"I wish 2010 brings nice sake. Yoshi Murakami"

. メール一括チェック!他の無料メールもプロバイダーメールも。 メールを一括チェックしたい方は、こちら。 This is one New Year’s note I got that was a first for me…I met Yoshi at Dr. Joel Fisher’s LA Wine Fest this past Summer 2009. It’s always a pleasure for a wine 101er to try different spirits in our never-ending education. What did you try in 2009 for the first…

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Pourtal Wine Tasting Bar Celebrates the Hidden Gems of Malibu’s Burgeoning Wine Region

“MADE IN MALIBU” WHAT: Pourtal, Santa Monica’s beachside wine tasting bar, presents “Made in Malibu,” a new wine tour and tasting series that explores Malibu’s budding wine region, or American Viticultural Area (AVA), and the talented winemakers behind the labels. “This is a great opportunity for us to spotlight some of our favorite California wines—all…

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Want to "Adopt a Grape"?

Dear Wine Friends, Today, while pilfering other wine blogs I saw this cool badge for “Adopt a Grape”. I clicked through and found that I could “virtually” adopt a grape vineyard, without the pesky work or COST, and learn via e-mail, what happens in my vineyard for a year. The bright idea is based on…

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