http://disqus.com/people/winehiker/enTue, 29 Sep 2009 12:27:52 -0000http://vintuba.disqus.com/podcast_16_br_a_visit_to_smith_madrone_winery/#comment-17781226Russ, Thanks for the comments, I'm ready anytime you are to taste the wines again.<br><br>Cheers and keep on hiking,<br><br>ChrisOfacebook-687792065Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:27:52 -0000http://vintuba.disqus.com/podcast_16_br_a_visit_to_smith_madrone_winery/#comment-17777886Chris, I'm delighted that you were able to join me Saturday for those lovely Smith-Madrone estate-grown wines. Yours are genuinely great notes - makes me want to taste the entire panel all over again!winehikerTue, 29 Sep 2009 11:55:01 -0000http://anotherwineblog.disqus.com/the_lost_art_of_being_gracious/#comment-13582353Great finally meeting you too. I'm still contemplating whether to use my boxes and boxes of stationary, or creating something completely new. I suppose to save trees, I should use what I already have!WineWonketteWed, 29 Jul 2009 21:04:45 -0000http://anotherwineblog.disqus.com/the_lost_art_of_being_gracious/#comment-13576060You're absolutely right, Amy. Certainly all of us could do better to practice graciousness, which should be the unspoken integral part of the "social" part of social media - and our everyday lives. <br><br>So wonderful to finally live it up with you and Joe this past week. And now, time to write some "thank you" notes!winehikerWed, 29 Jul 2009 18:57:23 -0000http://wbcnorthamerica.disqus.com/2009_wine_bloggers_conference_a_success/#comment-13405539We'll collect the presentations up and post them to Slideshare (embed here) over the next week or so. We have to re-group and get our heads back in place!joelvincentMon, 27 Jul 2009 13:32:45 -0000http://wbcnorthamerica.disqus.com/2009_wine_bloggers_conference_a_success/#comment-13404982Awesome job, Allan! Any plans to share Sunday's peer presentations here/Slideshare?winehikerMon, 27 Jul 2009 13:21:44 -0000http://catavino.disqus.com/catavino8217s_big_news_we8217re_headed_to_america_see_you_at_the_wbc/#comment-9134974A most thoroughly awesome development, mis amigos! I know we're all looking forward to finally meeting you both face-to-face!winehikerFri, 08 May 2009 14:12:39 -0000http://wineblogger.disqus.com/the_people8217s_wine_press/#comment-8837464Gabriella, you are none but a radical, an extremist, a mutineer! And this colonist appreciates thy fine parable.winehikerWed, 29 Apr 2009 19:55:25 -0000http://winebizradio.disqus.com/what_you8217ve_all_been_waiting_for_part_2/#comment-4388182Randy, I was looking forward to this post. It's simply hilarious. Thanks man!winehikerSat, 13 Dec 2008 13:22:15 -0000http://feiringsquad.disqus.com/alices_speech_for_the_wine_bloggers_conference/#comment-3383234Alice, I believe your speech, intimidating as it may first have felt, will resonate far down the years. I'm thrilled to have heard it first-hand. And while I plan to taste, I definitely plan to drink, too! And, occasionally, stir that pot.winehikerWed, 29 Oct 2008 20:48:05 -0000http://catavino.disqus.com/wbw_50_hiking_with_la_vicalanda_2001_gran_reserva_and_casa_de_la_ermita_2005_petite_verdot/#comment-2948517Hey you two, <br><br>We must be hardcore winehikers to want to take a bottle on the trail rather than later, after the boots are off. But I'd sure be happy to help you both get down that mountain - or at least do some of the required elbow-bending to prepare for it! :) Both those wines sound like good picks, and in fact I chose a wine local to you for my WBW50 bottle! <a href="http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/wbw50-into-the-land-of-rancho-san-antonio-and-the-torremoyon/" rel="nofollow">http://www.californiawinehikes.com/winehiker/1/...</a><br><br>Thanks for participating, Ryan y Gabriella!<br><br>RusswinehikerWed, 08 Oct 2008 19:15:59 -0000http://wlt.disqus.com/home_depot_scam/#comment-8869769Thanks for the tip, Joel! Now that I've been forewarned, I'll keep my cash at home! :)winehikerMon, 18 Aug 2008 18:28:33 -0000http://catavino.disqus.com/10_commandments_of_winery_blogging/#comment-2420391I'd have to say that my 10th Commandment would be "Thou shalt not require thy readers to log in to leave a comment." <br><br>Speaking hypothetically, if I have to register on your site just so I can comment on your posts, I won't be happy about giving you information that you shouldn't require from me. Plus, I may even forget what it was I was going to say in my comment by the time I'm done registering or logging in. But by then, I will have probably decided that it's not worth my time to spend any more brain cells on your site anyway. If you want people to comment on your posts - and you should - then make it easy for them to do so quickly.winehikerTue, 17 Jun 2008 14:44:19 -0000http://catavino.disqus.com/seven_spanish_songs_for_7_spanish_wine_styles/#comment-2420181Sounds like a fun meme! Funny, too, in that I spent most of yesterday afternoon listening to Latin jazz and sipping (non-Latin) wine. I'll put a post together this week.winehikerMon, 19 May 2008 11:55:20 -0000http://catavino.disqus.com/6_alternative_ways_to_enjoy_a_rioja_wine_note_not_for_those_who_fear_heights/#comment-2419938Some sweet day, Gabriella, I hope to share a fine bota in your company, wherever the winehiking trail takes us.winehikerThu, 03 Apr 2008 10:59:38 -0000http://catavino.disqus.com/wine_blogging_in_2007_how_far_have_we_come/#comment-2419075Thought-provoking commentary, Ryan. It's been said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. We've all come quite far as a community, for a community is what we are, and we may not have gotten here without each other's support. You've come far, too, and my hat's off to you for the community-gathering efforts you have tasked yourself with. We should all be proud! (And we are.)<br><br>One of the things I've always felt online social communities should try to do is to be a conduit for actually getting people together face-to-face. In short, to "use computers to get people away from them". I'd dearly love to see us make arrangements for Wine Blogger Summits in 2008; perhaps earmark a day on the calendar when that can occur in various spots around the globe. And then everybody blogs about it, and we plan to do it again.winehikerTue, 11 Dec 2007 20:37:15 -0000http://catavino.disqus.com/wine_gadget_meme_we8217ll_go_first/#comment-2418772When you're out on the high trail and you want a little something more to slake your thirst without carrying the extra weight of a glass bottle and the fine wine it contains, then try the new Winehiker(TM) Hydrator Pouch! 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Later, just add water (filtered stream water works best) to the Winehiker(TM) Pouch, shake gently, and in mere seconds you can enjoy a wine with the same aroma, flavor, mouthfeel, and finish as the original wine in the bottle!<br><br>Yes, and you get all that without any degradation in the wine's Parker score!<br><br>The patented Winehiker(TM) Hydrator Pouch will feature freeze-dried selections of some of the best white and red wine vintages, including fan favorites such as Screaming Eagle, Caymus, Château Haut-Brion, and Gaja Costa. Dom Perignon and Krug sparkling wines are not far behind. In fact, you'll be able to easily add Alka Seltzer for that fine effervescence. No more wishing you were home sipping bubbly when you're clearly in the sticks. Now you can finally know what true winehiking is all about!<br><br>Wineglasses? No problem! The industrious engineers at our Winehiker(TM) Labs are busily working with the fine folks at Morpho-Vino to develop a fool-proof wine-glass methodology for the trail.<br><br>Just think: with all that extra room you'll have in your pack, you'll be able to fit that watermelon you always wanted to tote but couldn't because of the retribution you knew you'd face from your friends if you didn't bring the wine they knew you'd bring. Rest assured: now you can bring the equivalent of six cases of wine, and so can your friends! Now, all your winehiking friends get to drink what they want, and all they want.<br><br>Winehiker(TM) Hydrator Pouch Technology: the Next Revolutionary Breakthrough in Winehiking Geekdom.<br><br>*Winehikers are advised not to stray too far from a tested water source. Winehiker(TM) Creek Testing Kit sold separately.<br><br>AND NOW: I thusly tag <a href="http://goodwineunder20.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Dr. Debs</a>!winehikerThu, 01 Nov 2007 18:45:41 -0000