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Sometimes, a name really does say it all. The wines of Magnifico are nothing short of magnificent. They span Italy, from Tuscany, to Sicily and beyond. These beautiful wines showcase the best the country has to offer, which, by the way, is quite a bit, when it comes to wine. This blend is classically Italian, with crisp and refreshing notes. With some subtle and well-balanced tropical fruit flavors, this wine showcases quite a bit. With a refreshing finish of minerality, this is a great pair for fresh salads or seafood

The Welcome to the Wall get into multiple topics this day such as what is Credit to the rich and the poor.  How using money to gain happiness or the end result of what money buys brings happiness.  Is travel really worth it? Then the topic of Nurture vs. Nature came up.  Very interesting. 

Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, the mighty Thor finds himself in a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against the Hulk, his former ally and fellow Avenger. Thor's quest for survival leads him in a race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home world and the Asgardian civilization

The arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau from Georges Duboeuf is an annual celebration. A bright and brambly version, with light tannins and a subtle, minerally underpinning to the flavors of black raspberry, mandarin orange peel and fig.  Here's my take on this new Holiday drink.

Parents, school systems and being prepared for money and how they should've be taught.  The welcome to the wall crew puts this out to the team and to share their stories to see what their experience was.  Life under the Trump administration in the eyes of the team while figuring out what is their role in the future. Special guest Rapper Zvndxr joins the welcome to the wall crew to give his perspective on life and how he got to his enlightenment and where he's at right now.

In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife. That was summary to the movie but anyway, Alicia and I watched this critically acclaimed movie called A ghost Story separately after I was recommended to watch and review this independent film.  This love, spiritual and exploration of time story is an interesting view of what love and time does to a person when you have no control of what can be done.

On this episode, Alicia as a quest speaker at the Dev Fest Summit in Atlanta Georgia takes time to speak to a few women about black women and women of color in tech.  Alicia talks to these women about their challenges and experiences with women in tech.  

The REPO team recaps the Mueller indictments as well as discuss why there is a difference between white terrorist activity defined by the media and people of color (muslims, african americans and latino,,etc) that are seen as born criminals or people that should not be allowed into our country.

From a fifth-generation winemaking family in southern Australia’s historic Barossa Valley region, Paperbark wines are as loveable as their namesake, an Australian tree with peeling bark and fluffy white flowers. 2016 Paperbark Chardonnay is a pale yellow in the glass, sharing aromas of ripe peach with notes of tart citrus. This barrel-matured wine’s palate is medium bodied, with notes of nougat and spice from wild fermentation, and a hint of vanilla from oak aging

Young Thurgood Marshall faces one of his greatest challenges while working as a lawyer for the NAACP. Marshall travels to conservative Connecticut when wealthy socialite Eleanor Strubing accuses black chauffeur Joseph Spell of sexual assault and attempted murder. He soon teams up with Sam Friedman, a local Jewish lawyer who's never handled a criminal case.   

Alicia is chosen to speak at the "All things Open" conference in Raleigh Durham NC. Speaks on Home Automation and the future of homes.   Which is a conference exploring open source, open tech and the open webbing the enterprise.  She speaks to a few ladies that attended this huge event.

With this episode the REPO team talks about the craziest issues that came out from the previous week from The Donna Brazile, Rand Paul, Trump as a toddler or what Rex stated.  A f**kin Moron and election results.

We hit two cities today with the new releases by Yo Gotti and The Hustle Gang.  Yeah Gotta been out for a minute but the Hustle Gang is on some other shit.  Memphis and the A gets the review this week and I fell asleep on one of them.  

This Sauvignon Blanc was very ordinary and came from a Groupon deal from the Splash wines distributors.  This light aromatic wine is not a stand out from most other sauvignon blanc wines.  The taste is ordinary and should be used as a compliment to food as oppose to a great stand alone wine.  Wine connoisseurs stay away, beginners its good to learn and build your palate on.  Check out online reviews on Groupon wines to get more details about the distributors​​​​​​​ 

Purple-colored, the nose offers up plum and black cherry notes with a touch of black pepper. The palate is soft and round with ripe, saturated berry flavors. Finishes spicy and full with chewy tannins Founded in 1883, Trapiche is one of Argentina's best-known wine brands. Located at the foothills of the Andes in Mendoza, they own more than 3000 acres of vineyards ranging from 600 meters to over 1200 meters. Chief winemaker, Daniel Pi's goal and vission is to represent the richness and diversity of Argentina's terroir. Trapiche is dedicated to creating the best Malbec wines in the world as exemplified by the winery's most successful project, The Single Vineyard Malbec Series