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[janejellyroll]

Here's something new . . . I've been venturing into wine appreciation. I was tired of being restricted to fruity cocktails whenever I wanted a drink. I felt it was time to woman up and learn to stomach real alcohol. At first it was a chore. Then I went to Dallas for a week for work training. If being forced to spend a week in Texas doesn't

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[quitereasonable]

You ought to try a wine festival. P and I went to the one in Bernalillo (near Albuquerque, NM) during labor day weekend for a couple of years in a row and learned a lot about what we liked and didn't like. There's one in Austin, TX, but it is actually cheaper to fly from Austin to Bernalillo for their wine festival than to attend in Austin.

BTW, don't judge Texas by Houston or Dallas - actually all the cities are pretty unique. When I was doing investigations all over the state, I learned that each city has a pretty distinct personality, and most of the towns fit into basic categories.

[janejellyroll]

I would love to go to a wine festival!

I've heard really good things about some of the cities in Texas . . . Austin in particular.

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[anonymous]

have you seen sideways . and his rants about merlots??

oh well i never liked wine untill i tired a merlot with some ribs ..... not the gloppy bbq kind ribs but a slow cooked dry rub rib and a merlot ... mand that combination hooked me on wind ..... i'm not a snob kind wine guy now, and i dont really want to have to memorize all the rules and such .... but a bottle every now and then is really great.

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[janejellyroll]

Yes, I liked that movie a lot. I'll have to see it again now that I've actually enjoyed some wine.