partnered post I must confess: When I got the invite to this year’s press conference for the 22nd Grand Wine Experience, it took…
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Partnered post All photos courtesy of Daniel Tan So here’s the thing: I find it hard to describe exactly what I do for…
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20th Grand Wine Experience: A Grand Reunion
by Gail Sotelo November 25, 2023I struggled to write about this year’s Grand Wine Experience (for personal reasons), but I wanted to start off the article writing one…
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Here’s the thing: I’d like to think I’m pretty traveled. I mean, I’m no Anthony Bourdain (hence “traveled” versus “well-traveled”), but I’ve been…
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Bordeaux Memories and Stream of Consciousness Tasting Notes
by Gail Sotelo November 1, 2023partnered post “Wait, so just out of curiosity, what do your tasting notes look like?” asked Chad, my husband of almost 12 years,…
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The 20th Grand Wine Experience – Bud Break
by Gail Sotelo October 27, 2023“Grand Wine Experience is where relationships are made…” Ronnie Joseph partnered post …and I’ll leave the quote at that. 😉 Don’t get me…
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Partnered Post I have a confession to make: One of the reasons why I took an extra long hiatus from writing is the…
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One of my favorite Christmases involved a 2019 trip to Japan… After all, there is something to be said about Japan having some…
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As an adult, Christmas season means a flurry of activity – parties left right and center (especially since Metro Manila establishments are really…
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Ask Me Anything – The Japanese Food Edition
by Gail Sotelo May 13, 2022One of my good friends, a true-blue AFAM*, once had a cerebral discussion with me over what she thought was the root problem…