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Frank and Teri Michiels, Eight Bells Winery

July 9, 2013 – 1:28 pm

For some, their wine journey begins early in life. That is the case for Frank and Teri Michiels, partners at Eight Bells Winery in Seattle, Washington. Teri’s wine tasting began very early. She attended a convent school in Belgium. The nuns use to give the students a mixture of wine and water with their lunch. […]

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Theresa Beaver, Viticulture and Enology Certificate Coordinator Washington State University

July 8, 2013 – 2:14 pm

Theresa is the group leader for our WSU France wine region trip. Prior to working at WSU, Theresa enjoyed sweet pink wines. In 2006, she became the coordinator for the Viticulture and Enology Certificate, a role that opened the world of wine. As a certificate coordinator, Theresa became exposed to the material the students were […]

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Julie Richards Touring French Wine Regions

July 6, 2013 – 2:01 pm

There are many stories about how people begin their wine journey. I have been writing about our fellow travelers on the WSU trip to wine regions in France. Julie Richards was a wine consumer. One day she read an article in the Wall Street Journal about a sensory evaluation seminar offered by UC Davis. Julie […]

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Jim Florio, Click Wholesale Distributing

July 4, 2013 – 3:42 pm

This blog series focuses on the group tour of France set up by Theresa Beaver at Washington State University. Today we chatted with Jim Florio, Chairman and CEO of Click Wholesale Distributing. Jim’s wine journey began while he was working in a grocery store in Spokane, Washington. During the early 1980s, the grocery stores in […]

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Fun Summer Wine Events Coming Up this Week

July 2, 2013 – 12:01 am

Check out some of these wine events that will be taking place in the coming week. Also check out the wineries in your own backyard.

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Flight Cancelled? Enjoy a Flight.

June 26, 2013 – 4:11 pm

Flight cancelled, then recreated itinerary with another airline left us at Philadelphia International Airport with too much time to kill. So we ambled off looking for wine. Vino and Volo is a wine bar in Terminal B near Terminal A. I decided to try a Pinot Noir flight since Kathy and I are headed to […]

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Quimera, a Bordeaux-style Wine from Argentina

June 21, 2013 – 12:01 am

While enjoying a summer meal we opened a bottle of wine from Argentina. The wine sent to us for our review was Quimera 2010 from Achaval-Ferrer.

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A Week’s Worth of Wine and Music Fun!

June 20, 2013 – 9:17 am

Tomorrow is the first day of summer. According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac website the 2013 summer solstice begins at 1:04 Eastern Daylight time. Below are an array of wine events to enjoy during the first official week of summer.

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Reflections on Quebec Wineries

June 17, 2013 – 6:54 am

Yes there are wineries in Quebec. Yes, they have vineyards are a growing grapes. Yes, they make excellent Vin de Glace, Icewine, although most growers have to alter their methods a bit different than growers in Ontario. At an earlier conference this year a writer asked me why I was going to visit wineries in […]

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Father’s Day Recipe Suggestions!

June 14, 2013 – 8:05 am

If you are planning on celebrating Father’s Day with your father, how about treating him to a special meal whether it is breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. Perhaps your special Dad would like an appetizer with a glass of wine.

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