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UPDATE: “Best of the Best” – I’m recycling my favorite articles from the last 6 years, this Knudsen piece is one of my all-time favorite articles. The latest...
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“Good Things Are About T...
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Hello Again World!
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From partnership to sole proprietorship, welcome to the all new WineJulia.com, appropriately renamed TheRealWineJulia.com! The original “Hello World!” was published in early February, 2012, and just 6 months after my first post I was awarded the Best New Wine Blog of 2012 by the prestigious Wine Blog Awards. Not too long after, one of my articles garnered attention...
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Rain Dance Vineyards 2016 Lee’s Vineyard Est...
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I love to cook. Spotting me cooking without a glass of wine in-hand is a very rare sighting, and every now and then the wine that I’m savoring will be used as a key ingredient in the meal I’m preparing. During the hot summer months, my grilled fish or shellfish will inevitably be enhanced by the addition of whatever crisp, dry white wine is in my glass: Albariño,...
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Wine Community Rallies To Provide Ai...
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Mid-morning, October 9, 2017, my cell phone started dinging with...
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The Roots of Walla Walla Vintners Gr...
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As I sat in bumper to bumper traffic in downtown Portland, I suddenly felt...
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Pair This: Fairsing Chardonnay 2013 ...
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I’ve been a long-time super-fan of Oregon Chardonnay, heralding its...
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Best Case Scenario: 45th Parallel No...
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Best Case Scenario is exactly what it appears to be: it’s a case...
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A Couple’s Retreat: Twice now, I’ve stayed at the ultimate in...
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SavorNW Wine Awards: Wine Judges Dis...
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SavorNW Wine Awards is one of the largest wine competitions that focuses on...
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Last February, while unconditionally relishing in every step and sip of a...
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Looking for that Perfect Wine? Come ...
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In 2011, when I was the wine content creator and editor of a hyper-local news...
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12 Days of Oregon Pinot Noir –...
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On the home page of the A to Z Wineworks website, I’m instantly drawn...
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12 Days of Oregon Pinot Noir –...
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Day two of my “12 Days of Oregon Pinot Noir” project, and I must...