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Wine Paris 2026: Six Takeaways

Checking in from the industry’s largest global expo.

Tasting: Robert Biale Vineyards

Here’s to Napa Valley Zinfandel!

Local: DFW’s April 2026 Wine Events

What to do (and drink) in North Texas this month.

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” So that you may not be the martyred slaves of Time, get drunk; get drunk, and never pause for rest! With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you choose! ” – Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867)

” Wine is sunlight, held together by water. The light of a sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, that can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do. ” – Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

” I rather like bad wine … one gets so bored with good wine. ” – Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804–1881)

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About Michelle

I’m Michelle Gruben, a writer and wine enthusiast from Dallas, Texas. I’m writing this blog to celebrate the wines I encounter through exploration and travel. WSET Level 3 (with Distinction), Certified Texas Wine Ambassador, 2026 Wine Writers’ Symposium Fellow.