Wine Scores and Blog

Wine or tequila to honor your dying pet?

Older picture of two kids with puppy
The kids dressed up as black labs. We pick up the soft, yellow-blonde puppy on a Sunday afternoon. My daughter, almost four, and my son, ...
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Champagne’s bad luck bubbles (Part 5 of 5)

Row of very dusty old champagne bottles
As I wait to start my interview with Devin Thorpe of Forbes, I sit back from the webcam on my desk, close my eyes and become ...
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Wines to pair with radiation (Part 4 of 5)

Kirsten posting with doctors next to a radiation machine
Radiation is the sneakiest of all the cancer treatments I go through.I meet with the friendly, smiling radiation doc. It’s hard to see her as ...
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Wines for a bigger bust (Part 3 of 5)

Pink and yellow bras hanging on rack at store
When studying red wines, people in the know use categories like the following to describe them: Fruit - How noticeable are the berry aromas and ...
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Wines to pair with breast cancer (part 2 of 5)

Kirsten in a hospital gown going through breast cancer procedures
As I sit topless in front of a complete stranger—a handsome, 40-something, Indian-from-India plastic surgeon—I have thoughts running through my mind: These are pretty normal, ...
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Wines to pair with breast cancer (Part 1 of 5)

Two deer in green meadow with sun beans shining through the trees
Have you ever driven at night in the mountains? If so, you know that you should watch for deer. They often lurk just off the ...
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