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The Wine Fairy 2025 recap: Our first year by the numbers
Wine friends, The Wine Fairy blog was started in December 2024. That means I’ve just wrapped up my first full year as a wine writer…and what a busy year it’s been. I have been through months of studying, gallons upon gallons of wine, and several short exploratory trips to United States wine regions. (Napa Valley…
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A chef’s secrets for cooking with wine
Cooking with wine is almost as much fun as drinking it. I hardly ever make a savory dish or sauce without adding a splash of wine to it. I first acquired this delicious habit working the line as a sauté cook. (I cooked professionally for almost a decade.) Now, as a wine student with lots…
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My 100th post + 5 goals and promises for The Wine Fairy blog
It’s my 100th post on the wine blog! One hundred posts is a small start, but a good one. Also: Phew! Now I can talk about the wine blog. There’s a productivity tip I try to live by, one that’s served me well: Don’t say anything about what you’re going to do. Instead, do the…
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Wine isn’t dead (and neither are business cards!)
It’s admittedly not the most earth-shaking news, but…The Wine Fairy has business cards. Oh boy! We’re in business now! (Actually, we’re not in business–we’re just deeper in hobby.) To my mind, carrying actual printed business cards means that this blog project is officially up and running. I got these cards for when I’m out on…
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Nature’s own wino, the Cedar Waxwing
Some people mark the season’s change by the blossoming of cherry trees or the thawing of frozen ponds. In my household, we have our own harbinger of spring: The yearly arrival of a very boozy bird, the Cedar Waxwing. A flock of several dozen shows up at once and perches in the tall trees. On…