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Chinese New Year 2012, Year of Black Water Dragon. Wine to Serve?

 mywinepal  January 4, 2012

January 23, 2012 is a New Chinese New Year.  This new year will be the Year of the Black Water Dragon. It begins on the first day of the first lunar month (usually in late January or early February) and ends on the 15th day of the first lunar month (Lantern Festival). A Dragon is a legendary creature. All legendary…

5th Annual 5 Nations Cup South World Wine Society, Vancouver

 mywinepal  September 26, 2010

For the past 5 years, Vancouver’s South World Wine Society has been having a tasting in January called the “5 Nations Cup“. This January was the 5th competition. The premise of the event is that 5 white and 5 red wines are selected by the cellar master and the speaker at the event. The wines are all single varietals and…