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Downtown Riverside is all aglow for the Riverside Festival of Lights, sponsored by the Mission Inn and Spa which is owned by Duane and Kelly Roberts. Over three and a half million lights lit up the night. The festival runs from November 27th thru January 3rd. It was my first time visiting downtown Riverside despite [...]
Saturday my wife and I had the opportunity to head out to the vineyards with our friends Tom and Laura of WINEormous. We started out at Maurice Car’rie and had a late lunch at Wilson Creek, then finished out at Cougar Winery and Vineyard. This was the first time I have had the opportunity to [...]
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Last week I tried to interview the Facility Manager of the new Wine Store aboard the base. It went from nice to nasty in about two minutes. It was so ridiculous I decided to write a little satire story about it. Disclosure: To protect the innocent, and the pure fact I respect people’s requests, the names [...]
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This past Sunday morning my family woke up unusually early for a weekend. Unusual, but not unexpected. We are accustomed to this once a year pilgrimage, and have been doing it since the thirteenth of May 2004. On that day my wife’s world crashed around her. She was diagnosed with Breast Cancer at age 37. After [...]
Ever sit in a group of people where there was one who swore they were the authoritarian on wine? In casual conversation I spoke about a wine that I tried and stated I had enjoyed it. Well, that was enough to start a full frontal assault from this person. You have no idea what you [...]
A couple of weeks ago I commented on an article that I read on another blog. A reader saw my comment and responded not to the writers article, but to my comment. One of the statements that I made was that I write from the emotion of my experiences with wine. Well, his view was [...]
Alright kids, I’m off the wine soap box for a spell to discuss an interesting point. What style do you write your blog or website in? Do you use cussing like water or do you speak softly like an angel getting ready to take another one up the ladder to see old Saint Pete? I pose [...]
Joy Bauer, a contributing editor from the TODAYShow.com wrote that wine contains non-alcoholic phytochemicals such as flavanoids and resveratrol. The phytochemicals act as antioxidants and prevent molecules known as “free radicals” from causing cellular damage in the body. She also stated that resveratrol can produce antithrombotic agents which can improve cardiovascular health. People, what the [...]
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Have you ever really thought about the times you were invited to a gathering to smoke cigars or drink wine? I have, hence my latest write. My dear friend Tom called me on a Tuesday about two weeks ago to inform me of what he was doing. “Hey Roger, guess what I’m doing?” Hmm, let’s [...]
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