The second US Wine Blogger’s Conference began earlier today and I’m glad to in attendance once again. It’s a gathering of hundreds of wine bloggers like me, along with just many participants from within the wine industry. We’ve already done our opening events (i.e. registration, meet the sponsors, lunch, welcome, etc.) and it’s time for [...]
A Really Goode Job, And the Winner Is…
Published in Off the Rack, Wine Events
OK, so no… I didn’t uncover leaked information about who won the Murphy-Goode Really Goode job. But I do know who the real winner is, it’s Murphy-Goode. In case you haven’t heard about this let me give you the background. The folks at Murphy-Goode wine set up a contest where they asked people to apply [...]
You’re Invited to a Cheap Wine Ratings Wine Tasting
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My friend Kevin Keith, blogger at Under the Grape Tree and head wine buyer at Liquor Direct in Northern Kentucky, has invited me to present the weekly wine tasting at Liquor Direct this Friday and Saturday, May 15 & 16. It’s really pretty casual, not a formal presentation or anything. Kevin asked me to pick [...]
Cincinnati International Wine Festival – Wine Competition
Published in Wine Events
Yesterday I had the honor to be one of the 45 judges for the upcoming Cincinnati International Wine Festival. There were 350+ wines entered in the competition, of which I only evaluated about 40. I thought you may be curious to get a little behind-the-scenes peek at how judging is done for these competitions—as well [...]
Upcoming Wine Events
Published in Wine Blogging Wednesday, Wine Events
I have a few quick notes for you tonight on some upcoming wine events. Wine Blogging Wednesday #53 You may recall that I was the host for the last Wine Blogging Wednesday, just a few weeks ago, when we featured value red wines from Chile. The next installment of this monthly event will be hosted [...]
Live Blogging Wine Tasting at the Wine Bloggers Conference
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I am sitting at the first US Wine Bloggers Conference in Santa Rosa, CA and we are about to do a live blogging wine tasting. You could call this speed tasting. We get 5 minutes with each wine. Many of these wines are over the price range we typically do here. Disclaimer: My normal process [...]
Wine Tasting for a Cause
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Last fall, a friend of mine and fellow Cincinnati area wine blogger Michelle Lentz lost her sister, Krystal Pepper, due to a congenital heart defect. In an effort to honor Krystal’s memory, her friends and family have established a memorial scholarship in her name and are working to raise $25,000 in the next three years to [...]
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