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Reader: Don’t whine when Swirl Girl uncorks geeky wine details

No sour grapes here! Every week, Swirl Girl Kendra Anderson pours out information -- and opinions -- about wine. Too much info? Not according to Mo Smith, who posted this comment on "Three major sommelier service don'ts": Enjoy your columns, but will say that some of us love the dorky...
By Patricia CalhounMay 26, 2011
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No sour grapes here! Every week, Swirl Girl Kendra Anderson pours out information — and opinions — about wine. Too much info?

Not according to Mo Smith, who posted this comment on “Three major sommelier service don’ts”:

Enjoy your columns, but will say that some of us love the dorky technical details. Savvy sommeliers can suss out those of us who don’t mind their going full-on Poindexter with the descriptions. Passion is definitely first, though, and can’t be faked.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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