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My whirlwind, wine tasting frenzy through Burgundy and Champagne
Feb 17 8:10 am Landed at Charles de Gaulle. 9:10 am Through passport control and find Metro ticket purchase line, which is loooong. Stand in line for at least 30 minutes. 10 am On Metro train RER B line heading towards Saint-Remy with my 2 suitcases. I do not speak French, so am nervous and paying close attention to reading the names at each stop. Make it to Denfert-Rochereau and walk over to Metro line…
Read MoreA chance encounter with a retiring wine shop owner led this husband and wife to embark on a new venture.
My husband Chris, who always dropped by University Wines for any special occasion, went there last November to pick up some wine for our Thanksgiving trip to Spokane. I loved Gordon’s wine selection because he always stocked wines which were lower in alcohol, and he would recommend wines which tasted lovely. As usual, he struck up a conversation with Gordon, the owner, about life, wine, and their plans for the future. Gordon casually mentioned that…
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