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Celine Jacquet Mondeuse d'Arbin

Mondeuse? Yes, It’s a French Grape and Wine!

I’m loving writing articles about the rare wines I discover through Cherries and Figs, my favorite wine store in Portland,...

Laurens Marcillac Pierres Rouges

Discovering Fer Servadou Wine

Have you ever hear of the Marcillac wine region? It’s in southwest France near the city of Rodez. The most...

Oregon Sparkling Wine - picture from OPB

It’s Time for Oregon Sparkling Wine for the Holidays

OPB had a wonderful story about Oregon sparkling wine that I wanted to share with you in honor of New...

Combining Chrismas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa into a single greeting card

Merry Christmas and More

What an amazing day: Christmas, Hanukkah and the day before Kwanzaa. Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. A meaningful Kwanzaa. During this...

Door Peninsula's offering

Christmas Wine Is All the Rage

This morning, I googled Christmas Wine. One hundred forty four sites came up. WOW!!! All kinds of wines and wine...

Nebbiolo - from Wine Folly

Getting to Know Nebbiolo

When you think winter, you think big, bold red wines. And when you think big, bold red wines, you think...

My old blog articles on Italy

Looking Back at My Old Blog Articles on Italy

I’ve been writing my blog for many years. I write about all kinds of topics, including enjoying wine, holidays, varietals...

Thanksgiving Wine

Thanksgiving Wine from the Experts

For many years, I’ve written articles about Thanksgiving wine. The big question: What wines pair best with Thanksgiving dinner? This...

Livermore is home to 50 wineries

Enjoying Livermore Wine

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting Livermore and enjoying Livermore wine. Have you had the opportunity? If...

Albarin Blanco

Albarin Blanco vs. Albariño

We know and love Albariño. But have you ever tried Albarin Blanco? Today we’re going to explore this other yummy...