Every once in awhile I experience a sense of frustration that makes me want to vent! Most of the time I keep it inside out of risk of offending anyone. Rarely do I publicly vent my thoughts to the world. Today I am taking the opportunity to vent publicly because I feel some things need […]
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What did I smoke today… oh yes, Pizza! In the summertime I like to try to spend as much time as possible outside. That also means cooking and eating outdoors; therefore we grill a lot in the summertime, and one of our favorite things to grill over the past couple of years has been pizza! […]
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I dine out a lot. But in all honesty, I tend to go to some of the same restaurants over and over again. Call me a creature of habit. But last weekend I finally had the opportunity to go to one of Portland’s most talked about restaurants, Beast. Beast is certainly a restaurant all of […]
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I’ve realized that most of the wines included on my “quest for the best summer value wines” have either been bubbles or whites. Although it is true that I do drink a lot of white wine in the summertime I also indulge in my fair share of red wines as well, especially due to the […]
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Gloomy summer days get me down. But yesterday the sun finally decided to make a cameo appearance after a week of being incognito. I'm telling you, it's just not normal for clouds and mid 60 degree temperatures to be dominating Portland in July! That’s why people live here… for amazing summers full of sunshine and […]
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So, one of my annoying habits is that I am highly critical of most guided tours, especially wine tours. It must be the combination of having a Master’s Degree in Speech Communication (Public Speaking) and a background in wine education. I find it has become harder and harder to find a tour that I am […]
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Every once in a while we all run into a local business or find a particular product that we want to spread the word about. For me, my favorite product is wine, and my favorite kinds of businesses to support are (of course) wineries, and I love discovering new wines that you don’t see in […]
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