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Am I Now the Mentor?
Call out for some advice… (and there are some of you reading this blog that can give it) This is about wine, but is it? Wine isn’t always about popping bottles. I often tell one of my best friends, that is a nurse, that she is the one that saves lives – I sell wine. […]
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What Happens After Friendsgiving? Life Moving Forward With Wines From Chile
The day came – my favorite day of the year – FRIENDSGIVING. I plan for this holiday (is it really a holiday?) all year; I create Pinterest boards, pick up odds and ends as I go, stock pile recipes – you can judge, but it brings me ultimate joy to create a moment in time […]
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Expressions From A Woman’s Wine Glass – Volume One
Women, men, mentors, co-workers and friends – wow, it’s been quite a few months, hasn’t it. What a bucket of uncertainty. This morning, a very popular performer, that needed to defend his/her self regarding a social media post, stated “If you follow me, you know I support women.” This blog came to me in traffic […]
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Wine With Lunch
It’s been a hot minute – and I mean that: it is about 100 degrees in New Jersey today. When it is that hot, who in the hell wants to drink wine. I had a work colleague that would tell me he knew when my day was complete when there was a beer in my […]
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Fun With Brunch At The Cottage
Working through the process of finding “fun” and choosing wines for Brunch at The Cottage. (doesn’t everyone name their own home kitchen?)
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Influencer Status – Reviewing Ravines Wine Cellars
Want to learn more about wine from the Finger Lakes in NY, and Ravines Wine Cellars? The POD and I taste three wines, and want to tell you all about it….
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Creating A New Narrative With Catena Zapata White Stones Chardonnay – Which Personal And/Or Wine Story Do YOU Choose?
YOU paint your own picture – in and out of your wine choices. How does that picture shift into a new journey? Let’s discuss who we are NOW, and how we navigate a few pricy wines.
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Sometimes You Just Need A Push
Do you choose to go in a direction, or do you get pushed. Shoved more like it. Is it organic for you? Are you content with the idea that things “just happen for a reason” or “this is fate” or “we’ve been through worse”. What comes out of the things you don’t see coming, but […]
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Hanging Out in Cape May, New Jersey…at the wineries….
Did you know that New Jersey has wineries? That’s kind of a joke. Yeah, I knew; I just never went. And I didn’t go because I am a snob. I felt like I was better than that. In my mind, wineries in Cape May had nothing to teach or offer me. It’s Cape May New […]
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Catena Alta Chardonnay Fantasmas
Last night, yet again, I couldn’t sleep. This isn’t a Covid thing, this is a Susan thing. I don’t have a problem falling asleep; on the contrary. Once the day is over, once I can sit on a couch with a Nexflix agenda – I’m out. I start to stir at 3 or 4 AM. […]