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Tag Archives: wine
Golf and the Joy of Surprise Wine by the Glass Lists
One of the items on my husband’s bucket list is to play golf on Hilton Head Island, so when I was able to get a good deal on a weekly condo rental there recently, we jetted off to the South … Continue reading
What Type of Wine Do They Drink in Costa Rica?
March 13, 2013 – This past week I enjoyed my first visit to the beautiful country of Costa Rica. Though better known for coffee than wine, since I was in the country to present a paper on the wine supply … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina Wine, Chilean Wine, Costa Rica, Costa Rican Wine, Cuisine, Ecotourism, Spanish Wine, wine, Wine from California, Wine from Costa Rica
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What Dessert Pairs Best with Sparkling Wine? Korbel & Bianchi’s Provide Some Answers
For the last tasting of the semester at the SSU WineSense Club, we focused on a holiday theme of sparkling wine and dessert. The beautiful Erica Mandl, head winemaker at Korbel Champagne Cellars, led the tasting by introducing five different … Continue reading
Average Vineyard Worker Wages in South Africa – Emerging as a BRICS Country
Sept. 2012 – Several times throughout my wine trip to South Africa I asked winemakers the average wage they paid their vineyard workers. The answer was it depends on the region, as well as whether or not the workers have … Continue reading
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Tagged BRICS, Salaries, South Africa, South African Wine, Vineyard Workers, Wages, wine
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The Source & Extinction of “Burnt Rubber” Taste in South African Wines
Last week I had the opportunity to attend CapeWine and visit five major wine growing regions in South Africa. During the course of my eight day visit, I realized that the vast majority of the more than 300 South African … Continue reading
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Tagged Burnt Rubber, Capewine, ERaser, Faults, Pinotage, South Africa, wine
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Benziger Winery Provides “How to Taste” Seminar to SSU Millennials
Kathy Benziger from Benziger Family Winery kicked off the first SSU Wine Club meeting of the semester by hosting a “How to Taste Wine” seminar. It was a packed house with 50 students, and some disappointed ones who had to … Continue reading
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Tagged Benzinger, Millennials, Sonoma County, SSU, Tasting Seminar, Tribute, wine
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A Tasting of the 20 Top Wines in the Beijing Market
Last week I attended an interesting wine tasting in Beijing with 18 Chinese Millennials between the ages of 21 and 34. It was a tasting of the top 20 wines in the Beijing market priced between 200 – 350 RMB … Continue reading
Why Millennials Don’t Read Emails
Last night we had our annual SSU Wine Club Board planning meeting at my house. This is usually a relaxed event where we identify the wineries we want to invite to campus next semester, and enjoy a BBQ dinner with … Continue reading
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Tagged Email, Generations, Marketing, Milllennials, sonoma, Sonoma State University, SSU, technology, wine, Wine club, Wine Sense
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Wine Galore! Five Wineries Pour for SSU Millennials – Silver Oak, Twomey Cellars, Corkscrew, Azari Vineyard and Dutcher Crossing
By Guest Author Jenna Riggan – The SSU Wine Sense club was fortunate enough to have five awesome wineries pour for us at the most recent Food & Wine Pairing! 50 students tasted wines from Silver Oak, Twomey Cellars, Corkscrew, … Continue reading
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Tagged azari winery, Corkscrew, Dutcher Crossing, Millennials, Silver Oak, SSU, Twomey Cellars, wine
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Wine Poetry: How an Ancient Persian Legend Gave Birth to a Petaluma Gap Winery
“As a child growing up in Persia I heard the story of the discovery of wine,” says Pari Azari, “but it is also documented in my Persian cookbook. In fact Omar Khayyám referred to the story in some of his … Continue reading
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Tagged azari winery, duck, iran, omar Khayyam, persia, Persian food, Persian wine, petaluma gap, poetry, wine
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