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Gretchen
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Marguerite Barrett left a comment for Gretchen"Happy Birthday, Gretchen. Champagne toasts all around!"
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- About my company:
- We hope to bring together online all kinds of wine enthusiasts, from dilettantes to professionals, interested in learning about wine, sharing their experiences, and coming together in fun and interesting ways. VinoVerve seeks to add to the lively discussion currently surrounding wine. We don't think that any one person understands everything about wine.. so we all have something to share.
- How would you classify yourself in the wine trade?
- Blogger
- What city is Home?
- Chicago
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- Networking
- About Me:
- I am a food and wine blogger based in Chicago. She fell in love with wine on a French Club trip in highschool when she visited Chateauneuf-du-Pape. I hold degrees in Geography and Urban Planning and have previously worked in the environmental field.
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- http://vinoverve.blogspot.com
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- http://gastronerds.com
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- mamandesfilles
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Gretchen's Blog
Win(e)ding Trails: Continuing Adventures on the Connecticut Wine Trail
Posted on January 9, 2009 at 3:13pm
Win(e)ding Trails: Continuing Adventures on the Connecticut Wine Trail
Posted on January 7, 2009 at 8:29am
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 4:50pm on February 5, 2009, Marguerite Barrett said…
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- At 3:21am on February 5, 2009, Marguerite Barrett said…
- Happy Birthday, Gretchen. Champagne toasts all around!
- At 6:30am on January 18, 2009, Marguerite Barrett said…
- Congrats on launching the IWCC. Let's keep spreading the word!
- At 5:00pm on January 16, 2009, Marguerite Barrett said…
- You're too funny. I am not at all surprised you figured it out. Your page looks great.
- At 7:01am on January 12, 2009,
Kimberly said… - A belated welcome to the OWC, Gretchen!
I see you've already begun utilizing quite a few of the OWC's capabilities, but swing by the Help Desk if you need any tips.
You can have your say on a number of topics in the OWC forum. There are members from all over the world, so we're sure you'll find some great conversations! You can also start groups of your own and invite your contacts to join.
If you have questions feel free to ask me or any of the other admins (you can see us at the top of the Members page).
Cheers, and thanks for joining!
- At 2:52pm on January 9, 2009,
Darren May said… - Ah yes, the picture is nice.. its my "exec" but "approachable" look :-). It took far too much time with the photographer to get just the right poses. My daughter is way better at "making faces" than I am.
I am actually 60lbs lighter now... so, quite a bit less jowl in person! The diet took its toll on my wine consumption, though I did sneak a bottle of 1989 Lynch Bages into the holiday lineup. Yummy!
Hope all is well, happy holidays and New Year!
-d.
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