Speed Tasting Reds at 2010 Wine Bloggers Conference

How 300 wine bloggers were able to sip through the speed tasting of reds after a six hour school bus-driven mystery winery tour, I can only attribute our reconnection to the hotel’s Wi-Fi. That blast of energy buzzed us back to reality and once seated, we got back to the sport of speed tasting. One hour, twelve wines, ring that cowbell! [...]

Speed Tasting Whites at 2010 Wine Bloggers Conference

If you’ve ever wondered what Live Blogging is about, think of speed dating with wine. Winemakers have five minutes to woo bloggers with their wine before the next winemaker comes along to do the same. Bloggers have five minutes to swirl, sniff, sip and type their impressions, pausing only to ask questions and maybe [...]

Wine Bloggers Conference 2010 Blog Awards

The 3rd Annual Wine Bloggers Conference started off with a bang last Friday afternoon in Walla Walla, Washington as the staff of Mutineer magazine announced the winners of the 2010 Wine Blog Awards. Having not been nominated for any of the categories, I can still humbly say the winners were powerfully [...]