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This blog aims to make wine a little more approachable. Amateur winemaker, Ryan O'Donnell talks about winemaking techniques, tasting experiments, events, gadgets and more. This is Ryan's exploration of all things wine.

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OK, I am LOVING this tool. The flexibility in the shaft is actually nice because there's a... by Ryan O'Donnell
Cool! by Tim O'Donnell
Bob - Thanks for clarifying. Funny how one word changes everything! No matter, grapes from... by Ryan O'Donnell
Ryan Ran across your vinesugar blog today. Nice site with lots of good stuff. One sugges... by Bob Bennett
It's an investment, but worth it to get professional storage for wines that aren't consume... by Christa
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Hey Max -- I'm still trying to finalize all that but so far I'm planning on a Zinfandel fr... by Ryan O'Donnell
I've never had a problem with tartrates / dregs in bottles, to me it shows its not overpro... by max
Agreed...great! by Zever
This wine glass HAS to be a joke. You don't smell the aromas from the base of the wine, bu... by Erik Wait

What a sad industry

Category: Ramblings and Rants

Just looking at the homepage of WineBusiness.com would make the newbie-wine lover think "screw this, I'll have a beer!"

Seems like all anyone can talk about is how sales have declined, no can figure out how to market via social media outlets and everyone blogging is crying about flawed rating systems. If I was new to wine seeing all this, it doesn't exactly leave a positive impression.

I'm so tired of hearing about this sad-ass news.

Lets bring back excitment over new vintages, new winemakers, fresh techniques in winemaking, upcoming regions and who knows what else...

If things are really that shitty in the industry, then lets do something positive and find the joy again.

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