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Focusing on Wine Tastings and Wine Education

Who is Strong Coffee to Red Wine? We are Rick Dean and Gary Link, and we are a Wine Consultancy, Personal Wine Concierge, and Private Wine Tasting Facilitators Coffee is our gateway beverage until it’s time to drink wine   Wine Consultant working with retail wine and liquor stores to create a dynamic and interesting selection of wines for thoughtful wine drinkers Personal Wine Concierge  – currently not accepting new clients Private Wine Tasting Facilitator – Offering private, invitation-only wine tasting events in our home tasting room.   We offer two different tasting experiences – Direct to Consumer (DTC) Wineries…

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Madeira, An Island’s Liquid Jewel

I have a confession. I had never tasted Madeira until now. Oh. My. Goddess. I am in love with this fortified wine. I have missed out on so much, but trust me when I say I will make up for it now. Madeira – The Island, A Very Brief History You can not talk about the beverage until you talk about the island. So, the first thing to know is that Madeira is an autonomous region of Portugal. It is an archipelago comprising four islands about 300 miles off the northwest coast of Africa (Morocco). It was found uninhabited in…

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More, More, More… WIMG!

… how do you like it? More, more, more. Well, that is a throwback to the disco days of my youth, 1976. When it comes to sharing wine, it’s always more. Corte Gardoni, Bianco di Custoza Greoto 2021, Veneto, Italy This barrel-blended white wine from Corte Gardoni is scrumptious. This northeastern wine region hangs north over the city of Venice and spreads west just past Verona. Well-known wines from this region include Prosecco, Soave, Valpolicella, and others. I chose this wine for an Italian tasting I did in June. This white blend starts with 40% Gargenega (the lone grape in…

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