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Glenfarclas Ah Summer comes to a close and so does the weekly hat give-a-way. This will be the 12th hat I've given away. But I still have a few things laying around as we resume the monthly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, ...

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First things first: Free beer doesn’t REALLY mean Free Beer. Free beer means that the intellectual property is free—as in unlocking the boundaries of sharing and freedom. But, the beer actually costs ... up a batch yourself and use the Free Beer label and distribute it.  Makes complete sense ... arts. Excerpt from the Freebeer.org web site. FREE BEER is a beer which is free...

Kumala — a winery in South Africa — is offering free wine charms to those who successfully complete the Kumala Safari Challenge , which is an 8-question quiz pertaining to facts about South Africa. Offer is valid only in the USA, and the questions are pretty easy. I’ve never had anything from Kumala so can’t comment on the quality of the wine. But the charms might be nice, especially for your...

Wine Spectator magazine is offering free access to their “subscriber You can try getting free access without giving your email here , but if that doesn’t work, you’ll have to go to the Wine Spectator website and sign up the legitimate way. The access is only good till the end of October, so you’ll want to take advantage sometime this weekend. What you’ll get is access to all of the wine reviews...

Random thought #1: The most revered wine shop in Indianapolis is also one that I’ve railed against in the past for pricing tactics that are not completely above reproach. When forced in to their shop this past weekend to buy...

I ran across this artist and I thought it would be appropriate for Halloween.  Due attribution to the artist, Andy Howl, and his site found here .  I like the graphic artist style, as well. The loose translation of the spanish is:  "Reality is one illusion that happens to a ...

I’m in LA this week for business, which makes it difficult to write meaningful blog entries when you’re doing breakfast meetings at 6:45 am and getting back to your room at 9:30 pm after dinner. I find it much more...

Nascent female wine writers not named Immer or Robinson have been busy lately.  Natalie Maclean from Nat's Decants has released her book--Red, White and Drunk all Over .  And, Jennifer Rosen, wine columnist for the Rocky Mountain News, has rebranded her web site as the Cork Jester i.e. www.corkjester.com and ...