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Wine is Bottled Poetry
And sometimes, wine can be anything but bottled poetry, more like a bad nursery rhyme, a twisted limerick or even blank verse. But at its best, it is indeed just that – pure poetry. In this blog, I will attempt to avoid sounding like a bad nursery rhyme, but hope that any poetry I find in the bottle will find some expression on this blog.
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Dec 11, 2024
Rioja’s New Whites: Back to the Future
Today’s Rioja Blanco is blazing new trails, looking forward while continuing to leverage a glorious past
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Oct 23, 2024
Garagiste Festival Lucky 13! Thirteen Memories for Our Thirteenth Anniversary
As we head into our 13th anniversary of the Garagiste Festival in Paso Robles (Nov 8-9), we looked back to see if we could pinpoint our top
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Sep 30, 2024
KCBX with Fr. Ian: Playing With Wine
Wine. It’s all around us. And there’s so much to learn! There are classes at Broken Earth Winery in Paso Robles which include learning ...
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Sep 29, 2024
The Bryan and Gina Show - LAMag: Wine Tasting with Garagiste Wine Festival Founder Stewart McClennan
Gina and Bryan welcome Garagiste Wine Festival co-founder Stewart McClennan and Sommelier Melanie Webber to learn more about the festival
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Sep 6, 2024
The Wine Moment I Will Never Forget: Chianti spritzer on the beach, circa 1964
It was on the map but, as we came around the mountain, the village wasn’t there. A set of bells sat, incongruously, on the side of the road,
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Jun 5, 2024
Certification Classes for Wine/Food Professionals Return to Asheville in August, Including a New Spanish Wine Essentials Course
MWWine School offers core wine certification classes and new Spanish curriculum to fast track students’ understanding of wine
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Apr 29, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: WSG French And Spanish Wine Essentials Classes Come to Paso Robles
New Wine Scholar Guild classes join WSET Level 1, 2, and 3 Awards in Wines on the Central Coast’s MWWine School summer schedule
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Nov 20, 2023
Have Some Madeira, My Dear, You Really Have Nothing to Fear....
Madeira with its long history, complex flavors and food friendliness is the perfect holiday wine!
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Sep 12, 2023
PRESS RELEASE: Certification Classes for Wine/Food Professionals Return to Asheville in October
MWWine School brings WSET® Level 1, 2 and 3 Award in Wines certification courses starting in October in Asheville
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Jul 7, 2023
ARTICLE: WWC23 – The Wine Student, by Melanie Webber
Source Article: https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/wwc23-wine-student-melanie-webber
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Jun 29, 2023
PRESS RELEASE: MWWine School Expands Access to Wine Education in SLO County
The MWWine School is now an approved program provider for the globally recognized Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) in SLO County;...
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Feb 17, 2023
Robert Hall - 'Regenerating' Wine in Paso Robles
This week, I was lucky to join the LA Wine Writers for a brilliant tasting of wines from Paso Robles winery, Robert Hall, perfectly...
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Nov 30, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: WSET Level One, Two & Three Award in Wines Classes Coming to Asheville School of Wine
MWWine School announced WSET Level One, Two and Three Award in Wines classes will launch in Asheville, North Carolina in January 2023.
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Nov 29, 2022
The Mountains are Calling: A Taste of Foradori Wines
Trentino's Foradori wines are highly sought after: 70% of them are exported to 50 different countries.
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Nov 29, 2022
The Mountains are Calling and I Must Go: Foradori Wines
From the first time I heard about Northern Italy’s Foradori winery, I wanted to visit. The dramatic background of the Dolomites..
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Sep 22, 2022
Southern Oregon in Seven Fabulous Wine and Food Pairings (plus three pairing don’ts)
Last year, the annual Wine Media Conference took me to Southern Oregon, a wine region often overlooked
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Sep 20, 2022
Food and Wine Pairing: Six Basic Principles to Build Confidence
One of my favorite things to teach my Wine and Spirit Educational Trust students is wine and food pairing, and I especially appreciate the s
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Aug 23, 2022
From Nun to Nirvana: Putting the Sweet Back on Your Wine List!
PART THREE : GETTING STARTED - Sweet Wine Secrets of Australia and Bordeaux
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Jul 3, 2022
From Nun to Nirvana: Putting the Sweet Back on Your Wine List!
PART TWO: A Tale of Beauty and the Beast - How Sweet Wine Gets Sweet
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Jun 17, 2022
From Nun to Nirvana: Dispelling Sweet Wine Myths and Putting the Sweet Back on Your Wine List!
What makes me sad about sweet wine……the sins of a nun and other stories
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