For Wine Spectator senior editor Bruce Sanderson, the annual Wine Experience brings special moments and brings back special memories, from his first event in 1994 to meeting his future wife in 2001 to connecting with a fellow wine lover from his hometown. Read his personal account of the Wine Experience through the years.
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