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White Wines from Willamette Valley - As Seen in

 As seen in the current issue of Galveston Monthly magazine June 2022, on the stands now.

With the hot days of summer quickly approaching, I asked some Willamette wineries to share their favorite seafood pairings to go with chilled white wines to help cool down our warm June nights. I shared some of my favorites in this month's Galveston Monthly magazine.





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  1. LinaAugust 6, 2021 at 9:05 PM

    So delicious read. Thank you for the share.

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