NOVA SCOTIA ICEWINE FESTIVAL
Top 10 Tips for an Icewine Lover
by Sophia Luckett, sophiawinelover.com
Not many people know this, but the benefits from drinking Icewine include glossy hair, increased endorphins, a good sense of humour, endurance, being 24% bullet proof, rhythm, power of persuasion, and an uncanny knack for foreign languages.
Or, at least, I always have a sneaky suspicion this is the case when I’m ...
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