Because another wine food and travel blog was way too long.

The idea is to eat well and not die from it--for the simple reason that would be the end of eating.

- Jim Harrison

Wine Tasting Party?

POSTED
Feb, 2008
28
Joe Power

Joe Power

Last night I attended a wine tasting held in a shop owned by a friend of my wife. The event was fun and appeared to be a successful way for her to get people into her store. Nothing wrong with that, it is a nice shop and the people running it are exceptionally nice themselves.. The folks pouring the wine were also trying to get people to sign up for their wine club. Nothing wrong with that, either. However, they were also hawking in-home wine tasting parties. Still nothing wrong? You decide.

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