New publication in Willamette Valley

You'll know find my work published in Willamette Valley Life Magazine. This is a new quarterly publication that will be distributed throughout the Willamette Valley in Oregon. I'm very pleased to be working with Randy Hill, owner and publisher, and am looking forward to many issues to come.

If you're not in the area you can also read the online version of the magazine at their website in an easy to download pdf. You can access the first issue by clicking on it's image to the right.

Cheers!

Ryan

What?! Wine bloggers don't make any money?!

Well, for the most part it's true. Very few of us actually do what we love because it pays well. Sure, some have ad revenue, and some get sent samples... but really very little of the compensation in wine blogging is of the monetary sort. Many of us have regular jobs (in technology, marketing, healthcare, consulting, etc.) that pay our regular bills.

With those bills and such, I can tell you there isn't always a lot left over to go towards our hobby and passion, wine. Just last year I found myself in this very situation after learning about the 2nd Annual Wine Bloggers Conference in Santa Rosa, and knowing that it would be a great event for me to attend to network, meet other wine bloggers, and to learn. Then, as if the clouds parted and a shining bottle of Pinot Noir (likely held out by friend and chairperson, Thea Dwelle) descended towards me, I found out that there was a special fund for bloggers just like me! A bloggership if you will aimed at helping Citizen Bloggers get to attend WBC.

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Welcome to Wine Bloggers Conference 2009

While there are lots of updates coming soon, stay tuned all this weekend for updates from the American Wine Bloggers Conference being held in Santa Rosa, California. Me and 200+ other wine bloggers, industry mavens, and wine producers from all over.

Great stuff is happening - follow hashtag #WBC09 on Twitter.

Internet is kind of stable... American Wine Blog Awards are currently being announced. Next? Sonoma Grand Tasting.

Cheers!

Ryan

Just say no to red + white = rosé!

Just a brief post to bring this news to attention. I'm going to re-vamp and discuss more in depth later when I have time. Currently I'm just delighted to see tradition upheld.

EU no goes blending red and white wines to produce rosés

Cheers!