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Beating a wine hangover: How to bounce back in 7 easy steps
You did it again, didn’t you? You drank too much freaking wine. It seemed like a good idea at the time, to open that last bottle or order that last glass. Now it’s morning. Your head is pounding, your stomach is wiggling, your eyes feel like they’re glued shut, and your liver was up all…
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Top ten North Dallas happy hours for winos
Dining out in Dallas has gotten expensive, y’all. Sometimes you want to go celebrate Hump Day without blowing your entire week’s budget on one so-so meal. Sometimes you’re itching to get out of the house or the office, but you ate a big lunch and you’re probably not going to be hungry for dinner. Sometimes…
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Five wine trends I can do without
Wine trends come, wine trends go. But grumpy listicles (like this one) are forever. Which recent wine trends are truly bad, which are merely overexposed, and which are we picking on just to get some easy contrarian clickthroughs? Time to get grumpy and hurt some feelings! Let’s go! Wine Trend I Can Do Without #1:…
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Total Wine’s Grand Reserve status: Worth it?
Today’s blog post combines two of my very favorite topics: Wine (or course) and rewards points/churning. Total Wine is one of the nation’s largest wine retailers–and if you ever shop there, you may know that they have a tiered status/rewards system as part of their loyalty program. The program is officially called “&More Rewards” and…
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Houston Pit Stop: Golden Oak Micro Cellar
What is better than a glass of Texas wine on a perfect fall day? A glass of Texas wine with pasture views, of course! We had just such a an idyllic experience on a recent trip from the Houston metro area back home to Dallas. Those of you who travel through Texas know the drive…
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Aw, heck. Another wine blog?
This is my “hello world” post, so let’s do it: Hello, wine world! I’m Michelle, a wine lover from Dallas, Texas. In 2024 I decided to start turning my lifelong casual enthusiasts for grape stuff into…something else. A much-needed hobby? A midlife career change? A series of impressive but mostly unused certifications? I’m not really…