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    • Vuelta a España por Vaso 2015
      • Stage 1: Puerto Banús to Marbella (Team Time Trial)
      • Stage 2: Alhaurín de la Torre to Caminito del Rey
      • Stage 3: Mijas to Málaga
      • Stage 4: Estepona to Vejer de la Frontera
      • Stage 5: Rota to Alcalá de Guadaíra
      • Stage 6: Córdoba to Cazorla
      • Stage 7: Jódar to La Alpujarra
      • Stage 8: Puebla de Don Fadrique to Murcia
      • Stage 9: Torrevieja to Cumbre del Sol
      • Stage 10: Valencia to Castellón
      • Stage 11: Andorra La Vella to Cortais d’Encamp
      • Stage 12: Escaldes-Engordany to Lleida
      • Stage 13: Calatayud to Tarazona
      • Stage 14: Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alto Campoo-Fuente del Chivo
      • Stage 15: Comillas to Sotres. Cabrales
      • Stage 16: Luarca to Ermita del Alba-Quirós
      • Stage 17: Burgos (Individual Time Trial)
      • Stage 18: Roa to Riaza
      • Stage 19: Medina del Campo to Ávila
      • Stage 20: San Lorenzo de El Escorial to Cercedilla
      • Stage 21: Alcalá de Henares to Madrid
    • Tour de France by the Glass 2015
      • Stage 1: Le Grand Départ – Individual Time Trial (Utrecht, Netherlands)
      • Stage 2: Utrecht to Zelande
      • Stage 3: Antwerp to Mur de Huy
      • Stage 4: Seraing to Cambrai
      • Stage 5: Arras to Amiens
      • Stage 6: Abbeville to Le Havre
      • Stage 7: Livarot to Fougères The Heart of Normandy
      • Stages 8 and 9
      • Stage 10: Tarbes to La Pierre-St. Martin
      • Stage 11: Pau to Cauterets/Vallée de Saint Savin Peril in the Pyrénées!
      • Stage 12: Lannemezan to Plateau de Beille
      • Stage 13: Muret to Rodez
      • Stage 16: Bourg-de-Péages to Gap
      • Stage 17: Digne-les-Bains to Pra Loup
      • Stage 18: Gap to Saint Jean-de-Maurienne
      • Stage 19: Saint Jean de Maurienne to La Toussuire – Les Sybelles
      • Stage 20: Modane-Valfréjus to Alpe d’Huez
      • Stage 21: The Peloton Reaches Paris
    • Tour de France by the Glass 2016
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May 16, 2021 theswirlingdervish

#Giro2021 Stage 10: Arriving in Umbria, the Heart of Central Italy

May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 theswirlingdervish

#Giro2021 Stage 9: Ascending the Apennines in the Land of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

May 14, 2021May 15, 2021 theswirlingdervish

#Giro2021 Stage 8: Starting in Puglia, Ending in Campania with Donnachiara Falanghina Beneventano

May 12, 2021 theswirlingdervish

From the Beach to the Mountains: Stages 5 and 6 of the Giro d’Italia 2021 and the Verdicchio Wines of Le Marche

May 11, 2021May 13, 2021 theswirlingdervish

Giro d’Italia 2021 Stages 3 and 4: It’s Taco Tuesday and Time for a Glass of Lambrusco

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 theswirlingdervish

Giro 2021 Stage 2: Riding through Barbera d’Asti DOCG

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 theswirlingdervish

Cheers to Azaleas, Mint Juleps, and the Most Beautiful Trophy in Sports

March 26, 2021March 28, 2021 theswirlingdervish

Dominio del Pidio Albillo: Tasting an Unusual Spanish White Wine in Miami (#worldwinetravel)

March 19, 2021March 20, 2021 theswirlingdervish

Beyond Champagne: Pinot Meunier Shines in a Varietal Wine from Two Shepherds (#winophiles)

February 5, 2021February 7, 2021 theswirlingdervish

Pasta e Ceci with Chianti Classico from Domini Castellare in Castellina (#ItalianFWT)

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Lovely day in Mystic, CT! Gabe’s best friend’s son is getting married and we’re delighted to be here. Last night we dined at the famous Mystic Pizza and strolled along the water. So beautiful and relaxing!
Glad to speak with my dad for a few minutes today. Ours has always been a complicated relationship but I think that’s the nature of most father-daughter situations, right? I’ll choose to hold onto the good moments as I try to release the painful ones. As a wise friend once told me, “Life is hard, people are complicated. Do your best.” Happy Father’s Day, Dad. I’m doing my best.
For #roséday I’m remembering a delicious wine I tasted at @terre_margaritelli in Torgiano, Italy last week. We sipped this lovely brut rosé sparkler made from Sangiovese grapes via the Martinotti method. She’s called Thadea, after the secret daughter of Emperor Charles V and a Peruvian noblewoman. Lots of cherry fruit on the nose along with floral notes. The palate is fresh and dry, with high acid and cherry-berry flavors. Did I mention we sipped this in the vineyards at sunset? More to come on the other wines we tasted, and background on the property, which is committed to organic farming. Cheers everyone!

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