Get the H back in the Holidays!

Updated on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 2:00PM by Winestains

I realized that I’ve been slowly but steadily moving towards streamlining my gift-giving around a certain set of values. And this morning, in a flash, I realized that there was a really easy, and memorable, way to express it. I call it my 5H Code of Holiday (and year-round) Giving. Homemade, Handmade, Healthy, Helpful and from Here.

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Happy International Champagne Day

Updated on Friday, October 24, 2014 at 9:00AM by Winestains

In honour of Friday, October 26, 2012 - otherwise known as International Champagne Day - a few of my favourite quotes.

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Warm Memories of Cool Chardonnay

Updated on Monday, November 5, 2012 at 7:13PM by Winestains

I've just created a memory book from this summer's International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration, and I'm giving it to the event's manager, Dorian Anderson Andrewes, with thanks.

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Grape Expectations

An amusing Twitter exchange of #viticulturalpuns. The results of fertile minds, and a little BS.

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The Story of the "Monthiversary" Wines

Updated on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 11:15PM by Winestains

Updated on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 11:46PM by Winestains

The story of an amazing wedding gift, and its legacy.

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