The Industry Made Me Do It!

WSET Test Results in! A Pass

2010-12-14T22:23:00.000-08:00

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Day 2 Eugene, Oregon - Power of Social Media

2010-11-23T22:34:00.000-08:00

Day 1 of Eugene Oregon Trip

2010-11-21T17:39:00.000-08:00

try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1312231-2"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} tweetmeme_url = ''; Woke up at 6am to Get to Oregon by 3pm, only 30mins Late. The Reason I had to make it on time was a friend [who I was staying with] hooked up a tasting at his friends private cellar. A big Napa Cab guy, which for me is great I don't drink a lot of Napa Cabs or for

Time

2010-11-21T14:58:00.000-08:00

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Next Week Test Ahhh!

2010-09-09T00:29:00.000-07:00

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Sparkling Wines WSET Lvl 3 Part 2 Week 5

2010-08-18T22:30:00.000-07:00

Mmmm I do enjoy my Bubbly, its what makes me fancy! That being said I find too much yeasty/autolytic flavours just too bleh, The Pol Roger is that style I do not like too over powering not Delicate and balanced. I enjoy Blanc de Blanc champagnes really. Good Crements of Alsace, Burgundy and Loire Valley, and of course BC Sparkling from Blue Mountain Ivar gaJsHost = (("https:" ==

Canada WSET Lvl 3 Part 2 Week 5

2010-08-18T22:27:00.000-07:00

USA & South America WSET Lvl 3 Part 2 Week 5

2010-08-07T20:35:00.000-07:00

Australia, New Zealand, South Africa WSET Lvl 3 Part 2 Week 4

2010-08-07T20:26:00.000-07:00

Portugal & Eastern Europe, WSET Lvl 3 Part 2 Week 3

2010-07-27T17:23:00.000-07:00

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Spain, WSET Lvl 3 Part 2 Week 2

2010-07-13T22:54:00.000-07:00

Germany, WSET Lvl 3 Part 2 Week 1

2010-07-08T22:22:00.000-07:00

Idea for Upcoming Dinner

2010-07-08T22:10:00.000-07:00

Cayuse Vineyard Visit/Tour

2010-07-07T21:55:00.000-07:00

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6days 2139km Later

2010-07-03T11:21:00.000-07:00

WSET Level 3 Week 8 Rest of France

2010-06-05T21:21:00.000-07:00

WSET Level 3 Week 7 Rhone Valley

2010-05-24T17:40:00.000-07:00

WSET Level 3 Week 6 Loire Valley

2010-05-22T23:33:00.000-07:00

2010-05-22T23:27:00.000-07:00

Painted Rock Winery

2010-05-16T14:26:00.000-07:00

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WSET Level 3 Week 4 Burgundy

2010-05-06T20:47:00.000-07:00

A Blind Tasting, Completly Random

2010-05-06T20:44:00.000-07:00

A Blinvar gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1312231-2"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} tweetmeme_url = ''; There is something about tasting wine

Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival 2010

2010-05-01T23:23:00.000-07:00

Blind Tasting, NZ Pinots

2010-05-01T23:12:00.000-07:00

Went to Blind Tasting, Theme was Pinot Noir from New Zealand, and there was one non-Pinot non-New Zealand, very interesting to say the least. First of all the Morgon Cru Beaujolais well made, and since I was not getting any bubble gum notes I enjoyed it, could see it totally passing for a Light bodies Pinot Noir, especially with some Entry Level NZ Pinots. Dvar gaJsHost = (("https:" ==

Naramata [Okanagan BC] Tasting

2010-04-21T10:34:00.000-07:00

A German Riesling

2010-04-05T00:05:00.000-07:00

2006 CdP Domaine La Barroche

2010-03-25T20:57:00.000-07:00

WSET Week 9 Fortified + Hard Liquor

2010-03-18T23:14:00.000-07:00

A Quick Movie Review - Blood Into Wine

2010-03-18T22:05:00.000-07:00

Well I have never done a movie review before, I must say A movie should entertain you, a documentary should keep you engaged. Blood Into Wine is a Documentary, with some, I would say Fictious Scenes. Firstly the movie Blood Into Wine, is about Maynard James Keenan Winery in Arizona which he has three labels of, Caduceus, Merkin, and AZ Stronghold. Its flow is from planting, to bottling. Its

WSET Week 8 Sparkling & Sweet Dessert

2010-03-09T23:19:00.000-08:00

A Tinto Velasco Wine [Blened With Syrah]

2010-03-09T22:33:00.000-08:00

WSET Week 7, Italy, Spain, Portugal

2010-03-02T23:19:00.000-08:00

Random Bordeaux Tasting

2010-02-11T21:35:00.000-08:00

Lights over English Bay [2010 Olympics]

2010-02-11T21:30:00.000-08:00

Went down to take some Pictures over English bay/Vanier Park. One of many Art Features around the city for the Olympics. Lights over English Bay, Article View all Get your own

What is this?

2010-02-06T10:07:00.001-08:00

DSC_0149, originally uploaded by Weston3220.So What is this picture, yeah its wine related. You'll find out soon enough!

WSET Lvl 2 Class [Sauv Blanc, Semillon, Riesling

2010-02-02T10:40:00.000-08:00

Hard Work!

2010-01-26T23:52:00.000-08:00

On Deals, plus Review NZ Pinot

2010-01-21T22:27:00.000-08:00

Fleur du Marquis

2010-01-12T20:56:00.000-08:00

Another Test...

2010-01-07T11:55:00.001-08:00

Testing...Double Post

2010-01-07T11:38:00.001-08:00

Trade Tasting - Small Venue - PreOlympic

2010-01-06T22:39:00.000-08:00

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Eggnog

2010-01-01T16:40:00.000-08:00

I was going to post this last week but I didn't like my Paragraph I wrote, so here I am trying to rethink my thought pattern. So Basically There is like one main brand of eggnog you see every year and its Dairyland its a big national company. They make three "types" of eggnog now Light [Blasphmy], Classic and Original. So I wanted to buy some eggnog and was confused with three "types"/"styles

Kid in a Candy Store

2009-12-14T17:59:00.000-08:00

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'The Internet Wine Revolution'

2009-12-09T09:21:00.000-08:00

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Vancouver 2010 Olympics

2009-12-05T23:31:00.000-08:00

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Mikuni Wild Harvest

2009-12-01T23:08:00.000-08:00

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Dec 1/2009 Dinner

2009-12-01T23:04:00.000-08:00

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Update

2009-11-28T19:38:00.000-08:00

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[Un]expected,ly Good

2009-11-26T22:19:00.000-08:00

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Rhubarb Schnapps Pictures

2009-11-11T21:16:00.000-08:00

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2009-11-11T21:07:00.000-08:00

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CHEESE REVIEW!!...?!?!

2009-11-08T18:59:00.000-08:00

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Trust your BCLD Consultants

2009-11-02T21:43:00.000-08:00

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Napa Tasting!

2009-10-31T23:40:00.000-07:00

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Globe in your Glass Tasting 2009

2009-10-29T19:04:00.000-07:00

Italian Wine Tasting 2009

2009-10-26T23:39:00.000-07:00

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Argentina & Chile

2009-10-25T14:15:00.000-07:00

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Oct18Dinner_007

2009-10-19T23:34:00.001-07:00

Oct18Dinner_007, originally uploaded by Weston3220.Hey This Test should work better

Flickr

2009-10-19T23:33:00.001-07:00

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Pictures of Yesterdays Dinner [Oct 18/09]

2009-10-19T23:31:00.000-07:00

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October 18/2009 Dinner

2009-10-18T11:13:00.000-07:00

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