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How To Participate in Virtual Wine Tastings: The Minimalist Guide

How To Participate in Virtual Wine Tastings: The Minimalist Guide

Wouldn’t it be cool if we could taste wine together virtually? That was the question echoing in the Webosphere just a few years ago. Sure, the technology was there, but it was slow and stodgy. I’d rather remove the “d” in stodgy, replace it with a stogy and puff slowly on a Cuban Partagás or [...]

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Posted in Education2 Comments

A Killer Resource for Wine Pros: How to Develop a Photographic Story

A Killer Resource for Wine Pros: How to Develop a Photographic Story

If you are in the food and wine industry and want to learn how to take stunning photos, do I have a workshop for you! David Duncan Livingston is heading up a class on how to develop a photographic story that is on brand and beautifully photographed. David has over twenty years experience and his [...]

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Posted in Food & Wine6 Comments

Warning: These wine law changes will make your head spin!

Warning: These wine law changes will make your head spin!

If you thought a lot of wine law changes were going on last year, you are absolutely correct. I was stunned to see the amount of modifications happening worldwide in 2011. And what’s even more amazing is that the below list only highlights the most significant changes from last year! I would like to thank [...]

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A Documentary Worth Seeing: SOMM

A Documentary Worth Seeing: SOMM

I’m stoked to tell you about a new documentary in work called SOMM. It’s a story of four sommeliers attempting to pass the Master Sommelier exam, a test with one of the lowest pass rates in the world. The exam covers literally anything having to do with the entire world of wine and that is [...]

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Wine Terroir: Tradition versus Technological Advance

Wine Terroir: Tradition versus Technological Advance

It may seem like we are beating this subject to death, which may be entirely true. But, we are dealing with a subject that is central to understanding what makes wine grapes grow into beautiful wines. It seems as if one answer leads to more questions. I am indebted to Tom Darnell for pushing me [...]

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Posted in Technology7 Comments

The 411 on Wine & Health

The 411 on Wine & Health

If there is one subject that catches one’s attention, it is a report that brings health and wine into the limelight in a good way. This is why I was paying attention to Jamie Goode’s take on Wine and Health. Having recently attended the International Wine & Heart Health Summit, I was interested in what [...]

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