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K2'S LATEST WASHINGTON ROAD TRIP CONTINUES: THE SECOND HALF OF SATURDAY WITH THE WASHINGTON WINE COMMISSION, SIXTEEN BADASS WASHINGTON STATE PRODUCERS AND CONCLUDING THE DAY WITH A BURGER AND A BEER

After the Saturday break, I went for a walkabout around the hotel we (the Guild) were staying. …

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NOTES FROM THE ROAD: THE NEWEST EDITON OF THE K2 TRAVELLING ROAD SHOW, LIVE IN SEATTLE: VENTISQUERO IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND WASHINGTON WINE ON THE HORIZON

Seattle. I’ve adopted this city as a kind-of home away from home. Each time I am here, I am both…

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#Beecher&039;s #commentary #Heidelberg #Kyle Killer Bees Beasmore #Kymber Tymber #Pike Street Market #Seattle #Starbucks #the art of relaxation #Ventisquero #Washington Wine #wine reviews #WSGA

LIFE AND THE FAMILY TREE: THE DEUCE'S MUSICAL ELM, OLIVIER PORTET'S GRAPE-STAINED OAK AND KYMBER TYMBER'S MULTICOLORED MAPLE: GETTING WOOD WITH THREE NEW WINES FROM POLARIS

One of the biggest ironies to me is that my Grandpa Keith worked tirelessly to get out of…

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#Bernard Portet #Braveheart reference #Clos du Val #commentary #geneology #Heidelberg #Heritance #Kymber Tymber #Nandu #Olivier Portet #Rob Roy reference #The Party Source #wine reviews

COUNTING DOWN THE DAZE: THOUGHTS HEAD TO SEATTLE, THE DEUCE REVEALS HIS SECRETS TO NEWSLETTER WRITING, AND A TRIO FROM LAPOSTOLLE

The anatomy of a newsletter – where does one come up with this stuff? For ten years at Mordor,…

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#Brother Lou #Chateau Pomije RIP #Chilean wines #commentary #K2 Travelling Road Show #Lapostolle #LOTR references #newsletters #RNDC #The Party Source #Washington State #wine reviews

THE PRE-SEATTLE INVASION COUNTDOWN BEGINS: K2'S CONTINUING SELF-IMPROVEMENT HYPERBOLE AND SELF-EXORCISM, PLUS 4 ALSACE WINES AND A PRE-ROAD TRIP HUDDLE WITH MYSELF

Opening up. It’s something of a double-sided coin with me. While my co-workers would find me to…

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#Alsatian wines #chateau ste. michelle #Col Solare #columbia crest #commentary #Jullian Michaels #K2 Travelling Road Show #R. Lee Ermey #Randy Coutore #Seattle #self-improvement #Spring Valley Vineyards #The Party Source #Walla Walla #wine reviews #Woodinville #Ziegler

THE CHEATER'S GUIDE TO BEING TWO PLACES AT ONE TIME: THE DEUCE TAKES A HOLIDAY WHILE WAXING POETICALLY ABOUT FOUR NEW WINES FROM DOWN UNDER

Having been in retail for over a decade now, and food & beverage for about twice that, I am one…

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#Australian wines #BK Wines #First Drop Wines #Flametree #LOTR reference #Ochota Barrels #River City Distributing #Seattle #The Party Source #Vine Street Imports #Walla Walla #wine reviews #Woodinville #WSGA #Xavier Mariezcurrena

MEMORIAM: SAYING GOOBYE TO ANOTHER ONE OF OUR BABIES

It was the year 2000. And no, I am not launching into Conan O’Brien’s skit from hit days on NBC,…

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#cafe boulevard rip #commentary #personal

THE DEUCE VS. HIS INNER DEMONS: THE TWO KIMS DROP IN ON #TEAMWINO, K2 PUNCHES MR. DARK IN THE FACE, AND MOVES CLOSER TO THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE

It’s raining again. Man, I feel like I am living aboard a pirate ship, below decks, stuck in the…

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#Avive #commentary #James Bond reference #Kim Simecek #Pazo Torrado #Santa Barbara Winery #Shadow of the Vampire reference #The Chronicles of Mr. Dark #wine reviews #Winesellers Ltd.#Zuccardi

RIDIN' THE STORMS OUT (AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN): THE DEUCE VS. MODERN DENTISTRY, PLUS FOUR CALIFORNIA WHITES, MORE CUSTOMER SERVICE RANTING AND RAVING, AND OTHER ASSORTED SUNDRIES

I went to the dentist yesterday. I am fairly certain most folks wouldn’t really want to share…

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#commentary #customer service #Giguiere #The Party Source #The White Knight #wine reviews

THE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL, YET THERE IS SUNSHINE IN MY GLASS: WASHING MY SINS AWAY WITH FOUR REDS FROM CALIFORNIA, AND MULLING OVER MOTHER NATURE'S FICKLE YET POWERFUL FORCE

I think I speak for just about everyone east of the Mississippi when I say I feel thoroughly…

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#Cincinnati #commentary #Four Vines #Lock & Key #Mother Nature #New Burlington Ohio RIP #Plungerhead #Sonoma-Cutrer #The Other Guys #The Party Source #wine reviews

A BIT OF SERMONIZING: PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM A TRIO OF ITALIAN WINES

I’ve been thinking a lot about customer service. In the past, I have blogged about it before both…

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#Colpetrone #commentary #customer service #LOTR references #Luisa #Rudy Basile #Suavia #The Party Source #Vias Wine #wine reviews

I'VE BUILT MY OWN TIME MACHINE, AND IT TASTES PRETTY GOOD (MOST OF THE TIME): THREE CALIFORNIA BLENDS, REMEMBERING INDEPENDENCE DAYS PAST AND PRESENT, AND MUSING ON LIFE'S BEAUTY (WARTS AND ALL)

Wine tends to have this strange effect on me. No, I am not talking about getting a buzz off a few…

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#A&W Root Beer #Air Force Thunderbirds #commentary #Dayton Air Show #Fourth of July #Hypothesis #IHOP #Little Kings #Navy Blue Angels #Rhiannon #St. Clement Oroppas #The Party Source #Troublemaker #wine memories #wine reviews

STRIKING A SOMEWHAT MORE SERIOUS TONE: THE DEUCE TACKLES HIS INNER DEMON, MEDITATES ON THE STATE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND TASTES SOME WASHINGTON STATE WINES WITH FRIENDS

As I spoke of last time, I’ve been dealing with being sick for a little over a week now. I know…

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#commentary #Gordon Brothers #Gordon Estate #Heidelberg #Kamiak #Kymber Tymber #mental health issues #Mr. Dark&039;s first appearance in UTGT #Paul Criger #Picos del Montgo #The Party Source #washington state wines #wine reviews

LADY DIANE VS. THE TYPHOID WHINO: GETTING DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS AND A LITTLE BIT OF PIEDMONTE LOVE FROM COZZO MARIO

This past week, the wife and I have been at it again, the reciprocal Petri dish of germ warfare…

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#Cozzo Mario #italian wines #Lady Diane #Martin & Co.#Piedmonte wines #The Party Source #wine reviews

CAMISA NARANJA BLUES, EL CORO: VANGUARD WINES' JENN GOOSMAN AND LA RIOJA ALTA US MARKETING DIRECTOR RAFAEL MOMENE ALTURA VS. THE DEUCE IN A QUARTET OF SPANISH WINES

Geek-speak. Cork-dorkisms. Not really sure what you would call how we wine writers (I know it…

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THE ORANGE BARREL BLUES, SECOND VERSE: THE DEUCE TAKES ON THE LOVELY LADIES OF SOUTHERN WINE AND SPIRITS, AS WELL AS SIMON LEVIN FROM ROYAL WINE CORP.

Last Thursday, old friend Simon Levin, regional manager from Royal Wine Corp. dropped in with…

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THE DEUCE VS. KYMBER TYMBER AND BULLY HILL'S FRANCIS CURRAN: SHARING MORE THAN A NEW YORK MINUTE WITH SOME NEW YORK WINES + SOME RANDOM DAYTRIPPING

The Future is unwritten. I heard that somewhere. When I hear someone talk about the future, I…

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