I recently received an email from cork’d announcing a contest to win tickets to attend the Independent Champagne and Sparkling Wine Invitational (ICSWI). Now I’ve pretty much given up on contests. I’ve entered thousands of them in my life, and have never won so much as a ribbon But when the contest involves my favorite […]
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… And one of my first major food epiphanies. I’ve had a couple of food epiphanies in my life, but none more memorable than my first experience at Chef Mavro in Honolulu. A few years ago while visiting the island of Oahu I quickly grew tired of the many overpriced mediocre dining options on Waikiki Beach where we […]
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I’ve read arguments up and down, left and right, about social media and wineries, specifically whether it is beneficial for a winery to use Facebook or Twitter to promote their brand, and more importantly whether or not it helps to generate revenue, and all I have to say is “why not”? It’s free, and it […]
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My name is Mary Cressler and this is my blog. I am a Certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers, writer, wine educator, and founder of Vindulge, Wine Education & Consulting — a wine consulting company focusing on enhancing the consumers wine experience through classes, seminars, private buying in addition to commercial consulting. I […]
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Last week I had the opportunity to go to Chicago and attend the Food & Wine Magazine Entertaining Showcase. The event took place on November 16th at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Approximately 20 local chefs, including some that were highlighted in Food & Wine's annual "Best New Chefs" feature, presented sample dishes to guests […]
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Wine Blogging Wednesday #63 This months Wine Blogging Wednesday topic, selected by Rob Bralow of Wine Post, was to choose a wine you know well and have enjoyed many times, but have never written about. In addition we were supposed to time how long we enjoyed the wine, and take double that amount of time […]
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