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by Ally DuVinApril 1, 2021

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#happyhumpday🐫 friends! Today calls for a delicious cocktail! There is a Persian market that sells ice cream I pass almost everyday, and one of my favorite flavors they sell is Rose Water Cardamom. These flavors are great in ice cream, but also great in a martini! My Desert Rose Martini uses equal parts @hendricksginco and @titosvodka shaken with @carpanobotanicbitter Bianco Vermouth, rose water, and cardamom bitters. Grab yourself some of your favorite Middle Eastern food, go to my website, and make yourself a Desert Rose Martini to go with it! Link to my website is in the bio. Enjoy! #theunpretentiouswineenthusiast #desertrose #hendricksgin #titosvodka #carpanobianco #martinitime🍸 #happyhour #makemeadrink #ilovepersianfood

Wrote a new blog post today about my thoughts regarding the pressure to speak French, or any second language for that matter, when being involved in the wine industry. Whether that’s being involved through your hobby or career. My ultimate goal starting #theunpretentiouswineenthusiast was to make the wine and spirits industry more welcoming! One of my greatest insecurities when starting out was that I am not bilingual and have never been good at learning second languages. This post is about my personal experience and I hope whoever reads this enjoys it and possibly feels encouraged to follow their passions! You can find the post on my website! Link is in the bio! #doyouspeakfrench #dontgiveuponyourself #winelover #winetasting #continuetogrow

ATTENTION CALIFORNIA! It’s spring not summer so what’s with the 80 degree weather?!?! 😂 Well at least warm weather is great for a refreshing cocktail! I just recently tried @suntory_rokugin for the first time and really enjoyed it! It was softer than a lot of other gins I’ve tried but that’s great for those who complain gin tastes like potpourri. In my née cocktail, the Pacific Breeze, I played on the beautiful Japanese botanical undertones of cherry blossom and Yuzu with ingredients flavors from outside Japan, such as grapefruit and rose water, to make this refreshing citrusy cocktail! For the recipe go to my website! The link is in my bio! #happysunday #theunpretentiouswineenthusiast #rokugin #cocktails #sunmerinspring

Today the world lost a legend in the wine industry. Steven Spurrier, a lover of wine, and the man responsible for the Judging of Paris that put California’s Napa Valley on an equal playing field with France. Opening the doors to not just California, but many new world wine regions for the chance to be seen as prestigious and worthy of our attention. 2020 was bad and it appears 2021 is following in its footsteps by taking away my dreams of meeting this crusader someday. #ripstevenspurrier #itsasadday #winelegends

Today I got my first round of the Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine! I was told I shouldn’t consume alcohol so I decided to recreate my favorite lunch from Paris sans the Champagne! Salade Lyonnaise and double espresso with a piece of dark chocolate ❤️ I took in the pleasures of my tastebuds sitting on my patio looking at the blue skies, clouds in whimsical shapes, a mother and baby bird chirping in the nest in the apple tree, and the smell of jasmine and fresh cut grass. This is what is missing from our everyday lives— pleasure— pleasure that doesn’t have to cost $$$. It’s fun to buy the expensive bottle of champagne or whisky but sometimes we just have to take in what is available at no cost to truly experience pleasure and happiness. #petitepleasures #theunpretentiouswineenthusiast #dopioespresso #saladelyonnaise #nodrinkstonight #pleasureatnocost #imissparis🇫🇷 #ilovepariseverymoment #francophile

It’s been a long time in between my last post and now 😭 I thought after the holidays things would show down but then the company I work for went through a major transition of power and things have been somewhat stressful. On top of that I’ve been trying to reconfigure a few concepts for my website and figure out what direction I want to go with it 😪 BUT! I finally schedule in some time for my love language food and wine!

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