Check it!  Japanese consumers can call Amazon for a phone consultation on which wine to buy.  Hmmm, I wonder what goes best with katsudon?

Check out the history of Berry Bros. & Rudd, wine merchants to royals and writers and the dandiest of dandies.  Established in 1698 and still going strong, this is definitely the place to visit the next time you are in London.

We have been saved by the Italian police!  They seized over 9,000  bottles of fake champagne last year and just announced it.

Whew!  Glad we didn’t have to deal with that!

Last year Scott Greenberg, the Vine Guy, posted his second annual Girl Scout  Cookie and Wine pairing.  Since it’s cookie time again, I thought that it would be good to revisit the possibilities that await you.  Check it out here.

And if you don’t know where to get those highly addictive, sugared treats, check out this site to find a Girl Scout Booth near you!

These days, everybody and their brother has an online dating profile…there’s match.com and E-Harmony, not to mention the 101 different dating apps that the kids are using these days. Well what if different wines had their own online dating profile? This is one take on it…check it out here!

Sounds odd, but it could be amazing! For these folks, it’s their second annual wine and girl scout cookie tasting. Check it out here!

Although Californians are grappling with a drought, last year, they hit an all-time high in wine production last year; crushing 4.23 million tons of grapes!Here’s the full story, courtesy of NPR.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/02/18/278952357/california-toasts-2013s-record-wine-grape-harvest

Hello again!  The Beliveau Estate just outside of Blacksburg will be doing a wine-and-tapas pairing two Thursdays a month (the first and third). A further schedule of their events is posted through the link below. Cheers!

http://www.beliveauestate.com/events.html

Hello, all! The fine folks at Attimo Winery in Christiansburg have made available their hours of operation. Check it out!

You can also find them on Facebook. Enjoy!

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