Tag: wine
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A Mexican Food Adventure (Part I)
Many people know me as someone who works in the Wine Industry, writes about wine, shares on social media and travels. But, not many know that I started my career in Tourism and Travel. I actually worked at my Mom’s Travel Agency (Vista Travel Olds) after finishing College. I took continuing education courses to become…
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Rooftoppin’ in New York City
Wow, where did the time go?! It’s been months since I’ve posted! Well…. here come a few related to travel, wine, food and cocktails! Who doesn’t love New York City? I suppose a few, but I’m guessing most like the vibe of the city, the sights and of course the people. I recently visited some…
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Escape to Sunshine
I awoke one morning in late February at my home in Vancouver, to find Winter was still outside. It was cold and raining, with a possible snowfall warning in the forecast. Was I dreaming (again)? Was it ever going to leave? The Westcoast was hit hard by a very long winter this year, and it’s…
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Play Estate a New Winery in BC
I’m not sure if you (my readers) know this, but I work in the wine industry for a wine import agency. I like the title Territory Manager, but really what it means is I am a wine representative. And, yes that means I try lots of wines, but they aren’t always the ones I represent!…
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Exploring Natural Wines
Learning about wine for me, is an ongoing thing. Because I will never know it all when it comes to wine, probably ever, as there is so much to discover behind every winery, vine, winemaker, vineyard and grape. So a few months ago I hopped on an Amtrak train early in the morning for the 4-hour trip…
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A Night of Wine and Opera
Wine and Opera… what comes to your mind? For me, the first word I think of is ‘passion’. So when I was given the opportunity to enjoy Opera while dining at Vancouver’s finest Italian eatery Cioppino’s and enjoying the prestigious wines of Allegrini Estates in Italy, I said yes obviously! If you are not familiar with Allegrini, they are located…
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