Lessons from a ‘wine geek’ (The Beacon News) My father

August 26, 2007 Vino

Lessons from a ‘wine geek’ (The Beacon News)
My father started calling himself a wine “connoisseur” long before I was old enough to know the meaning of the word. Instead of understanding it had something to do with being a specialist or an expert, I thought it had something to do with sewers.

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