{"id":103,"date":"2011-11-17T19:47:37","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T19:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=103"},"modified":"2011-11-17T19:47:37","modified_gmt":"2011-11-17T19:47:37","slug":"don-lahey-on-the-task-of-posting-his-top-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/don-lahey-on-the-task-of-posting-his-top-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Lahey on the Task of Posting His Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each month we post our featured wines in each level of our service both on our web site and on our Facebook page so that members that eagerly await their next shipment have the opportunity to check them out before they arrive.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been asked to highlight which of our featured wines are my personal favorites each month and have to say that choosing a favorite monthly feature is akin to \u201cSophie\u2019s Choice.\u201d\u00a0 It causes me true anxiety, leaving me with a guilty conscience and profound sense of paternal betrayal.\u00a0 Why? \u00a0Choosing one wine over another tends to diminish the character and quality of the other features, which is never my intention.<\/p>\n<p>There isn\u2019t a monthly feature our tasting panels choose that I wouldn\u2019t drink and enjoy.\u00a0 However, I do have personal preferences, and therein lies the source of my guilt \u2013 preferring one child over the others.\u00a0 No matter how much you love a child or a wine, you may like one better on any given day.\u00a0 Consequently, we will be highlighting two wines each month, one from our Premier and one from our Collector\u2019s Series.\u00a0 These wines are Don\u2019s choices, either because of personal preference or some special attribute on the part of the \u201cfavored child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Votre Sant\u00e9!<\/p>\n<p>Don<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each month we post our featured wines in each level of our service both on our web site and on our Facebook page so that members that eagerly await their next shipment have the opportunity to check them out before they arrive.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been asked to highlight which of our featured wines are my personal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[5,9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Don&#039;s Top Wine Picks<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Don leads the wine panel for the International Wine of the Month Club and selects some of the best wines in the world to be featured. 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