker colors and if you spill… yikes!  Who knows…maybe tomorow the manner experts are going to outlaw fettuchini alfredo, sugar cookies, […]

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Pumpkin Pie Preggatini – Junk Food #29

For unResolution month, sometimes we need to drink our calories, too.  That’s why I turned to Natalie from The Liquid Muse, who directly inspired this very blog you are reading now and who is the finest mixologist/cocktail blogger I have ever read. I knew if I needed to find the official drink of unResolution month, […]

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A Sweet Red: Charlemagne

So in my post Watermelon Wine, I had mentioned that while I had been less than enthusied by the watermelon wine, I had not come away empty handed from Davenport Orchards & Winery on Sunday.  That’s because I found a new sweet red: Charlemagne. I had to try more than one wine.  Far be it […]