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French wine and the French Embassy

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Liz Pirnat

A few weeks ago I attended the First Annual French Wine Academy in DC. I will admit up front I signed up for the networking. The speakers sounded good, but you never know what the actual talk will be on. … Continue reading →

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OMG, wine brain trip

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Liz Pirnat

Not very often do I have my expectations blown away with wine. Tonight I opened a bottle of wine that I purchased from The Wine Sellers in Union Pier, MI. It was a bottle of 04 Lucien Crochet Sancerre La … Continue reading →

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Drinkable Grape New Vintage Release

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Liz Pirnat

Sorry about the lack of posts for the last few weeks. Things have been slightly busy on this end with birth of the new vintage release of Claire Margaret last week. Having read about the French tradition of touching Champagne … Continue reading →

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A bit more about me

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Liz Pirnat

For those of you who don’t know me, or have not read my “About Liz” page, now would be a good time to give you some additional information about myself and where I stand on things. I currently hold the … Continue reading →

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Where do you buy wine?

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Liz Pirnat

In yesterday’s post reviewing Keys to the Cellar, I talked very briefly about wine retailers. While I still agree that most retailers would not be helpful for someone who has an investment cellar, I still think most wine buyers need … Continue reading →

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Wine Names for Cats

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Liz Pirnat

We own two very cute Siamese cats. Oddly enough (and this was not planned) they came from a breeder whose cattery is called Evinea Cattery. For each litter, each kitten is given a wine name based off of a letter … Continue reading →

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Animated Wine

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Liz Pirnat

Today marks the opening of Ratatouille, the lastest in Pixar’s animated masterpieces. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to see a sneak preview of this film. While the film had less wine in it than I prefer, it … Continue reading →

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Pignoletto — A New Varietal

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Liz Pirnat

It’s fairly rare for me to try a new varietal, especially since I’m always on the lookout for things I’ve never tasted before. But last night at an Italian wine dinner, we were tasting unusual Italian wines; I got to … Continue reading →

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Better Late than Never!

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Liz Pirnat

This is one of my major goals for 2007. Because of various reasons this kept being delayed. Now, six months later, here it is! Hey, at least it’s still 2007! So what is this? To me, this isn’t another blog. … Continue reading →

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Time Warp

Posted on September 5, 2006 by Liz Pirnat

I found the receipt for the bottle that turned me on to wine. It was a 1996 Silverado Chardonnay from my 1999 trip to Napa, which I think was my first trip to Napa.

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