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Wine and the Clarion Call of "KIDS"!

Date: Tue, Mar 9, 2010

Many of us have watched opponents of direct shipping cynically use the clarion call of "KIDS, BUT THE KIDS!" for years in their attempt to prevent the shipment of wines across state lines and directly to the homes of consumers....

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Women, Wine, Weight, News and Commerce

Date: Tue, Mar 9, 2010

"CHEERS LADIES—A DRINK A DAY MAY KEEP THE WEIGHT AWAY"—ABC News "MODERATE DRINKERS GAINED LESS WEIGHT THAN ABSTAINERS—Boston.com "RED WINE LESSONS OBESITY RISK IN WOMEN—Oneindia STUDY: WOMEN WHO DRINK MODERATELY TEND TO GAIN LESS WEIGHT IN MIDDLE AGE—LA Times WOMEN...

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Wine and Testimony

Date: Mon, Mar 8, 2010

Testifying in front of a government body is frustrating, for a number of reasons. The primary source of frustration, however, is the inability to stand up in the midst of of a hearing and shout, "Bullshit!" It's not so much...

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The Wine Blog Awards Return

Date: Fri, Mar 5, 2010

In 2007 I asked myself, "what would the best wine blog look like"? I had my own answers to this question. But what I was more interested in is what others, many others, thought about this question. It then occurred...

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Napa Valley and Its"By Appointment Only" Problem

Date: Tue, Mar 2, 2010

If you enjoy watching good old fashioned democracy in action, then watch the Napa Valley Board of Supervisors meeting today. Today a public hearing is on the agenda to discuss the modification of the "Winery Definition Ordinance". This is the...

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Bloggerview #33: Ed Thralls

Date: Fri, Feb 26, 2010

BLOGGERVIEW #33 Who: Ed Thralls Blog: Wine Tonite Where: http://www.winetonite.com/ I like "Wine Tonite". It strikes me as a quintessential 2010 Wine Blog insofar as if you glance through it you'll see that it's producer, Ed Thralls, has taken advantage...

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Does Wine Need A Healthcare Forum?

Date: Thu, Feb 25, 2010

As I write this, President Obama is holding court at Blair House and discussing with members of congress the issue of healthcare. It's a contentious issue that will define the President's first term and that has highlighted many of the...

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Is Napa Valley Like the Antebellum South?

Date: Tue, Feb 23, 2010

Is Napa Valley very much like the classic "Mill Towns" of England and early New England? Or is it more like the Antebellum South? I've been thinking about the differences between Napa Valley and Sonoma County of late as I've...

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A History of My Life (with drinks attached)

Date: Fri, Feb 19, 2010

Birthdays are good occasions to self assess and to look back, as well as forward. In this case, it is an abbreviated look back. On the occasion of my 47th birthday... A Short History of My Life (with drinks) February...

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Bravery and Comic Relief in the Wine Industry

Date: Thu, Feb 18, 2010

Judd's Enormous Wine Show, produced by the folks at Judd's Hill Winery in Napa has the best production value of any private wine-related wine video series on the net. Plus, it's hilarious as the video below can attest. But is...

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The Great Northwest Wine Adventure

Date: Thu, Feb 18, 2010

My great Washington Wine Epiphany came a few years ago when I attended Wine & Spirits Magazine's Top 100 tasting in San Francisco. The tasting of top wineries W&S had encountered over the past year was set up by region—Germans...

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50 Ways of Updating Facebook for Wineries

Date: Tue, Feb 16, 2010

Over the past year I've talked to numerous wineries and wine related businesses about the task of keeping up with the demands of social media marketing. Far and away the two most frequent objections I hear about engaging in social...

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MY LOVE

Date: Fri, Feb 12, 2010

Yes. Valentines Day is a Hallmark Holiday; a corporate concoction that plays on our deepest feelings for the purpose of selling us stuff. That's not what perturbs me most about the occasion. What really gets to me is that this...

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Stop Worrying, Be Networked

Date: Wed, Feb 10, 2010

I used to like Steve Heimoff because he was willing to listen to or carefully read a pitch I'd throw his way about a client. Then I started to like him more because he seemed to have a similar appreciation...

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