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Last year, I sat at a tasting table with a very accomplished Sommelier in an exquisitely designed restaurant and expressed my love for Mourvèdre grapes while adding that it really rounds things out in the wine. It gives it so much fullness. To which, he curtly said ~ “No, it doesn’t. The exact opposite, actually.” Yikes. That was
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The schedule had been tight that day. Way too many things had to be attended to with very little transition time in between. I sat and wrote out the back-up line of 1/2 hour increments trying to figure out where to be when and what to have with me. My brain just wanted to go
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https://medium.com/@sendingwinehome/time-for-the-south-of-france-15b084460d97
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In the spring of 1997, I was ushered into a beautiful dining hall in Rome with 100 other study abroad students for a nice Italian dinner. This would be our first taste of life in Italy. I remember that moment so clearly, especially because of the beautiful glass of wine paired with dinner. The room
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The week had promise. All had mostly gone smoothly and I felt pretty accomplished. I had pushed hard to get a lot done but later in the week, my new male co-worker had an issue with one of my decisions and the phone-call of emotional upset was more than I could handle.
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