finished 06.19.08
Alpana signed this book and gave it to me when I invited her in to talk at Google. I have many wine books and I’ve never gotten through any of them. I think there were a few things that helped me get through this book and really learn more about wine. I’ve met Alpana [...]

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This is an author talk I set up before leaving Google. I’d hung out with Alpana a couple times before and asked if she’d like to come in to talk about her book, Alpana Pours, and to lead us in a little wine tasting and she graciously obliged. I actually introduced her in the beginning, [...]

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Last week Wednesday, before I went to California and before my family was visiting, Chuck and I met up with Alpana Singh and her husband Charles Blackstone at a wine tasting she was hosting at Osteria Via Stato. Afterwards she had made dinner arrangements for us at David Burke’s Primehouse and also invited Martin Duffy, [...]

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Alpana Singh, Scoozi!, River North, Chicago

Jason Steele, Scoozi!, River North, Chicago

Rachelle, Erin, Alpana & Chuck, Scoozi!, River North, Chicago
Alpana Singh invited Chuck and I to a wine event last night. I asked Erin to come as my “plus one” because I thought she’d enjoy the wine and meeting Alpana. Also, I don’t believe we got [...]

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