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  • by Greg Martellotto

Wine Consumers Cheer Easy Online Search for Perfect Wine

June 30, 2019, Buellton, CA. – Big Hammer Wines has cracked the code for consumers searching online...

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Sustainable Wine
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BHW Real Wine Club Insider Secrets: Ingredients Labeling

Drink Better Wine - Demand More Transparency Are you on a Keto diet and want...

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residual sugar in wine
  • by Greg Martellotto

BHW Real Wine Club Insider Secrets: Residual Sugar

The BHW Real Wine Club Exposes Residual Sugar in Wine There is a growing movement...

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Bordeaux Futures
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  • by Greg Martellotto

Bordeaux Wine: Unique Distribution with Bordeaux Direct Imports

Big Hammer Wines Brings Bordeaux Wine Lovers Closer to Bordeaux Wine Producers Buellton, CA –...

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BHW Wine Preferences Survey
  • by Greg Martellotto

BHW Wine Preferences Survey

BHW Wine Preference Survey Full Name Email* Wine Preference Red White Rose Sparkling Sweet Price...

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Bordeaux Futures
Bordeaux Wine
  • by Greg Martellotto

Bordeaux Wine

What is the Secret to Bordeaux Wine? At its most basic level, Bordeaux wines are...

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The Best Wines To Drink In 2019
  • by Greg Martellotto

The Best Wines To Drink In 2019

Wondering which wines to drink in 2019? I asked a group of wine writers and...

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What Does it Take to Make a Great Zinfandel?
  • by Zoe Browne

What Does it Take to Make a Great Zinfandel?

Zinfandel has slipped in popularity over recent years, but is that warranted and are there...

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How to Serve Wine: Tips and Etiquette
  • by Zoe Browne

How to Serve Wine: Tips and Etiquette

Ever wondered which glasses go with which wine? Should red wine be served at room...

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Why is Cheese Always Paired with Wine?
  • by Zoe Browne

Why is Cheese Always Paired With Wine?

Wine lovers the world over agree that fine wine and cheese are made for each...

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BHW Travels: How I Fell for the Wines of Campania, Southern Italy
  • by Greg Martellotto

BHW Travels: How I Fell for the Wines of Campania, Southern Italy

Review of Viticoltori De Conciliis Last year I tasted over 4,500 wines. I’ve been in...

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BHW Travels: The Wines of Mendoza, Argentina
  • by Greg Martellotto

BHW Travels: The Wines of Mendoza, Argentina

Argentine wine is on the rise once more. Big Hammer's wine expert Greg Martellotto visited...

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2014 Chateau Petrus Arrival Delayed, Again
  • by Greg Martellotto

2014 Chateau Petrus Arrival Delayed, Again

Even the most prestigious and prized winery in the world is suffering "technical" problems. Originally...

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Interested to Know More about the Legal Status of inter-state shipping: Read this Forbes Article
  • by Greg Martellotto

Interested to Know More about the Legal Status of inter-state shipping: Read this Forbes Article

Like Other Goods, Wine Should Move Freely In Interstate Commerce -- But It Doesn't Source:...

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On Sommeliers, Wine Humor and Wine Hubris
  • by Greg Martellotto

On Sommeliers, Wine Humor and Wine Hubris

An Interview with The HoseMaster of Wine ™ It is difficult not to write satire....

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Bordeaux Futures
2015 Bordeaux Futures Roundup
  • by Greg Martellotto

2015 Bordeaux Futures Roundup

After a lovely trip to Bordeaux this month, we wanted to share some insights after...

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Wine Tips & Trends
The Roaring Teens by the Ounce
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The Roaring Teens by the Ounce

BHW maintains a private client list and offers up fine, rare and impossible to find...

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On Selling Wine and Apples
  • by BHW Sales Staff

On Selling Wine and Apples

This is it. This is what matters.The experience of a product. How it makes someone...

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Wine Tips & Trends
Wine Consultant Charles Curtis on Spotting a Wine Fake
  • by Greg Martellotto

Wine Consultant Charles Curtis on Spotting a Wine Fake

The Signs a Wine Isn't What Its Label Says It Is  Source: WSJ JASON CHOW...

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Wine is good for you...in moderation
  • by Greg Martellotto

Wine is good for you...in moderation

Wine linked to lower disease-related mortality risk in men: study  In a study of more...

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  • by BHW Sales Staff

Opportunity Knocking: when others are selling, buy.

Wine fund market brought to its knees   Source: FT By Ellen Kelleher Jun 16th...

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  • by Greg Martellotto

Had enough of the stock market? Try investing in wine

By Tracy Byrnes Published June 12, 2013 FoxNews.com   advertisementMore and more people are buying wine,...

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  • by Greg Martellotto

The Best Deals in Fine & Rare Wines today

As a wine entrepreneur, I'm often looking at the business of wine from a skewed...

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New Daily Deals Starting Today.
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New Daily Deals Starting Today.

Friends of Bighammerwines.com can now find special daily, weekly, and monthly deals available at bighammerwines.com...

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