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Who Are the Favorites for 2nd Annual #PinotSmackdown?

Who Are the Favorites for 2nd Annual #PinotSmackdown?

As Hall-of-famer PrimeTime Deion Sanders (from Free Shoes University) so eloquently exclaims in his new DirecTV commercials… It’s ON!  The clock has already ticked past midnight and into the wee morning hours of August 18th down under and soon the rest of the world will be gathering together in 3 part harmony, sipping the glory [...]

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2nd Annual Pinot Noir Smackdown – August 18th, 2011

It’s that time of year again and Twitter Pinot freaks have been clamoring for a date to celebrate our beloved freaky grape: Pinot Noir.  Last year’s event was a huge success and resulted in over 2000 tweets in the 2 hour event timeframe.  The reigning champ going into this event is #WV – Willamette Valley [...]

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Pinot Noir Tasting at Paul’s [Video]

Here’s a video summary of the great Pinot Noir event we had here in Atlanta at Paul’s Restaurant with special guests Andrea Robinson, MS and Richard Groves of Boisset Family Estates.  As you can see, it was a lot of fun with a lot of wine.

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and The 2010 Pinot Noir Smackdown Award Goes to…

The idea for the #PinotNoir Twitter smackdown was hatched over wine and wings in my basement with Joe (@SuburbanWino)  and was later fleshed out further over crawfish and shrimp at the Crawfish Shack on Buford highway.  There’s just something about filling our gullets with food that really gets the creative juices flowing.  Throughout the entire process [...]

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Winning Isn’t Everything…

… It’s The Only Thing. If you ain’t first, you’re last. Shake. And. Bake. That.  Just.  Happened. Ladies and Gentlemen… The wine world will have its eyes on Pinot Noir and the omnipresent Twitter tasting community this coming Thursday, July 15th folks and you won’t want to miss it.  Between the hours of 5-7p PT/ [...]

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