When, where and why did you begin blogging?
I’m fairly new to blogging; I started in early 2008. My blog began as a means of communicating about my larger endeavor (Able Grape), putting a “human” face on what would otherwise be a banal research tool. But even at the beginning I was hoping that it would [...]

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When, where and why did you begin blogging?
Aristide, blogging around the world of wine, was born in January 2005, during the night of the 16th. It all started at home, sipping a vintage Porto. Blogging was a former professional experience I started in 2003 with a personal blog.
In a few short sentences, summarize your intention [...]

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When, where and why did you begin blogging?
I remember first hearing about blogs sometime around 2002 and I thought, “Who the *** would want to read, or write, such stuff?” Well, I started working for myself in 2006 and discovered that it can get lonely and dull, so I set myself a small goal to [...]

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When, where and why did you begin blogging?
I started blogging in 2004, using a private account at blogspot. At this time I was using my blog just as a place to store and write some stories. I was blogging just for myself, it was a private place in the world wide web!!

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Back in February, we sent, and posted, an open letter to all wine bloggers sharing information on the plans for the first European Wine Bloggers Conference. Now, we’d like to share this most recent email with you in case you are thinking of attending the conference.
Dear friend,
With almost 40 wine bloggers already having expressed an [...]

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The last topic of the conference is “wine blog writing”:
How can wine bloggers better engage their readers?
There has been much debate as to how wine bloggers can better reach out and touch their audiences; however, it seems that many of us are still flailing in the wind wondering if we’re actually being effective. From winery [...]

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When, where and why did you begin blogging?
Upon moving to Madrid in January of 2005, Gabriella put her Master’s degree to work by teaching English to bankers and marketing executives, while Ryan surfed the net looking for any “help wanted” ads in the Spanish wine industry. What we didn’t know at the time, is that [...]

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