Expanding my palate to California. “You ought to never consider retiring from work, because remaining engaged in some creative occupation makes life so much more full” - Fess Parker California Wine Club Shipment Premier Club Gift. As a life-long Washington resident, I drink Washington wine. This blog is “Wild 4 Washington Wine” after all, so drinking local comes easy. Yes, the occasional bottle from Australia and Spain grace my table, but not often. That began to change in 2010 when I started attending the Wine Bloggers Conferences . I was exposed to many new wines from across the United States and the world. There is a huge world of wine out there. Since 2010, especially since last year, I've sampled wines from California, Texas, Missouri, Virginia, New York, Spain, France, Italy, Chile and Argentina. Tasting all of these wines has pushed me off my comfortable bench, where I was drinking exclusively Washington wines. The wine critic and author Paul Gregutt recently w...
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