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Monthly Archives: December 2012

Charles Smith: One – Two – Three

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Charles Smith: One We were introduced to Charles Smith three years ago.  Tina and I were managing a wine shop in San Diego.  I was in Sonoma on a junket of the Russian River Valley and Tina had the con.  It was her first time running the show and Charles Smith was scheduled for a wine tasting.  It was to be an evening Tina would not soon forget. Charles makes an impression.  You can’t miss the crazy Sideshow Bob hair and his imposing frame.  Charles knows how to make an … Read more →

Lenné Knows

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I attended a wine bloggers conference in Portland, Oregon earlier this year.  I was quite eager to go since GUY and I had written a proposal for the Virginia wine industry and our main selling point was the fact that Oregon went from fringe wine to the #3 wine producer in under 30 years.  Although I had researched the subject, I had never visited Oregon, but of course I’ve tasted many wines from all over the state. For this trip, however, I was seeking a more philosophical approach; I reached … Read more →

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