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by The Wine GirlDecember 10, 2017

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👋Well, hello there - it's me again! 🙋🏽‍♀️⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ✨After a wild month of adventure and learning, I'm back home and back to work. ☺️💪⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 🌍I spent the better half of December travelling through East Africa, where I met the most welcoming people, tasted some delicious local wines and helped raise funds & awareness for an incredible organisation called Wine To Water. Huge thanks to those of you who supported the cause - especially you @melissamwende !! The giveaway winners will be announced very soon, so keep an eye on my stories.🎁 ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 🇬🇧After Africa I flew to London to start my Diploma studies at the @wset_school_london , and guys... I'M SO EXCITED. I can't stop thinking about everything I'm reading and learning and I can't get over how much clarity has already come through in the first unit. ⁠So many more juicy details than level 3!!! 😍📚🍇🥂⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ When I started working for a winery 4,5 years ago in Franconia I spoke zero German and only had experience in the wine service industry. So, I was learning HOW to do things hands-on in the vineyard and cellar, but I never understood in much depth WHY I was doing them. (In other words: I spent a LOT of time on Google trying to figure things out... but that doesn't always lead you down the right path when you try to search a word you don't actually know how to pronounce). 😅🤣 Anyway, the details of the things I'm learning now are like puzzle pieces. I know it's cliché, but everything is finally clicking into place and I'm so inspired - my brain is buzzing!! ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I can't wait to share what I'm learning with all of you!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #thewinegirl #notawinesnob #wsetdiploma #africa #winetowater #winediploma #study #learning #wine #wein #wset #learn #winetasting #taste #travel #explore #vineyard #inspired #happynewyear #hellothere #meagain #imback #winery #winestudies #london #nairobi #arusha #stonetown #paje #jambiani⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀

🍷Traditional large oak vats at Château Lafite Rothschild in Pauillac, Bordeaux. ⁠ ⁠ 🇫🇷Tradition and technical progress go hand in hand at Lafite. Fermentation takes place in two vat rooms: one with traditional large oak vats (pictured here), and the other with modern stainless steel vats, with integrated cooling/heating rings and automated centralised temperature control. ⁠ ⁠ 🍇The grapes from each plot are fermented in separate vats in order to preserve the identity of the terroir on which the grapes have ripened.⁠ ⁠ Source: www.lafite.com⁠ ⁠ @thedomaines @chateaulafiterothschild⁠ ⁠ #thewinegirl #notawinesnob #oak #vats #chateaulafiterothschild #lafite #rothschild #cabernetsauvignon #cab #cabernet #merlot #cabfranc #petitverdot #cabernetfranc #bordeaux #pauillac #france #tradition #modern #winemaking #wine #wein #vin #winegoals #winestagram #instawine #cellar #winecellar #winelover

🍇❄️Grapes for ice wine are usually harvested in the coldest, darkest hours of the night in order to ensure that they stay frozen until they reach the press.🌚🧤⁠ ⁠ 😲Imagine... ⁠ ⁠ ⏰Your alarm goes off at 2am and you head out to the vineyard in the freezing cold with a head lamp and a pair of scissors.✂️ The ground is frozen cold and slippery, but you have to hurry! When the sun comes up the grapes will start to thaw and it will be too late to press them. ⁠ ⁠ #nopressure !⁠ ⁠ Read the full article 'How it's made: Ice Wine' on www.thewinegirl.de 👩🏽‍💻⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #thewinegirl #notawinesnob #riesling #icewine #eiswein #wineblog #blogger #wein #eis #ice #winter #dark #cold #freezing #freeze #early #harvest #press #canada #germany #usa #sweet #winetasting #winelover #winestagram #instawine #sweetwine #edelsüß #süß

⁠ 🙏Please Read!🍷💧 ⁠ ⁠ ⁠🌍Today I'm off on one of my biggest adventures yet, and I'm filled with excitement and nerves!! ⁠ ⁠ This Friday I'm hosting an event in Nairobi with my new friend @melissa_mwende , a local somm, to raise money for an incredible organisation called Wine To Water. The event will be held at @thewineshopkenya at 6:30pm!⁠ ⁠ 🍷💧Wine To Water (W|W) is an organisation that was started by Doc Hendley, a former bar-tender who started off raising funds to combat the world water crisis by hosting events where he poured wine and played music! ⁠ ⁠ Today, W|W has offices in Arusha, Nepal, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia. In each of these countries, they employ a collaboration of qualified nationals who work full time toward sustainable clean water solutions catered to the specific country’s needs. W|W is also constantly branching into new territories through organisational partnerships and disaster relief preparedness. ⁠ ⁠ www.winetowater.org⁠ ⁠ 🗺️After the event, we'll drive to Arusha to visit W|W's newest field office and water filter ceramics factory. Their ground team will show us how they make the filters and explain how they're used. ⁠ ⁠ 🤳We'll share our journey in Insta-stories and use Instagram's DONATION Tool to build in stickers that allow our followers to donate directly to W|W with the click of a button! 100% of donations go to the W|W organisation.⁠ ⁠ 🎁Keep an eye out as well for our W|W Giveaway posts, which will continue to run until Dec 24. We have a number of generous sponsor winery's who've donated incredible wine packages! These will be given away to a number of lucky winners who've donated $10/€10 or more through our donation story stickers.⁠ ⁠ Follow our journey and please, share it with your family and friends. 🙏Together we can help fight the global water crisis and support life and dignity for all through the power of clean water. @winetowater ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #thewinegirl #nairobi #wine #water #globalwatercrisis #fundraiser #sommelier #arusha #tanzania #kenya #cleanwater #watercrisis #giveaway #africa #kenyanwine #support #donate #follow #mission

🙋🏻🙋🏾‍♂️Show of hands 🙌 ⁠ ⁠ 🍾Who thinks rosé is a summer wine, and who drinks it all year round?🗓️ ⁠ ⁠ 💁🏽I'm an all year round kinda girl, because let's face it, there really is a rosé for every occasion.❄️🌞⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #ad #werbung #thewinegirl #notawinesnob #ruffino #lavitaruffino #ruffinocares #poolside #wine #bubbles #sparkling #cheers #dreaming #summer #winter #rosy #rose #sparklingwine #strawberry #cherry #winetime #winelover #cheers #wein #vino #vin #resort #winelifestyle #bikini #roseallday

🍷💧Announcement!! 🙏Please read...😊⁠ ⁠ 🍾This weekend I will be holding my first wine event ever and I'm so excited to announce that it is in support of the charity organisation @WineToWater .⁠ ⁠ 🌍The event will be taking place this Friday evening in Nairobi, Kenya at @thewineshopkenya , where my new friend @melissa_mwende and I will be welcoming wine industry and enthusiasts to share some fantastic local wine, talk shop, and of course raise money and awareness for Wine To Water!⁠ ⁠ 🗺️On Monday Dec 22, we will drive down to Arusha to check out Wine To Water's newest field office and Ceramics Factory to see how their ground team hand-make the ceramic water filters that provide clean water to local communities.⁠ ⁠ 🤳Keep an eye on my stories to follow our journey and if you're feeling generous, please help support the cause! You can do this in just a few clicks through the instant donation buttons that will be built into my Instagram stories. ⁠ ⁠ 🎁BONUS! All donations over 10.00 ($,€,£) count as an automatic entry into our international giveaway campaign! We've got generous sponsors all over the world who have donated wine packages in support of our fundraising campaign, so don't miss your chance to help a great cause AND win some fantastic wine!! #winwin⁠ ⁠ 💧The global water crisis is real and together we can use social media for good by helping Wine To Water keep the clean water flowing in communities world-wide.⁠ ⁠ 🙏Looking forward to your support and wishing you all a happy and safe holiday season.🎄 ⁠ ⁠ -the.wine.girl⁠ Jana Kreilein⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #thewinegirl #notawinesnob #winetowater #wine #charity #giveaway #nairobi #tanzania #kenya #arusha #waterfilter #sawyerfilter #support #globalwatercrisis #cleanwater #water #donate #win #support #giveback #socialmedia #christmasspirit ⁠ ⁠ ⁠

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