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South Carolina Wine Joe Blog Going Forward

SC Wine Joe blog began in November 2013.  In that period, I have written 480 posts.  These have included descriptions of wineries we visited and OLLI events that we led, but most blogs were our opinions of new wines that we tried.  Wine Jane and I enjoy trying new wines and comparing our impressions, but lately we are finding those new wines to be less enjoyable.  In recent years, we have averaged around 6 posts per month.  It takes a lot of new wines to find 6 that might be interesting enough to write about and you would be surprised how many have been poured down the drain.  We are now wanting to enjoy some old favorites that we have found.  We are not ending this blog, but going forward we will post once or twice per month on average.  Some months may have no posts.  Thank you for your continued readership.

Bernie and Cindy

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  1. UnknownJune 8, 2020 at 7:02 AM

    Completely agree that there just seems to be such a glut of average to below average wines out there these days. I have been sticking with a few online sellers and Costco for most anything I try these days. Have always enjoyed your blog and looking forward to any new posts you have to share.

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