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Deborah Grossman

California, San Francisco Bay
As seen in: Issuu, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Berkeleyside, Haute Living, Diablo Magazine, Pleasanton Weekly, Oakland Magazine, Palate Press, Danville San Ramon, Drink Me and
Covers:  Travel Food Drink Beverage Wine Spirits Chefs Restaurants Wineries Winemakers Distilleries Distillers Destinations: I specialize in writing about people & places with unique food and drink.
#Food #Wine #Travel #Spirits #Cocktails—I write about intriguing people, places, culture & gastronomy around the globe. #Food and Drink #ASJA #Winery

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Deborah Grossman is a freelance journalist who writes about people and places that produce unique food and drink. Her travel articles focus on life at the table around the world. Deborah participates in international wine events and travels broadly for her work from Italy to Chile and Morocco. Deborah judges wine at various venues and participates on professional panels. She writes for publications such as Vegas magazine, DrinkMemag.com, Hospitality21, Santémagazine and blogs on her website, de…

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The Ultimate Dining and Spa Experiences on the Diamond Princess Cruise

The Ultimate Dining and Spa Experiences on the Diamond Princess Cruise

A cruise to SE Asia for our special anniversary sounded exotic and relaxing, and we sailed through many happy…

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Mardi Gras Food and Fun in San Francisco

Mardi Gras Food and Fun in San Francisco

The sounds, tastes and colors of Mardi Gras at Town Hall restaurant in San Francisco evokes the good times th…

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VEGA Vegas January 2019 Page 84

VEGA Vegas January 2019 Page 84

TR AVEL & RECREATION weekender SEEK AND YOU SHALL WINE Just a hop, skip and jump from NorCal's largest viticu…

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Napa and Sonoma Wineries Enhance Their Offerings

Napa and Sonoma Wineries Enhance Their Offerings

Photo courtesy of Red Car Winery In Napa and Sonoma counties, the fields are green, wildflowers abound, and w…

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Issue 20

Issue 20

There have been innumerable moments that took my breath away throughout my many years of writing about wine. …

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What's in Your Wine?

What's in Your Wine?

But often your bottle is packed and processed with a lengthy list of safe-to-drink preservatives, fining agen…

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Sidewinder and Occasio for spirits and wine

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By Deborah Grossman
| Pleasanton Weekly
Sidewinder distiller-Occasio winemaker Dave Hendrickson Photo by Deborah Grossman Sidewinder Botanical Gin-Rum- Bourbon Straight Whiskey Photo by Deborah Grossman Sidewinder Maui Waui IPA Whiskey Photo by Deborah Grossman Sidewinder Spirits is the Tri-Valley’s sole distillery. Dave Hendrickson is the distiller who has crafted the spirits since John Kinney opened Sidewinder in 2016.
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Sidewinder and Occasio for spirits and wine

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By Deborah Grossman
| Danville San Ramon
Sidewinder distiller-Occasio winemaker Dave Hendrickson Photo by Deborah Grossman Sidewinder Botanical Gin-Rum- Bourbon Straight Whiskey Photo by Deborah Grossman Sidewinder Maui Waui IPA Whiskey Photo by Deborah Grossman Sidewinder Spirits is the Tri-Valley’s sole distillery. Dave Hendrickson is the distiller who has crafted the spirits since John Kinney opened Sidewinder in 2016.
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Tony Gemignani stretches his pizza empire to Livermore Original

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By Deborah Grossman
| Pleasanton Weekly
Slice House Tony Gemignani and slices Photo by Deborah Grossman Slice House Livermore wall poster Photo by John Williamson Slice House Tony Jack-Sweet Gino-True Italian-Webb’s Double Sausage By Deborah Grossman Tony Gemignani has made pizza for 35 years. He tossed his first pizza in Castro Valley at his brother’s Pyzano’s Pizzeria.
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Reporter for the new local newspaper in town.

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Instantaneous response to everything, major and minor, with no or minimal fact checking. The good news is, everyone has a voice.

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