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Artisan Chocolate Festival & Wine Tasting Expo

Buy tickets now for 50 percent off the Greater L.A. Artisan Chocolate & Wine Tasting Festival!

Posted by Jackie Balestra, September 27, 2012 at 09:47 pm

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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

The first ever Artisan Chocolate Festival & Wine Expo is taking place right here in Redondo Beach from Nov. 17 -18!

Tickets have just gone on sale and you can purchase them for 50 percent off through Oct. 5!!!!

For more information, visit my website.

Wine and chocolate??? No brainer—yeah, I'll be there!

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