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Looking for a Good Team-Building Activity?

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As we work from home, many of us aren’t feeling the camaraderie that comes with working with others, even if we’re on Zoom calls for hours a day. So, here’s the big question: How do you find a team-building activity that will help restore some of the goodness of being on a productive, fun work team?

Can Wine Be Part of a Team-Building Activity?

Yes. Yes. Yes. During the past 4 months, I’ve done a bunch of virtual wine tastings for work groups. In the past month and on a go-forward basis, the number of work-team tastings is increasing.

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Wines for HOT Temperatures

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In California, we’re in the upper 90s again this weekend. I’m hoping and praying that the HOT weather doesn’t encourage the fires any more than they’re already encouraged. I’m also hoping and praying that the HOT weather doesn’t encourage people to gather in big groups that could end up being super-spreader events. On a more positive note, I’m hoping that the HOT weather encourages people to be adventurous with HOT-weather wines.

Wines for HOT Temperatures - photo courtesy of winery-sage.com
Wines for HOT Temperatures – photo courtesy of winery-sage.com
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Why Do We Clink Wine Glasses?

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Many of us have heard the story that clinking glasses was an attempt in olden days to make sure the drinks contained no poison and/or to scare away demons. Sadly, Snopes tells us these stories aren’t true, that wine toasting is a relatively recent invention. So why do we clink wine glasses? Let’s explore that big question here, looking at the many reasons we happily clink. Thank you to LISTVERSE, Farmers Almanac and Vintage Roots for their help with this article.

Why Do We Clink Wine Glasses?
Why Do We Clink Wine Glasses?
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It’s Time for Virtual Wine Tastings

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As you probably know, I’ve been leading wine tastings in people’s homes and offices for the last 14 years as a representative with WineShop At Home. My tastings are an incredibly fun excuse for bringing together 8 to 15 people for some good old-fashioned unadulterated fun. But with COVID-19, those in-home wine tastings can no longer take place. So, guess what. We get do virtual wine tastings!

It's Time for Virtual Wine Tastings
It’s Time for Virtual Wine Tastings
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