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Wine You Will Love

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I know its been awhile since my last post and I promise I have been busy! This past fall I had the opportunity to work my first grape harvest with Tawse Winery in the Beamsville Bench, and it was sure a big eye opener.  Often we buy a bottle of wine and as consumers our decision is primarily based on appearance and appeal. However if each individual consumer was educated enough to know the journey from grape to bottle I feel our choices would be much different, and our experience much more enjoyable. It is through my harvest experience at Tawse in which I discovered the type of experience I want to give readers. I have been asked countless times, " What is a good bottle of wine to buy right now?." This question is just as overwhelming for me as it would be for anyone. With all the choices out there today its hard to determine good winemaking from good marketing, and unless you have industry knowledge it is almost impossible to decipher. From here on in I am going to ma