Vanessa Conlin

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A very worthy finish to my time in Italy! It has been a thrilling and exhausting week, and while there are many things I will miss about Tuscany, like the food, the wine, the people, and the beauty of the place, I will not miss driving here, trying
Sunday in Montalcino. Chilly and magical! #tuscany #brunellodimontalcino #winetasting #montalcino
The only thing better than tasting Brunello is tasting 369 of them. #brunello #brunellodimontalcino #tuscany #montalcino #winetasting #purpleteeth #benvenutobrunello
Glorious, breezy morning at Il Poggione! Gearing up for a big week of tastings and visits to write about the presentation of the 2020 vintage of Brunello. #brunello #montalcino #tuscany #winetasting #sangiovese
Fantastic start to a week in Tuscany to write and review for The Wine Independent! Today Bolgheri —> Montalcino 🍷 #tuscany #bolgheriwine #winetasting #supertuscan #ornellaia
Heading to Tuscany to review for The Wine Independent! Already missing my husband and my cats, but Brunello with help 🐈🐈🐈🍷 Photo credit: Emma Kruch
Beautiful summer-like October afternoon in Napa Valley tasting Pym-Rae (and a rogue bottle of 2009 Pontet-Canet) with Alfred Tesseron. The wine of the day was the 2018 Pym-Rae which was expressive and complete, and showing years of promise ahead. Als
The National at The Greek with great friends! Perfect end to the weekend. They played my faves Slow Show, I Need My Girl, and Fake Empire - heaven!
Gorgeous warm evening in Oakville celebrating harvest and Favia’s new home. I can’t imagine a more perfect spot for these amazing, special, and brilliant people. Thank you Andy and Annie for the wonderful evening and even more wonderful c
Loved being a part of this panel about opportunities for Spanish wines in the US! We could have talked for hours longer about the incredible opportunity there is for growth through an intensified focus on communicating the uniqueness, gastronomic fri
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Cocktails by candlelight in Mexico City with the light of my life 💕
Mexico City Day 1! Tuna tostadas, parks, and mezcal. Also, more mezcal.
Mexico City, here we come!
Incredibly proud of my Dad, Thomas Conlin, who conducted a brilliant All-Brahms concert at the Empress Theater this weekend with the Vallejo Festival Orchestra. We celebrated as Brahms would, by turning our house into a tavern, albeit with a tad more

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