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Gift of wine

A Gift; something given voluntarily to show favor towards someone or honor an occasion……what a nice thought and I wanted to honor gift giving by writing about the gift of wine. 
Many times we either give or receive wine as a gift I wanted   to take a moment to honor the thought and the thoughtfulness that goes into selecting.  I know when I am given wine as a gift I feel very honored, I know the thought was put into the selection , maybe it is something the giver has even tried , loved and wanted to share….that is special. 
I just wanted to say thank you and encourage all to give the gift of wine and wish you Happy New Year of giving wine in 2014!

Cheers, Denise




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