Jefe from Twisted Oak will be there waving a rubber chicken. Tom Wark, Alder from Vinography...

Tom Wark, at Fermentation , has created the American Weblog Awards . This is a great idea. There are lots of wine blogs out there that are deserving of recognition. Let's hope some of the best get nominated...

The irony of what’s to follow is a creation of Tom Wark, of Wark Communications, to create American Wine Blog Awards. It’s funny for me, because he’s the quintessential wine blogger, and deserves to get his own award! who can keep up with him? You can go to this link for details; meanwhile, if you’re night...

One of the most popular wine blogs is Tom Wark's Fermentation.Lately he's posted some revelations that I think would be good reading for anyone in the wine business (or just a wine lover) who is taking stock or just looking back on their life and wine.It's here. Have a read, grab a bottle of Rose and just muse on your own set of revelations.I'm your source for winery development consultation...

This is how you successfully bait Tom Wark: YOU STUPID DIPSHIT WHINING SNIVILING MUST BE A DOPESMOKING, SHORT-DICK SYNDROME, PUD. IT IS ALL ABOUT A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, FIRST, AND THE SHEER CAPACITY SECOND. dO YOU GO TO THE LOWES STORE EXPECTING, NAY DEMANDING, THAT THEY CARRY EVERY FUCKING BRAND-SIZE-COLOR-MODEL-YEAR OF PAINT? DO YOU THINK THE GOV. OUGHT TO LET YOU(OR YOUR 14YR OLD) BUY YOUR...

NOT AN APRIL FOOLS JOKE! This is an alert to all of you wine blogging types: Tom Wark (of Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog ) will be sitting in the hot seat with Kaz and Randy on Monday, April 7 for Wine Biz Radio! Now’s your chance to get your burning questions about the American Wine Blog ... can call in and blast talk to Tom directly! 707-933-9133 while we’re on-the-air. Mark your...

Looking for some more detailed analysis of the upcoming Oklahoma State Question 743, to allow Sooner State winemakers to self-distribute?Tom Wark writes an excellent wine industry blog that I have been reading for years. He is a passionate voice demanding American lawmakers to live up to the Free Trade philosophy they claim these days. If you have never read Tom's Daily Wine Blog Fermentation...

Tom Wark, of Fermentation, has a good post about this article from Jennifer Rosen. In the article Ms. Rosen takes on the E.U. and the idea of Terroir. Dismissing the idea that location is just as important as the varietal used: While our trademarks protect intellectual property, Europe ... on the hard work of these winemakers? I think Tom's summation is spot on: In the end, I'm inclined...

WSD sat down with Tom Wark, director of the Specialty Wine Retailers Association (SWRA) earlier this week to get his take on the Granholm litigation swarming the country. The SWRA generally fights for states to pass legislation that will allow out-of-state retailers to ship directly to consumers ... . WSD: How did you get involved with the SWRA and the wine business in general? Tom Wark: Well, I...

Reading Tom Wark’s blog post (err, rant) today over at Fermentation about comments from author James Conaway gave us a bit of a chuckle. Tom decided to call into question several quotes from Conaway ... tourism | James Conaway | Fermentation | Tom Wark ... to agree with Tom’s assessment of the remarks–they’re totally bizarre–but we also weren...