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Rachel C.

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Rachel C.: Adventures in Wine

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Q1: Where did you grow up?

A1: Wisconsin

Q2: What was the first time you remember drinking wine?

A2: After turning 21 and perusing the wine selection at Sam's Club.

Q3: When did you start to like wine?

A3: When I tried a Banfi Chicanti Clasico Riserva

Q4: Where do you drink wine mostly?

A4: At home

Q5: What are your favorite types of wine? Varietals? Regions?

A5: Italian; chianti (riserva), merlot, cab-sav, riesling, spanish wines, south african wines, oregon/washington/california wines

Q6: What are your favorite kinds of food?

A6: rich, flavorful, italian, grilled foods

Q7: What are your favorite restaurants?

A7: Copelands of New Orleans, Olive Garden

Q8: What is your favorite wine and food pairing?

A8: grilled steak

Q9: Do you cook? If so, what kind of food and for whom?

A9: yes, all kinds, for family, friends, co-workers, events.

Q10: If you were stranded on a desert island, what one type of food/wine would choose to have?

A10: stuffed manicotti and banfi chianti clasico riserva

Q11: What are your favorite wine memories?

A11: watching Sideways and beginning my own wine journal

Q12: Do you have any wine-related disasters?

A12: the cork got stuck in a new bottle of wine i'd never tried - when I went to pull harder, the bottle slipped and shattered all over the floor.

Q13: Which are your favorite Bottlenotes wines?

A13: all :)