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Who are the Millennials? A Millennial’s Perspective

I’m amazed at the number of articles I’ve seen lately that are talking about Millennials as if they are doing a documentary for the discovery channel. Any second I expect to hear someone with a British accent say “as we observe the Millennials in their native habitats we discover their social patterns.” At worst we ...

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Fantastic Changes

This has been a vintage year in so many ways and until now I have not had the time or opportunity to talk about any of it. First of all, my husband and I welcomed our first child, Nathaniel, in October. It has changed our lives dramatically and we have spent the last 8 week ...

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Why is Wine Different from Toilet Paper?

Imagine my dismay when I read the initial headlines of the recent eater.com story… Costco’s Wine Buyer Doesn’t Think Wine Is Different Than Toilet Paper The wine buyer in question is Annette Alvarez-Peters, a long time Costco employee, WSET graduate and fellow MW student.  While I disagree with the tone of the article that seems ...

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Merlot: The Red Delicious Apple of the Wine World

As I was perusing the produce section of my local Safeway this weekend I was trying to decide which fruit to get for the week.  I love apples so I decided to go that direction.  For the first time in quite a while I did not reach for the Pink Ladies or the Galas.  I ...

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My Musings on Wine Scores

Hello all! First of all let me apologize for going AWOL the last two months.  Work, Home, and MW studies have all been crazy busy as it is for anyone during the holidays.  I hope in this new year I will be able to put up more weekly posts. As always if you have any ...

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