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California Wine Tasting Updates
Wine in the Time of Corona Virus Updates from California’s wine regions Wineries need your help! Tasting rooms throughout California have been providing good times, stress relief, and a general…
Read MoreFrench Frolicking
It was a particularly warm spring day in Hermosa, especially for June gloom, so I decided to take a back yard rendez-vous to France. To a provençal town South East…
Read MoreMUSIC, YOGA & BOOZE: Music with a Bang, What’s So Special About ‘Om’ and Which Grape Was Resurrected?
Tank and the Bangas | The sound of everything | #1 place to avoid a plague Dance of the Muses by Anael Music A Rollercoaster Ride Have you ever fallen…
Read MoreMUSIC, YOGA & BOOZE: What’s Inside the Cluster?
Is there a remedy for strange days, when is silence loud and does bubblegum go with wine? John William Waterhouse Music Strange Days Have you ever felt like your parents didn’t…
Read MoreMUSIC, YOGA & BOOZE: Shifting Perspective
Who is The Broadway Baby; do broken bones mend the soul and what do Romeo & Juliet have to do with wine? Follies (by Stephen Sondheim) MUSIC The Broadway Baby Have…
Read MoreMUSIC, YOGA & BOOZE: 3 Universal Languages: Music, Yoga & Wine
Champagne!
(Post by Nanci Hemminger) Awhile ago I lead the Enology Club from Northrup through a tasting of several Champagnes and other sparkling wines. In preparation I researched the wines I would be pouring and also delved into the fascinating history of Champagne. This is what I learned…
Read MoreMUSIC, YOGA & BOOZE: 3 Essentials For a Better Life
(Post by Alyssa Barron) Who am I and why do I care so much about Music, Yoga & Booze? Music: I’m a professional singer and particular yet avid music lover…
Read MoreChampagne 101 by Baker the Bougie Wine Dawg
Sparkling wine is, well, wine that has carbon dioxide added to make it fizzy, during secondary fermentation. Of course, the most well-known example of sparkling wine comes from France (so…
Read MoreBaker the Bougy Wine Dog on Chardonnay, Pinot, and Burgundy
The Region: Burgundy I know you’re asking “how does the wine dog hold a pen without opposable thumbs? The answer is- if he can hold a wine glass in one…
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