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Upcoming "above the weather" wine reviews
I’ve never quite understood the origin of the term “being under the weather”, but I sure understand being under the blankets. Perhaps I should record a chicken soup review. Perhaps not.
links for 2006-12-05 2006-12-05 09:25:05 Upcoming “above the weather” wine reviews
I've never quite understood the origin of the term "being under the weather", but I sure understand being under the blankets. Perhaps I should...
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The Hiker's Top 25 Rules for Returning Home Safely 2006-12-05 21:55:07 Many hikers will tell you that the twenty-five rules below are worthy of knowing, even if they don’t follow all of them all of the time. Nevertheless, the more time you experience outdoors, the...
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links for 2006-12-06 2006-12-06 09:22:10 Earth Policy Institute Book Bytes - A New Materials Economy
The challenge is to redesign the materials economy so that it is compatible with nature.
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Earth Policy Institute Book Bytes - A New Materials Economy
The challenge is to redesign the materials economy so that it is compatible with nature.
The Hiker’s Top 25 Rules for Returning Home Safely
If you’re venturing outdoors, get to know these 25 rules and be prepared, even if where you’re going is only a few miles from your front door.
Trip report: Sunol Regional Wilderness & Elliston Vineyards 2006-12-06 18:15:54 Late last week I alluded to an upcoming local winehiking event organized by somebody other than myself. When I learned about it, and seeing that it was billed as a “Wine Hike”, I knew I...
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Useful tool: California's Emergency Digital Information Service 2006-12-06 20:47:41 If you’re living in California
or wish to know what’s going on weatherwise as it’s happening here, you can receive emergency alerts by email from the State of California’s...
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Trip report: Sunol Regional Wilderness & Elliston Vineyards
When I learned about this event, and seeing that it was billed as a “Wine Hike”, I knew I had to attend.
Wine consumption vs. violent crime - a connection?
In the last 30 years or so wine consumption and violent crime in the US have been moving in opposite directions. Let's all get a glass and get less violent.
100 Ways to Save the Environment
More "top 100" stuff from The Winehiker -- this time it's about sustainability.
Cliche Finder
Clichés are awful, and so I suppose you'll find this web page equally atrocious.
links for 2006-12-07 2006-12-07 09:26:33 Trip report: Sunol Regional Wilderness & Elliston Vineyards
When I learned about this event, and seeing that it was billed as a "Wine Hike", I knew I had to attend.
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December 7th, 2005 - a day that will live in infamy 2006-12-07 19:32:56 Â
Winehiker Witiculture - Internet destination, devotion of divine dementia, and journal of all things hiking and wine - is today one year old. Celebrate with me, won’t you? I’d love to...
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Are wine blogs, and their authors, important? 2006-12-07 23:52:54 Tom Wark over at Fermentation has crafted what I feel to be an op-ed piece that is worth reading, especially if you read wine blogs or are the author of one.Â
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Are wine blogs, and their authors, important?
The American Wine Blog Awards are coming soon.
links for 2006-12-08 2006-12-08 09:33:01 Are wine blogs, and their authors, important?
The American Wine Blog Awards are coming soon.
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Seriously cool mouseover tool 2006-12-09 00:34:48 I was browsing Vivi’s Wine Journal earlier and discovered a tool from snap.com that is just the bee’s knees, so I grabbed the code for free and Voila! - you can now see a “snap...
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Seriously cool mouseover tool
From snap.com, a nice, free, and seriously cool javascript applet.
California vintners' pitch to Sacramento
The state's wine industry is clearly an asset to the economic vitality of California and the United States.
Premium wine sales pour in
From the L.A. Times: wine shoppers are plunking down more to drink up, and California is reaping the benefit.
Understanding Fedex/UPS routes for your wine shipments
Shipping wine long distances by Fedex or UPS ground at certain times of the year can be a risky proposition.
links for 2006-12-09 2006-12-09 09:31:21 Seriously cool mouseover tool
From snap.com, a nice, free, and seriously cool javascript applet.
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The Winehiker gets coveted listing on revamped WineCountry.com 2006-12-10 02:48:46 Recently I was contacted by Dawn Miller-Croft, Consulting CEO and CFO of WineCountry.com, the well-known lifestyle resource for all things “wine country”, including food, lodging, spas,...
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The Winehiker gets coveted listing on revamped WineCountry.com
I was recently contacted by Dawn Miller-Croft, Consulting CEO and CFO of WineCountry.com, the well-known lifestyle resource for all things “wine country”. Interesting things will result.
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I was recently contacted by Dawn Miller-Croft, Consulting CEO and CFO of WineCountry.com, the well-known lifestyle resource for all...
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Legendary Football Coach Mike Ditka to Release New Wine: “Kick A$$ Red”
From football to wine? Some say "what's the connection?" and others say "it was only a matter of time".
City Utilities End Coal Fired Electricity Contracts in California
In what is hopefully the start of a new trend, several Southern California cities have decided not to renew long-term contracts for coal-fired electricity
Gridlock in wild areas: Time for new policies
Up high on the Butano rim, I sailed around a corner on my mountain bike, an exhilarating downhill glide -- and suddenly ran head-long 40 feet ahead into two horseback riders on the right, three hikers on the left.
Ocean Fish, Seafood Could Collapse by 2048
The world's fish and seafood populations will collapse by 2048 if current trends in habitat destruction and overfishing continue, resulting in less food for humans, researchers said Thursday.
Global Warming Seen Pushing up Insurance Costs
Global warming will push
links for 2006-12-11 2006-12-11 09:28:02 Legendary Football Coach Mike Ditka to Release New Wine: "Kick A$$ Red"
From football to wine? Some say “what’s the connection?” and others say “it was only a matter of...
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Get ready to nominate your favorite wine blogger at the American Wine Blog Awards 2006-12-12 01:09:50 Tom Wark has just laid out some background information about the first AmericanWine BlogAwards
, which are scheduled to occur sometime next year. The date of the awards presentation is yet to be...
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It's a wine blog. It's a hiking blog. It's Winehiker Witiculture!
The first American Wine Blog Awards are scheduled to occur sometime next year. Nominations will be start to be accepted in early January 2006.
links for 2006-12-12 2006-12-12 09:26:49 It’s a wine blog. It’s a hiking blog. It’s Winehiker Witiculture!
The first American Wine Blog Awards are scheduled to occur sometime next year. Nominations will be start to be...
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Wine Reviews Amalgamated 2006-12-12 19:23:14 I’m going to try an experiment here - a sort of wine review digest. I can’t in good conscience call the following compendium “tasting-sized pours” in the same manner as Dr....
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Setting expectations for the hiking trail 2006-12-13 03:59:47 Knowing what to expect when stepping onto the hiking trail
can often mean spreading the joy.
Um, excuse me, but how now, brown cow?
OK, chances are you love to hike, or you know somebody who does....
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It's a wine blog. It's a hiking blog. It's Winehiker Witiculture!
I’m going to try an experiment here - a sort of wine review digest.
Setting expectations for the hiking trail
By keeping my ears open for signs that learning can occur, I find that people really enjoy putting a name to a bird call, seeing a coyote for the first time, or learning the difference between a pine cone and a fir cone, or a columbine from a larkspur.
links for 2006-12-13 2006-12-13 09:34:42 It’s a wine blog. It’s a hiking blog. It’s Winehiker Witiculture!
I'm going to try an experiment here - a sort of wine review digest.
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Google For Educators
Google and My Wonderful World have teamed up to use Google Earth as an educational tool for spreading awareness about people, places and diversity of our wonderful planet.
Wine review: 1994 Staglin Cabernet, Rutherford Bench, Napa Valley
I’d had a Staglin Cab or two previously and had found them to be superior wines. Darn near anything from the Rutherford Bench had wowed me; however, I’d never formally scored a wine from this locale. Until now.
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