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Where wine meets story, food meets memory, and travel meets truth—plus the smart, soulful stories the magazines leave out by wine and spirits journalist, cookbook author, and natural-born wanderer Jessica Dupuy.

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    Wine and spirits journalist and wine consultant. Wine / Spirits / Food / Travel Decanter, Forbes, Texas Monthly, VinePair, SevenFifty, GuildSomm DipWSET, Certified Somm Podcast @anotherbottledowncast

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    Milan-based, Texas-born cookbook author, culinary guide, food storyteller , buona forchetta\ud83c\udf74Liguria, The Cookbook \ud83d\udcd5

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