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Reductionist wine hypocrisy

Anyone who knows me well will tell you that I have a VERY liberal idea of what wine is. Peruse my cellar and you will find wines made from…

Jan 15

Jan 15

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New Wine Drinkers

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Feb 14

Feb 14

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Port wine myths

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Jan 14

Jan 14

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Leave no trace.

When I was a young boy I was fortunate to have a nature-loving father who introduced me to nature from a very early age. My childhood…

Mar 24, 2023

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Playing the hand that COVID dealt

At the start of the pandemic, I was enjoying a very comfortable life bringing wine and food lovers to Portugal to explore the various…

Mar 16, 2021

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Public Service Announcement: Passwords

It’s been a few years since I wrote this: http://wineconversation.com/public-service-announcement-pa…/

Mar 17, 2017

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No thank you, the forgotten phrase

We all talk about “Thank you” being so important to business, relationships and life. Gary Vee’s “Thank you Economy” is a great example of…

Jun 9, 2016

Jun 9, 2016

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Portuguese wine: Your time to shine is here

Last January, the annual “State of the Wine Industry” report was released, which analyzes the US wine industry in relationship to current…

Mar 9, 2016

Portuguese wine: Your time to shine is here

Mar 9, 2016

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On Wine. A tragedy.

The biggest crime against wine lovers today

Jan 21, 2016

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Jan 21, 2016

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My first camera, now his

When I was a little guy, my parents and me lived in the far outskirts of the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Rural landscape, woods all around…

Dec 6, 2015

Dec 6, 2015