Robin Bell Renken

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Robin is a wine writer creating content in multiple mediums with her husband, Michael. She holds a CSW (Certified Specialist of Wine) and her WSET 3 Certification. She writes regularly with multiple online wine writing groups, including the French Winophiles, Wine Pairing Weekend, and World Wine Travel, as well as for the Oregon Wine Press.

With the sites https://www.CrushedGrapeChronicles.com, & https://www.DiscoveringWineCountry.com, she and Michael explore the stories behind the wines. Digging into the stories of the winemakers, the soils, and the land and translating that to the joy that it brings in the glass and to the table.

She is the author of 2 books in the “Tempting Spoonfuls” series, which pair single bites filled with flavor wi
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Robin Robin said: " This beautiful book will plunge you into Turkey's history, scenery, and wineries. This is the region where many wine grapes began, and while the "Wine Culture" in Turkey is not as strong as in many countries, there are unique varieties, and the quali ...more "

 

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Jupiter’s Blood by Steven Laine
Jupiter’s Blood
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This book is a thriller with wine as a backdrop. If you love wine, you will find it great fun, with mentions of wines, wineries, and regions as the characters run headlong through their adventure.
If you don't like wine, don't worry! Think of it as a
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One Day by David Nicholls
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After watching the series recently on Netflix, I wanted to read the book. It did not disappoint.
Poignant, thoughtful, and honest, it drew me in. It was hard to put the book down. I did, mostly in order to stretch out the pleasure of reading it.
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In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
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This piece of historical fiction was everything I needed to take me away to Venice. Having recently traveled there, it was fun to look up the places in the book and see if I had passed by these buildings. The story was one I wanted to follow, and I h ...more
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A Cup of Tea by Amy Ephron
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This was a quick read. The sense of place and the time period were vividly portrayed. It is interesting to read the original short story by Katherine Mansfield that the book was based on.
The language is beautiful and the sense of society and its bou
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The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
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This was a tough book. Reading it mid-winter, not such a great idea. I trudged through it. The characters were sad and often horrible, and I struggled to empathize. It made me worry for the author. What a tortured soul to have all these thoughts in y ...more
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