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Recent Posts
- Jon Bon Jovi Revisited in a Duo Wine Effort
- Once Again ~ Georges Duboeuf’s Beaujolais Nouveau Art Label Contest Invitation
- Important Historical Petite Sirah Update from Plant Geneticist Dr. Carole Meredith about its Crossing
- Castello di Gabiano of Piedmont ~ Part 2
- Wine Travels Suspended Due to Covid, Yet the Trip to Castello di Gabiano Still Burns from Within
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- Jo Diaz on How to Import Wine, An Insider’s Guide ~ Second Edition
- Jo Diaz on Important Historical Petite Sirah Update from Plant Geneticist Dr. Carole Meredith about its Crossing
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- Wines & Words on The Honor of Organic Wines, as Taught to Me by Fabius
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