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A Stemware Tasting Event!

Our Stemware Tasting

Our Stemware Tasting

In my last post, I offered some tips for ensuring a successful wine tasting event. In these types of events, the wine is usually the natural focal point. However, I recently got together with some friends to compare wine goblets! The wine itself was the secondary item of consideration. Continue reading

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Three Tips for a Successful Wine Tasting

wine_tasting_24_200x225We all know that wine tastings can be incredibly fun. But every once in a while, they can be a bit overwhelming. Too much wine. Too much food. Too much noise. Too much excitement. I know. It’s hard to believe. But it can happen.

Here are three tips to help make sure your wine tastings are always FUN. Continue reading

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Discovering Umami, the Fifth Taste Sensation

Asparagus - some rights reserved by Richard North

Asparagus
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No, Virginia, umami isn’t a long tent dress one wears on vacation. Rather, umami is described as the fifth taste sensation, along with sweet, sour, bitter and salty. Continue reading

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Wine Tasting in Southern Portugal – by Guest Blogger Faith Norris

Lagos - Praia dos Pinheiros Some rights reserved by Pepe Martin

Lagos – Praia dos Pinheiros
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I’m excited to share a guest blog with you today. Faith Norris is a destination marketer and travel fanatic who specializes in the Algarve. She is passionate about all aspects of Portuguese culture, especially the vast array of wines on offer and has been visiting the Algarve for the past five years.

I hope you enjoy Faith’s article as much as I did. Saúde! Continue reading

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