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Value Red Wines for Summer Sipping
I have to admit I’m partial to white and pink wines when the weather is hot, but I still like a nice red wine with burgers on the grill...
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MarkG
Aug 12, 20226 min read
Cheers to the Best Mom Ever
My mom, Shirley Geis, passed away last week at the age of 88. Given that she was the best mom ever, I wanted to honor her in this week’s...
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MarkG
Aug 5, 20225 min read
Planning and Hosting a Wine Tasting Dinner - Part 3
OK, now that we have covered everything associated with planning the perfect wine tasting dinner for friends and family in my last two...
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MarkG
Jul 29, 20224 min read
Planning and Hosting a Wine Tasting Dinner - Part 2
Last week I covered some of the basics of how to plan a wine tasting dinner for friends and family. In this week’s blog, I’ll share some...
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MarkG
Jul 22, 20224 min read
Planning and Hosting a Wine Tasting Dinner - Part 1
Most people think they could never host a wine tasting dinner, either because they don’t know enough about wine, or they believe it would...
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MarkG
Jul 15, 20224 min read
Turning Apples into Wine - An Introduction to Hard Cider
You can make wine out of pretty much any fruit or vegetable. One of my favorite alternative “wines” are hard ciders made from apples, but...
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MarkG
Jul 8, 20224 min read
The Retired Life - Eating and Drinking Differently
Laurie and I did a lot of planning for retirement, including both financial and life planning. One thing we didn’t consider was how...
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MarkG
May 27, 20224 min read
Kicking Off the Summer with Sangria!
Memorial Day is almost here, and with it the unofficial start of summer! In addition to providing an occasion to honor all of those who...
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MarkG
May 20, 20224 min read
Celebrating the Big Six Zero!
Well, I made it to 60! I hit that significant milestone last week as a retiree and without any serious health issues over the past six...
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MarkG
May 6, 20224 min read
Wines for Mom on Mother's Day
It’s time to celebrate all of the moms out there who bring so much love and joy into the world! And what better way to do that than to...
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MarkG
Apr 29, 20226 min read
How to Taste Wine Properly - Part 2
In last week’s blog post, I covered the basics of tasting wine properly along with some general thoughts on why taking the time to really...
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MarkG
Apr 22, 20225 min read
How to Taste Wine Properly - Part I
You can certainly enjoy a glass of wine by simply sipping it without really thinking about what you are drinking. But truly enjoying and...
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MarkG
Apr 8, 20225 min read
Inflation Busting Value Wines
Inflation is raging these days and we are all looking for ways to save some money to make our dollars go farther. Luckily, there are...
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MarkG
Mar 18, 20224 min read
Florida Wines - A Tale of Two Tastings
I miss Virginia wines. I miss living less than an hour from Virginia wine country and dozens of great wineries producing world-class...
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MarkG
Feb 18, 20223 min read
The Verdict is in - I'm Officially a Wine Snob!
I’m not a wine snob. Never have been and never will be. Or so I thought. But after an objective assessment using rigorous scientific data...
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MarkG
Jan 21, 20225 min read
Playing "Moneyball" With Wines
Everybody likes a good bargain, and while I have never been a “coupon clipper” like my lovely sister-in-law “Discount Dee”, I do get...
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MarkG
Jan 14, 20224 min read
Eating With the Enemy
Food and wine bring people together. But what about when your dinner companions are your sworn mortal enemies? Is that dinner destined to...
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MarkG
Nov 26, 20214 min read
A Holiday Season Soundtrack
I almost decided to call my blog “Grub, Grains, Grapes and Grunge” to reflect the enormous role music plays in enhancing all of my food...
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MarkG
Nov 12, 20214 min read
Wines for the Thanksgiving Table
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday and one of my favorites. I mean, who wouldn’t look forward to a day focused solely on...
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MarkG
Oct 15, 20214 min read
The Rules of Drinking Wine - To Break or Not to Break?
If you don’t know it already, there are A LOT of rules and guidelines out there on how to drink wine properly. But who wants to live life...
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