Wine: Your First Sip Towards Expert
[caption id="attachment_1507" align="aligncenter" width="660"] A glass of Rosé in France. Photo complements of JDR[/caption] You’ve just been handed a glass of wine at a fancy vineyard on your trip abroad. You can’t wait to wrap your lips around the glass and taste that liquid gold dance over your taste buds and tease ...
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Wine Tour of Loire Valley, France
Back in July, I was invited on a couple's weekend wine trip with my fella, his sister, and her fiancé to help pick out the 'bubbles' for their upcoming wedding reception in October. Early one Saturday morning, we jumped in the car and made the ten-hour road trip to Chinon, France. Chinon is a village in the Loire Valley, ...
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Christmas in Belgium
This holiday season I was über lucky to be invited to Christmas dinner at the Billiau's and to experience the holiday season in true Belgian style. In Belgium, Christmas is typically celebrated at home with a delicious meal; and I was treated to a traditional Belgian meal right down to the dessert. As part of my Christmas ...
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Heat, Wine, & Work
I've officially been living here 2 weeks and it's been another busy week. Honestly, it feels a lot longer because there is so much to see, learn, and do. In a short amount of time, I've learned quite bit about myself and what I want in both my professional and personal life just from the experience of every day living and ...
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Meredith in Beautiful Belgium
[caption id="attachment_12" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Park Abbey in Leuven"][/caption] Well, this is my first post and I can't decide what to write about. At the moment I am sitting in Leuven, Belgium listening to Reel Big Fish. I just finished eating fresh sliced red tomatoes on Cracotte crackers with goat ...
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