Around the World (Country) in 80 Sips

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From September to November 2008, I had the great pleasure of traveling around the country, from San Diego to Los Angeles to San Francisco, Dallas, Chicago, New Haven, New York, and Boston, on an "Around the World in 80 Sips" book tour in honor of the publication of Bottlenotes Guide to Wine: Around the World in 80 Sips™. Events nationwide were sponsored and organized by the W Hotels & Citysearch.com.

Some events were intimate (40 people), some were madhouses (200+ attendees). No matter how big or small, it's my hope that consumers walked away with three key bits of information from each:

1. Wine tasting in a social setting, organized by lifestyle-driven brands like the W Hotels, Citysearch.com, and Bottlenotes.com, is FUN! When sponsored by great brands like these- tasting wine is also economical...thus the perfect "new hobby" for 2009.
2. Uncovering your personal tastes is a never-ending "journey;" what your preferences are is totally up to you.
3. Bottlenotes is perfectly poised to be your "guide" into the world of wine, via our events, wine clubs, wine registry, gifts, tasting notes, book...etc.

Cheers!
Alyssa J. Rapp, Founder & CEO, Bottlenotes, Inc.