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Blog Post #66 – Wine of the Month (January)

  • Blog Post #6 – Food & Wine (main course)

    This post will be the first that has both a variable feature and encourages your input, which I promise to respond to (more on that later). I thought I would start with something that almost everyone eats – PIZZA! In our case, we like the California Pizza Kitchen’s brand of frozen Margherita pizza found at…

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  • Blog Post #5 – Education

    With this post I will begin to explore wine regions in various countries. Since I live in the US, I figure it’s a good place to start. Every single state now makes its own wine, even Alaska & Hawaii! According to the National Wine School (NWS) and the Wine Spectator (WS), there are only 4…

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  • Blog Post #4 – Wine of the Month (September)

    For the month of September, my Wine of the Month choice is Campo Viejo’s Rioja Reserva or Gran Reserva. The Clinton Wine & Spirits store carries the Reserva for less than $20.00 and many large wine “warehouses” carry the Gran Reserva for less than $30.00, which would place either of these squarely in Billy’s range.…

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