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Blogger who loves travel, music, wine, food and books! Follow my blog at www.tips2liveby.com.

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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Not A Word" by Linwood Barclay is a great thriller with lots of twists and turns. Highly recommend! See my full review on The Story Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3f93... #BookSky💙📚
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Day #247 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath. This album is the second studio album by Black Sabbath and it was released on September 18, 1970. #MusicSky
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Packing for a 3 week vacation is not fun. Packing for a 3 week vacation in Italy and Greece is more fun. Drinking an amazing Italian wine while doing it makes it so much better!
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"The Seahawk Consignment" by Jim Vincent finds a journalist who has uncovered a company engaging in criminal activity fighting for her life to publish her story. Full review on The Story Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/ce8f... #BookSky💙📚
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Day Day #246 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "The Coral" by the Coral. This album is the debut studio album by the Coral and it was released on July 29, 2002. #MusicSky
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Happy October! September was a pretty busy month for me, but I still managed to read some great books. Take a look at my book reviews from September, along with a few that I highly recommend! #BookSky💙📚 www.tips2liveby.com/post/septemb...
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September 2026 Book Reviews!
Happy October! September was a busy month for me, but I still have some great books I was able to read. October is a great month for getting cozy with a book, so check out my book reviews and find you...
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"They Told Me Back Home Would Be Beautiful" is a memoir by Elena Dudum, which describes her life growing up as a 3rd generation Palestinian American. Full review on The Story Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/6e17... #BookSky💙📚
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I totally agree that it would be considered a blend. To the extent there might be a small percentage (5% for example) of something else for some reason, you could get away with that. But a single varietal should mean something.
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Day #245 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "Here's Little Richard" by Little Richard. This album is the debut studio album by Little Richard and it was released on March 4, 1957. #MusicSky
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Day #244 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "Teenage Head" by Flamin' Groovies. This album is the third studio album by the Flamin' Groovies and it was released in March of 1971. #MusicSky
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The Wine Pair Podcast @thewinepairpodcast.com · 28/09/2026
Decoy launched in 1985 as the companion label to Duckhorn Vineyards. The company's own brand summary describes its goal as being the "gateway duck" for trading up to Duckhorn and its other brands. www.duckhornportfolio.com/assets/clien...
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Day #243 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "Floodland" by the Sisters of Mercy. This album is the second studio album by the Sisters of Mercy and was released on November 16, 1987. #MusicSky
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The Wine Pair Podcast @thewinepairpodcast.com · 27/09/2026
You've seen the duck on the Decoy label everywhere. We bought two bottles with our own money to find out if it is worth buying or if you should duck it. thewinepairpodcast.com/episode/deco...
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Decoy Wine: Should You Buy It, or Duck It? | The Wine Pair Podcast - Find Great Wines Without Breaking the Bank
We know you’ve seen Decoy wines around with their famous duck on the label, but the real question is - have you ever tried Decoy wine? Before you answer that...
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Day #242 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes" by TV On The Radio. This album is the debut studio album by TV On The Radio and it was released on March 9, 2004. #MusicSky
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We leave for Italy and Greece one week from today! I'm super excited, but also anxious. This is the first trip we've done out of the country in a year, and I'm just keeping all my fingers and toes crossed that my parents are ok on their own for 3 weeks. Send some good juju their way please!
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The Wine Pair Podcast @thewinepairpodcast.com · 25/09/2026
In 1395, the Duke of Burgundy banned Gamay outright, calling it 'a very bad and disloyal' variety and ordering it ripped out, worried it threatened Pinot Noir's reputation. It's the same grape in Beaujolais today. www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2016/07/31-j...
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'A very bad and disloyal variety': The banning of Gamay
The Duke of Burgundy's banning of Gamay from the Côte d'Or is one of the most famous pieces of wine legislation in history – and one of least understood.
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Day #241 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "The Wildest!" by Louis Prima. This album is the second studio album by Louis Prima and was released in October of 1956. #MusicSky
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"The Enigmas" by Emilia Hart is a historical fiction novel set during WWII, with some time travel and magic thrown in. The book is set to be published April 6, 2027. Read my full review on The Story Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0cde... #BookSky💙📚
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Day #240 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "The Idiot" by Iggy Pop. This album is the debut solo studio album by Iggy Pop and was released on March 18, 1977. #MusicSky
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The Wine Pair Podcast @thewinepairpodcast.com · 23/09/2026
Beaujolais isn't just a wine region, it's a UNESCO Global Geopark. The 2018 designation recognizes nearly 500 million years of geological history, the ancient rock that shaped the soils Cru Beaujolais grows in today. www.unesco.org/en/iggp/beau...
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The Wine Pair Podcast @thewinepairpodcast.com · 22/09/2026
A wine can be 100% Beaujolais and never say so on the label. Bottles from any of the 10 crus are often labeled with just the cru name, the mark of the region's top quality tier. flatiron-wines.com/blogs/the-la...
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A Guide to the 10 Crus of Beaujolais
This Guide to the 10 Crus of Beaujolais is a quick introduction and round-up. Throughout this post, we've linked to our more detailed blog posts on each Cru. But for now we hope this helps you on your...
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The Wine Pair Podcast @thewinepairpodcast.com · 20/09/2026
Most people think Beaujolais means Nouveau, the light, almost candy-like wine that shows up every November. Cru Beaujolais is a totally different animal: balanced, built to age, and elegant. thewinepairpodcast.com/episode/cru-...
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Cru Beaujolais: A Far Cry from Beaujolais Nouveau! | The Wine Pair Podcast - Find Great Wines Without Breaking the Bank
If your impression of Beaujolais is that super light fruity wine called Beaujolais Nouveau that comes out in November right around Thanksgiving, you are really...
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Day #239 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "Survivor" by Destiny's Child. This album is the third studio album by Destiny's Child and it was released on April 25, 2001. #MusicSky
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Day #238 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "The Joshua Tree" by U2. This album is the fifth studio album by U2 and was released on March 9, 1987. #MusicSky
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The Wine Pair Podcast @thewinepairpodcast.com · 18/09/2026
Growing season temperatures in southern England have warmed enough in recent decades to start ripening the same grapes Champagne uses. www.thewinesociety.com/sustainabili...
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Climate change and English wine | The Wine Society
The English wine industry has made huge strides over the past two decades, but how significant a role has global warming actually played?
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Refugee" by Stella Beake explores the near future when the citizens of Europe and the U.S. suddenly find themselves becoming refugees in countries like Africa. Highly recommend! Full review on The Story Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/998d... #BookSky
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Day #237 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "Boy In Da Corner" by Dizzee Rascal. This album is the debut studio album by Dizzee Rascal and was released on July 21, 2003. #MusicSky
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The Wine Pair Podcast @thewinepairpodcast.com · 16/09/2026
The chalk that forms the White Cliffs of Dover doesn't stop at the coast. It continues under the English Channel and resurfaces in Champagne as a related formation, part of why southern England vineyards share some similarities with Champagne. www.winewithseth.com/winewiki/sou...
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Southeast Chalk and Limestone Geology: The Cretaceous Connection to Champagne | WineWiki
The chalk and limestone geology of southeastern England, spanning Kent, Sussex, Surrey, and Hampshire, originates from the same Upper Cretaceous formation
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Day #236 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "Funeral" by Arcade Fire. This album is the debut studio album by Arcade Fire and was released on September 14, 2004. #MusicSky
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The Wine Pair Podcast @thewinepairpodcast.com · 15/09/2026
In 1662, Christopher Merrett documented English wine coopers adding sugar to imported still wines to make them "brisk and sparkling," years before similar techniques were credited to Champagne's Dom Pérignon. englishwine.com/the-complete...
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The Complete Story of Sparkling Wine production - Englishwine.com
Great Britain 1662-2024 The production of sparkling wine in Britain – although not from home-grown grapes – is verifiably more than 350 years old, and we know from the two papers read at the newly-fou...
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"The Years" is a memoir by French author Annie Ernaux, that uses small blurbs about current events and life milestones to tell the author's story. Full review on The Story Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/9ae7... #BookSky💙📚
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Day #235 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "I See You" by the xx. This album is the third studio album by the xx and was released on January 13, 2017. #MusicSky
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The Wine Pair Podcast @thewinepairpodcast.com · 14/09/2026
When we said we were covering English sparkling wine, Carmela's first question was whether England even has the right climate to grow the grapes. Fair question. Maybe climate change?!? thewinepairpodcast.com/episode/they...
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They Make Sparkling Wine in England?!? | The Wine Pair Podcast - Find Great Wines Without Breaking the Bank
We know what you’re thinking. There’s no way they can make wine in England. We thought the same thing too, but here’s the deal. They are making some killer...
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Fun episode and I absolutely love all of the Mabel noises in the background. She needs to be a regular contributor to the podcast!
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Day #234 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "Oracular Spectacular" by MGMT. This album is the debut studio album by MGMT and was released on October 2, 2007. #MusicSky
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Day #233 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "A Northern Soul" by the Verve. This album is the second studio album by the Verve and was released on July 3, 1995. #MusicSky
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"Crime Writer" by Vinnie Hansen is an action packed thriller about a novelist who gets caught up in a real life crime. Full review on The Story Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b654... #BookSky💙📚
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Day #232 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "The Genius of Ray Charles" by Ray Charles. This album is the seventh studio album by Ray Charles and was released in October of 1959. #MusicSky
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Day #231 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "Blunderbuss" by Jack White. This album is the debut solo studio album by Jack White and was released on April 23, 2012. #MusicSky
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The Wine Pair Podcast @thewinepairpodcast.com · 11/09/2026
We get you are trying to watch out for added sugar and reduced carbs as well. But, here’s the skinny: most dry wines are low in carbs and almost zero sugar. Some brands want you to think they have a secret formula for low sugar wine. Don’t buy it. thewinepairpodcast.com/episode/mini...
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"A Daughter's Guide to Mothers and Murder" by Dianne Freeman is a fun little Victorian-era murder mystery. Full review on The Story Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0c27... #BookSky💙📚
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Day #230 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "Deep Purple In Rock" by Deep Purple. This album is the fourth studio album by Deep Purple and was released on June 5, 1970. #MusicSky
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The Wine Pair Podcast @thewinepairpodcast.com · 09/09/2026
A regular old dry table wine already runs somewhere around 0.15 to 0.45 grams of sugar per glass. That's roughly the same range a lot of "zero sugar" wine marketing is selling you. Let that sink in. bottlelogic.substack.com/p/your-natur...
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Not All Wine Buzzwords Are Created Equal
Natural, low alcohol, zero sugar, and low calorie are reshaping how wine markets to a new generation. One of these is spot on, the rest owe us a better explanation
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Day #229 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "Infected" by the The. This album is the second studio album by the The and it was released on November 17, 1986. #MusicSky
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
"If Only She..." by Diane Harth is a memoir that talks about the author's relationship with her mother, who was unable to ever show her any love, and the way therapy helped her move on. Full review on The Story Graph: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/513d... #BookSky💙📚
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The Wine Pair Podcast @thewinepairpodcast.com · 07/09/2026
The TTB, the federal agency that actually regulates wine labels, says "clean" has no legal definition and using it to imply a health benefit is misleading. Honestly, “clean” is meaningless, and we think you should just ignore it. wineinstitute.org/news-alerts/...
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TTB Issues Statement on Clean Wine Claims | Wine Institute
The Advocacy Group for the California Wine Industry
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Day #228 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "Led Zeppelin" by Led Zeppelin. This album is the debut studio album by Led Zeppelin and it was released in January of 1969. #MusicSky
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Check out this short episode from The Wine Pair Podcast! Lots of great info in just a few minutes! #WineSky
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Love the minisode! And I especially appreciate it this week after getting back from vacation and needing to catch up on all of my podcasts 😀
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Tips2LiveBy 📚 🍷 🏝 🎵 @tips2liveby.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Day #227 of the "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" generator. Today's album is "Trio" by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris. This album is a collaborative album by Parton, Ronstadt and Harris and was released on March 2, 1987. #MusicSky
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