Ken's Wine Guide Blog Including Wine Ratings, Wine Reviews, Red Wines, White Wines, Champagne, & Wine Gifts http://www.kenswineguide.com/blog Welcome to the KensWineGuide.com Blog!! Fri, 16 Dec 2022 04:22:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Winemaker Interview Series – Riley Flanagan, Assistant Sales Manager for Flanagan Wines and the owner of Riley’s Rows http://www.kenswineguide.com/blog/?p=1983 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 04:22:56 +0000 https://www.kenswineguide.com/blog/?p=1983 During our Zoom interview on December 7, we had a chance to catch up with Riley Flanagan who is the Assistant Sales Manager for Flanagan Wines and the owner of Riley’s Rows.

We did several interviews with Riley and her dad Eric through the pandemic. [...]

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We opened the session learning about Beaulieu Vineyard’s long and extensive history. It was founded [...]

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This was our second [...]

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