I am less than one week way from taking my Certified Specialist of Wine exam. I’ve done a lot of things in life that have required licensing and/or testing: real estate, aesthetician and mortgage originator. All of these these tests were required in order to do the work I was looking to do at the time….
Author: Side Hustle Wino
As though I have been bitten by a bug, I am suddenly obsessed with learning about wine. Not only the tastes and smells and varietals, but viticulture and history. It seems the more you learn, the less you know and in the pursuit of knowledge, an entire lifestyle devoted to the grape unfolds.
Getting to Know Meritage
Every wine has a story and most of them are fascinating because of the history, or the romance we associate with its location or producer. I recently learned the story behind Meritage wine, and while it is not what I would call romantic, it is fascinating. I must confess I drank Meritage many times and never considered exactly what…
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