Drink the Good Stuff in 2022
January 1, 2022
In 2022, I enter my twelfth year of blogging and post for the 659th time. Today
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Category: Champagne
Let’s Take Champagne Off Its Leash
December 24, 2021
The answer to my “what wine would you drink as your last wine” or “what
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Tackling Samples – The March Continues
December 19, 2021
The march on tackling samples continues and today I’m focused on wines that stood out
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Pausing for A New Holiday Normality
November 26, 2021
The holidays are often expected to be joyful. After the death of loved ones, you find
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Connection Through Community
October 30, 2021
Connection is the word I would use to describe my most recent trip to wine
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Olivella’s – Elevating Pizza and Wine
October 2, 2021
The perfect wine for pizza. A phrase often used, but in reality a lot of
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Domaine Carneros: Blazing a Trail
June 30, 2021
For 30 years, Eileen Crane was at the helm as the founding winemaker and CEO of
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Pandemic Thoughts One Year Later
March 14, 2021
A year ago (and a day) I posted about having no words in navigating
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Second Half 2020 Sample Roundup
January 10, 2021
It’s sample time and I never knew what a challenge these would be in the time of
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Bruno Paillard: Breaking the Mold in Champagne
December 13, 2020
Bruno Paillard is known for changing the game in the champagne industry, one that almost never sees change.
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My name is Melanie Ofenloch and I have a philosophy–no wine snobs allowed. I don’t consider myself a wine expert – just an everyday person with a love for the grape.
