Wine transports me – not only because it is such a sensory delight, but also because wine sends me searching for its source. When I’m in the company of a pleasurable wine, I want to ask it probing questions as I would a new-found friend. Where are you from? What’s it like there? For a […]
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A cold February morning brought a lucky 13 of us to a friend’s farm Feb. 14 for a Wine 101 class. What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with wine at 10 in the morning, right? As typically happens in any new setting, it took a while for everyone to get settled and for
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Out for a walk recently on a crisp, clear winter evening and chatting up my companion, I nearly missed a sensory experience rare on these daily jaunts. Only when I quieted down and paid attention did I hear it: “hoot-hoot” – “hoot-hoot.” An owl was calling from the nearby woods. Too often, I’m absorbed in
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