“Under my skin there’s always a catch…”

by Katie Gomez June 10, 2011
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Rioja is tempranillo. Tempranillo is Rioja. And when you say “Rioja” to a wine drinker, you can pretty much bank on the fact that they’re thinking red wine—it’s what the region is known for, and what the tempranillo grape creates. But it only takes one nosy winemaker to throw a wrench into everything that glues […]

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“Beauty walks a razor’s edge, someday I’ll make it mine…”

by Katie Gomez June 2, 2011
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Charles Bukowski once wrote, “If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start.” And as much as I’d like to believe that I unwaveringly steer my life according to that compass, the truth is certainly somewhere in the middle, and I’m OK with that most of the time because going all […]

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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY: “Sweet you rock and sweet you roll…”

by Katie Gomez June 1, 2011
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“I could reach nirvana tonight…”

by Katie Gomez May 25, 2011
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There are few things as comforting to the food-starved soul as carbs. Depending on what corner of the world you find yourself in, it could just as easily be a bowl of warm rice topped with a fried egg, as it could be a plate of steaming pasta dressed with nothing more than some extra […]

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“Pink, it’s my new obsession…”

by Katie Gomez May 15, 2011
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If you’re standing in your wine cellar (I know, I’ve got to use my imagination, too), telling your best friend about this great bottle of Burgundy you just snatched up for $105, you’ll not likely be met with a gaping stare. Same goes for a bottle of Bordeaux from an esteemed château, or a Super […]

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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY: “You spin me right ’round, baby right ’round…”

by Katie Gomez May 11, 2011
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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY: “The waiting is the hardest part…”

by Katie Gomez May 4, 2011
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OK, so this is the first time that Wordless Wednesday is not so….uhh…wordless. It’s time for another Gonzo Guest Post contest and it starts here. The prize? Glad you asked. The winner will get a bottle of wine (chosen by me) delivered to them for free by Wine Chateau. I’ll get a bottle of the […]

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“It’s nature’s way of telling you something’s wrong…”

by Katie Gomez April 28, 2011
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It’s no small secret that we, as a nation—scratch that…as a species—are destructively self indulgent. We manufacture and we streamline in the interest of “progress” and “innovation”, seldom concerned about or aware of the negative impact we have on the world we are supposed to be living IN and not ON. It isn’t until the […]

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“But what a fool believes, he sees…”

by Katie Gomez April 21, 2011
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File this under “Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid” lest the Champagne industry make more fools of us than it already has. For decades, ad agencies have had their fun with us, knowing that most Americans see Champagne as a luxury, exclusively celebratory beverage, and using that knowledge to their 401K’s advantage by marketing it as such. […]

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“So much to say, so much to say…”

by Katie Gomez April 13, 2011
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Yes, I know it’s been forever. The cesspool-like combination of guilt, self loathing and general apathy has been lurking in a dark recess of my brain for two weeks now, knowing I’ve completely fallen out of my 2-post-a-week groove. The blogosphere has no doubt been a little lacking in general snarkiness and raw writing because […]

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