So…you want to advertise on a wine blog?
I like the sound of that.
For those who want to reach an audience composed primarily of food, wine and hospitality professionals who have a household income of $75,000 a year, who are highly educated and who drink LOTS of wine, FERMENTATION: The Daily Wine Blog may [...]

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Andy Perdue, longtime editor of Wine Press Northwest and an authority on the wines and wine industry in Oregon and Washington, was kind enough to interview me at the Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla, Washington last week.
It was a fun interview to do and gave me the chance to think about the utility [...]

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At a recent meeting of the National Conference of State Liquor Administrators (NCSLA) a lively debate over H.R. 5034, the bill that would allow states to pass any discriminatory or protectionist laws and regulations regarding alcohol sales and distribution without concern of court challenges. At that debate, wholesaler supporters complained that opponents of the [...]

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Occasionally comments on this blog come in the form questions, rather than statements. However, most often those questions are along the lines of “Who the hell do you think you are.” Rhetorical at best.
However, very occasionally I get real honest to goodness questions that deserve a real responses.
Thomas Pellechia, a long time wine [...]

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10 Things I’ve learned So Far at the 2010 Wine Bloggers Conference
1. The wine bloggers conference confirms what many bloggers already knew: There is a strong sense of community among bloggers.
2. The good folks at the Secret Sherry Society has convinced me that Fino Sherry is an interesting substitute for the vermouth in a [...]

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