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Busy First Week of Dec. 2012

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This past week has been quite the week as December tends to be so crazily busy when you’re involved in the wine and hospitality industry...

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Gala Times!

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I like to attend the odd Gala now and then but the last few weeks were quite the exception...

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2014

Reasons to Collect Wine

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As I was preparing to write about some wine events I had attended in the last month, one stood out in particular...

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2014

Okanagan Wine Festival

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Wow! Here I am trying to catch up on some writing and realizing exactly how far behind I am!...

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Dec
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It's Wine Time!

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It had been a couple of busy weeks last month with so many portfolio tastings...

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Oregon Comes to Vancouver

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What a fantastic day today. Not only was it a sunny beautiful late summer day but we were about to try the best wines from Oregon...

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2014

Marchesi Lodovico Antinori Estate Tasting

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As I was sitting at the office on Sunday watching the paint dry, literally, my good friend Tim Wilkins, from Trialto Wine Group, called and told me to be at their office Monday afternoon...

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Dec
2014

Crazy Sceduling

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There are times when I think I wander aimlessly through life but this is not one of them. Boy oh boy do we have a purpose this week!...

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2014

Seacove Group

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I would have loved to have spent more time at the Market today but I was on a mission...

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Dec
2014

Winestain Social/Business Networking Club

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As I try to think of names for the club I want to create I’m often at a conflict as to what to call it...

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Dec
2014

Welcome Blog

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This is the inaugural blog of Winestainclub.com.  I could talk about wine endlessly but I’ll keep my comments brief yet to the point...

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2014

Naramata Bench Wineries

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On Tuesday afternoon I hopped on the skytrain and headed out to New West Quay where the Naramata Bench Wineries spring release was taking place...

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2014

Castello Monsanto Tasting

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With such a week ahead you would probably not want to jump right into such an outstanding wine tasting on the first day but what the heck...

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Dec
2014

St. Innocent Winery Tasting

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I absolutely love Pinot Noir. It just goes so well with everything and all by itself is just fine with me too...

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Dec
2014

New Zeeland Wine Fair

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And so it starts again. It’s May 1^st and I think there are only 20 or so functions to attend this month, so far!...

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2014

Okanagan Wineries

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After yesterday’s Naramata Bench afternoon I was behind the eight ball trying to catch up but I’ll manage...