Month: January 2011

Tasting Notes from the West Coast Correspondent!

Cecilia
30
Jan
2011
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Being an oenophile has its advantages, namely friends who are willing to drink for you and send you notes! My very talented friend James Bassett lives in Seattle and does sculpting, Qi-Gong instruction, and freelance writing and editing when he’s not drinking wine. You can see his website here. Everything below is his wonderfully detailed …

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Metapost: Attention Ladies of Decatur (Georgia)!

Cecilia
30
Jan
2011
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The first Friday of January brought Hubby to a hockey game, so I decided to have a happy hour with some of my Twitter friends in Decatur. The small gathering went so well, I thought I’d try to make it a monthly thing: First Friday Women of Decatur Happy Hour. Okay, we can come up …

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Wine Review: Kluge Estate

Cecilia
23
Jan
2011
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This wine review is a sad one because a few months after we received the samples, Hubby and I found out that Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyards went into foreclosure. We had good memories of visiting there during our wine trip to Virginia in 2008, although we were a little put off by the wine …

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Frozen Flakes of Doom!!! Day Two, Cabin Fever Sets In

Cecilia
12
Jan
2011
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Well, for those of us in Atlanta, it looks like it’s going to be a long, cold road out of this one. As you can see, although the ice on the roads is melting, they’re still pretty covered, and it’s supposed to go down to 19 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s too many degrees below zero Celsius …

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Frozen Flakes of Doom!!! Day One…

Cecilia
10
Jan
2011
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Yes, two blogs posts from me in a week! I promised to keep you apprised of the developments at the World Headquarters of Random Oenophile Enterprises as the winter weather moves through, so this is my entry for Day One. So, as you probably know by now we got some snow: It started here last …

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Pondering food and wine to survive Frozen Flakes of Doom!!!

Cecilia
09
Jan
2011
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As most of the country is aware, there is a snow/ice/sleet/OMGwe’reallgonnadie storm headed to the Atlanta area. Forget the rest of the Southeast that will likely get it, too… We’ve got the airport, so we’re more important, right? I admit to some skepticism until the first flakes start falling. You see, I grew up in …

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Good Day, and Welcome to 2011

Cecilia
02
Jan
2011
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First, thanks to all my wonderful blog followers and regular readers! I know I don’t get a lot of comments, but I see the hits, and I really appreciate them. The general sentiment (on Twitter, so it must accurately reflect the opinion of the masses, right?) seems to be that 2010, as far as years …

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