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2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Get Your “Instant Wine Cellar” Today Before They Sell Out!

Searching for a holiday gift guide because you don't know what gift to get the...

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  • by Greg Martellotto

White Christmas or Wine Christmas? Both Will be Better with Our “12 Wines of Christmas” Gift Guide

Big Hammer Wines’s recent Instant Wine Cellar 2020 Gift Guide was a hit! So, we...

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Future Trends in Wine – The New Tasting Room & Evolution of Virtual Tastings

What does the future hold for wine tasting rooms and virtual tastings after the pandemic?...

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White Christmas or Wine Christmas? Both Will be Better with Our “12 Wines of Christmas” Gift Guide

Big Hammer Wines’s recent Instant Wine Cellar 2020 Gift Guide was a hit! So, we...

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2020 Holiday Wine Gift Guide
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Online Wine Retailer Offers “Instant Wine Cellar” 2020 Holiday Wine Gift Guide

For those who don’t know what to get the wine lovers on their shopping list,...

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2020 Shelter-in-Place Solution: Travel the World Without Leaving Your House

Missing traveling during the holidays this year? Wish you could experience a snowy Paris winter...

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2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Get Your “Instant Wine Cellar” Today Before They Sell Out!

Searching for a holiday gift guide because you don't know what gift to get the...

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Honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 7 Wonderful Women in Wine

Women keep making news in the wine industry. A couple were recently elevated to run...

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Online Wine Retailer’s Tasting Expert Announces New Virtual Wine Tasting Program

Big Hammer Wine’s Greg Martellotto announces customized, curated virtual wine tasting events. With the global...

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Hispanic Heritage Month and Wine - Drink LatinX Wine

As Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S. ends, we share some intriguing and noteworthy news...

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Mysterious Amazonian Offer Targets Daring Wine Lovers with Holiday Wine Deals
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Mysterious Amazonian Offer Targets Daring Wine Lovers with Holiday Wine Deals

With “prime” shoppers in mind, Big Hammer Wines targets wine lovers with super-early Black Friday...

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Hire an Expert Wine Taster for a Corporate or Private Virtual Wine Tasting

If your business wants a unique event to connect employees, clients, or potential customers, consider...

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Online Wine Retailer Offers Special Promotion to Support Napa Valley Winemakers

With harvest not yet over in Napa Valley, wineries and winemakers continue to struggle with...

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Wine Expert Discusses Napa Valley’s Many Challenges

At Big Hammer Wines, we have long appreciated the pleasures of Napa Valley wines. While...

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What Have You Been Drinking in Quarantine? Wine Trends of Wine Lovers

Sitting home staying safe inevitably gives wine drinkers more time to discover and taste new...

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Online Wine Retailer Offers Harried Home-Schooling Parents Labor Day Discounts

With no end in sight to the pandemic, many parents are going to want more...

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  • by Greg Martellotto

New Wine Deals Website Encourages Consumers to Buy Better Wine for Less Money

Big Hammer Wines’ new sister company, Case by Case Wines, encourages consumers to stop buying...

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Wine Speak Made Easy

Why learn to speak like a wine geek? It isn’t necessary to enjoy the glass....

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  • by Greg Martellotto

New Wine Deals Website, Case by Case Wines, Launched August 1 Displacing Grocery Stores

On August 1 Big Hammer Wines launched a sister company wine deals website, Case by Case...

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Bordeaux Futures
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  • by Greg Martellotto

2019 Bordeaux en Primeur Futures: The Reigning King of Wine Adapts

Bordeaux remains the King of wines, but the unprecedented global situation of 2020 is forcing...

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Bordeaux Futures
2019 Bordeaux en Primeur Futures
  • by Greg Martellotto

2019 Bordeaux en Primeur Futures Announced by Leading Online Wine Retailer

To all Bordeaux investors, collectors, aficionados, and newbies, there is no better time to buy...

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  • by Greg Martellotto

Leading Online Wine Retailer Celebrates with New July 4th Wine Special

Celebrate the Red, White, and Blue this July 4th with a new wine special from...

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2020 summer wine special
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2020 Summer Wine Specials Announced By Leading Online Wine Retailer

Just in time for summer, online luxury wine retailer Big Hammer Wines announces 2020 Summer Wine...

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2020 Summer Wine Special
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2020 Summer Wine Special – 12 Acid-focused Wines for Long Days, Light Fare

Summer is here! After long months of quarantine, we want to relish the summer and...

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