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On Saturday, June 14, the annual event celebrating the Association of African American Vintners (AAAV) was held at COPIA in Napa, CA. I was my first time attending this event which included panel discussions followed by wine tasting. This was a fantastic event: well attended, enthusiatic panel discussions; good, food, music and people. Even the …
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This Saturday, June 14th, is the 5th annual African American Vintners Winetasting sponsored by the Association of African American Vintners. It’s a unique opportunity to meet and try excellent wines from people of color. The event is held at Copia in Napa. It will start at noon with a panel discussion. Wine tasting begins at 1:30pm. Tickets …
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There are two days I will never work…the MLK Holiday and the Friday after Aprl 15th. I will not work on the MLK Holiday for obvious reasons. I will not work the Friday after April 15th because I need tax relief. On April 15th, I always pay and I pay big. I don’t mind paying taxes, …
I recently returned from a long overdue vacation in Maui. It was my 5th trip to Hawaii and my third time in Maui. Sand-and-sun are not my thing, but overall it was a great family vacation. On most of my travels, I bring a few bottles of wine. On this trip I bought two bottles …
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I knew I would would not like it. I actually knew I would hate it, but I bought it anyway. Why did I but this bottle of wine? I bought this bottle to give it a second chance. I bought this bottle to blog my displeasure. I bought this bottle to give my myself something to complain about. Something …
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It’s Fall, my favorite time of the year. The weather is fantastic, football is back, and the new Cabs are being released. Over the past 6 weeks I tried about twenty 2004 Napa Cabs. Yesterday alone I tasted 12 Cabs. I went to a Saturday tasting at one on the local wine shops, The Wine …
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