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Private Virtual Wine Tasting
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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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Napa Valley Fire approaching Robert Mondavi Winery
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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
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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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New Wine Deals Website Encourages Consumers to Buy Better Wine for Less Money
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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
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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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New Wine Deals Website, Case by Case Wines, Launched August 1 Displacing Grocery Stores
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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
2019 bordeaux en primeur futures
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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
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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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Leading Online Wine Retailer Celebrates with New July 4th Wine Special
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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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The World’s Love Affair with Pinot Noir: What You Should Know

All the world loves Pinot Noir. This wine, produced from the supremely delicate grape of...

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2020 Father’s Day Wine Gift Guide
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2020 Father’s Day Wine Gift Guide: Break Your Dad Out of Quarantine

Dad’s been cooped up like we all have and needs a break. A tie or...

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Sustainable Wine
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Are We Over Carbonic Maceration in Wine Yet? Should We Be?

Paleo Wine.  Keto Wine. Orange wine. Natural wine. Pet-Nat. Carbonic Maceration. So many trends come...

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Mother’s Day Wines
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Mother’s Day Without Mom? Make Her Day Unforgettable With Wine

Who would have thought we would be celebrating Mother’s Day under quarantine? Times have changed...

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Restaurants, Wine Retailers Sell Wine Collections
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Restaurants, Wine Retailers Sell Wine Collections for Needed Cash During COVID-19

Restaurants and wine retailers wanting to sell their wine collection in the time of COVID-19...

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Online Wine Retailer Shares Revenue with Ecommerce Sites Affected by COVID-19
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Online Wine Retailer Shares Revenue with Ecommerce Sites Affected by COVID-19

The specter of ongoing coronavirus infections and economic shutdowns continues to haunt business owners around...

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Wine Spring Releases 2020 from Napa Valley Bordeaux Italy
  • by Greg Martellotto

Quarantine Reading: Spring Releases 2020 from Napa Valley, Bordeaux, and Italy

During the continued self-quarantine due to COVID-19, many U.S. citizens are doing puzzles and watching...

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who is the top wine geek - thomas jefferson or robert parker
  • by Greg Martellotto

Quarantine Reading: America’s Top Wine Geek - Thomas Jefferson vs Robert Parker

Thomas Jefferson and Robert Parker, born 204 years apart, were life-long wine aficionados. Both had...

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Donatella: Elevating Italian Women in Wine and Crafting Exceptional Wine
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Donatella: Elevating Italian Women in Wine and Crafting Exceptional Wine

Donatella: just one name, a well-known name in the Italian fashion world. Her brother, Gianni,...

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BHW Real Wine Club Insider Secrets: Understanding the Price of Wine
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BHW Real Wine Club Insider Secrets: Understanding the Price of Wine

What do you know about the price of wine in the U.S.? Are you paying...

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Coronavirus Bottles Up Wine Lovers says Wine Expert, Uncorks Quarantine Wine Club

Online luxury wine retailer Big Hammer Wines announces its best offer ever with the Quarantine Wine...

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