Susan R Lin
Welcome! Gratitude and Hope
Hello! Welcome to my little haven where I share my experiences and perspectives on a life in wine, wine exams, and the performing arts. I...
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Susan R Lin
- Jun 20, 2021
- 5 min
Operas & Cocktails: Bess You Is My Woman (Gershwin's Porgy and Bess)
This is part of my series of opera and cocktail pairings to share the experience of fantastic music enjoyed with a cocktail recipe by...
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Susan R Lin
- May 21, 2021
- 5 min
Operas & Cocktails: Seguidilla (Bizet's Carmen)
This is part of my series of opera and cocktail pairings to share the experience of fantastic music enjoyed with a cocktail. Please read...
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Susan R Lin
- Apr 17, 2021
- 5 min
Operas & Cocktails: Nessun Dorma (Puccini's Turandot)
This is part of my series of opera cocktail pairings to share the experience of fantastic music enjoyed with a cocktail. Please read the...
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Susan R Lin
- Mar 13, 2021
- 3 min
Operas & Cocktails: Winterstürme (Wagner's Die Walküre)
This is part of my series of opera cocktail pairings to share the experience of fantastic music enjoyed with a delicious cocktail. Read...
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Susan R Lin
- Feb 13, 2021
- 3 min
Operas & Cocktails: Cherubino (Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro)
This is part of my series of opera cocktail pairings to share the experience of fantastic music enjoyed with delicious cocktails. Please...
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Susan R Lin
- Jan 31, 2021
- 2 min
Introducing: Operas & Cocktails!
Operas + Cocktails = More Feelings I’m excited to introduce a series of opera and cocktail pairings, by yours truly. I was inspired to...
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Susan R Lin
- Jan 18, 2021
- 7 min
Archives: Tackling the Stage 2 Masters of Wine Exam
In my final post from my Blogger archives, I share my experiences and perspectives on this part of my journey in the Masters of Wine...
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Susan R Lin
- Jan 17, 2021
- 6 min
Archives: Tackling the Stage 1 Masters of Wine Exam
I passed the Stage 1 Masters of Wine (MW) exam in 2017, and I below I share my perspectives in a post from my Blogger archives. There are...
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Susan R Lin
- Jan 17, 2021
- 4 min
Archives: Earning the WSET Diploma
I completed the Wine & Spirit Education Trust Diploma in Wines and Spirits in 2016. The WSET Level 4 Diploma represents the highest...
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Susan R Lin
- Jan 17, 2021
- 3 min
Archives: Earning the Master of Fine Arts
Graduating with a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Classical Piano and Musicology was a dream I never thought I would realize. I performed my...
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Susan R Lin
- Jan 17, 2021
- 3 min
Archives: Remembering my Piano Teacher, my Mentor
Here is a post from my music life, from the Blogger archives. After having taken up formal studies again, I'd had the honor of being...
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Susan R Lin
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2 min
Archives: Won't Stop Dancing
From the Blogger archives comes a post about my dance life. I'd been performing Chinese dance regularly, but pain in my left foot has...
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Susan R Lin
- Jan 17, 2021
- 5 min
Archives: French Wine Scholar
In July 2016 I took the French Wine Scholar exam, administered by the Wine Scholar Guild. Preparing for this exam allowed me to focus...
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Susan R Lin
- Jan 16, 2021
- 4 min
Archives: Bordeaux En Primeur 2015 Vintage Summary
Et voilà! Here is my final report from my Bordeaux en primeur visit in 2016, from the Blogger archives. The campaign went well for us at...
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Susan R Lin
- Jan 16, 2021
- 4 min
Archives: Bordeaux En Primeur 2015 Vintage Sauternes
From the archives, a report on the 2015 vintage sweet wines of Sauternes and Barsac during en primeur week in 2016! I was amazed by how...
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Susan R Lin
- Jan 16, 2021
- 5 min
Archives: Bordeaux En Primeur 2015 Vintage More Left Bank
Here's another Bordeaux 2015 vintage en primeur report from my Blogger archives, this time on more Left Bank wines. After the "mass...
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Susan R Lin
- Jan 15, 2021
- 3 min
Archives: Bordeaux En Primeur 2015 Vintage First Growths
This report from my Blogger archives recounts tasting 2015 samples of Bordeaux First Growths during en primeur in April 2016. There are...
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Susan R Lin
- Jan 15, 2021
- 5 min
Archives: Bordeaux En Primeur 2015 Vintage Right Bank
From the Blogger archives comes my 2015 vintage Right Bank Bordeaux en primeur tasting report. As I taste the finished and bottled wines...
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Susan R Lin
- Jan 15, 2021
- 4 min
Archives: Bordeaux En Primeur 2015 Vintage Left Bank
From the Blogger archives, here is my report of Left Bank châteaux tastings hosted by the Union des Grands Crus in 2016. I participated...
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