Bloom Archives
Jack Baker
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Bloomington & Vine: It’s Good to Celebrate Again With Friends, Food, and Wine
We require celebration in our lives—a lunch or an evening out with friends, a movie at a theater, a live theatrical production, or live…
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Bloomington & Vine: Pinot Noirs—Difficult But Delicious
Pinot noir is perhaps my favorite wine. But there are some pinots I can’t abide, or they can’t abide me.
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Bloomington & Vine: Drink Local Wherever You Are
As the world opens back up to travel, there are great possibilities for wine exploration. And I’m suggesting you ferret out the local wineries…
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Bloomington & Vine: Expand Your Wine Vocabulary
Word is, we are seeing the “light at the end of the tunnel.” Perhaps later this year, perhaps next, we will be able to…
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Bloomington & Vine: Wine in the Time of Pandemic
To say it’s been an interesting year is a huge understatement. It’s been unlike any other in our lifetimes.
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Bloomington & Vine: Visit Wineries Far & Near
Old friends in San Luis Obispo, California, are avid fans of the wines made in their county, so when we visit they enjoy introducing…
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Bloomington & Vine: Find Comfort & Joy With Holiday Wines
The Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes—reportedly the happiest people on earth—have a word for coziness and contentment. They call it hygge. Hygge permeates their societies…
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Bloomington & Vine: Apple Wines & Rieslings to Celebrate Autumn Holidays
Summer is over, fall is here, and two major holidays celebrating the harvest season—Halloween and Thanksgiving— are on the way.
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There’s More than Port To Be Found in Portugal
From the sheer quantity of port ads, port shops, and port tasting rooms that surround you upon arrival in Lisbon, you might think port…