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Susan R Lin
Jan 12, 20211 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20217 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20214 min read
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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