Why I don't write for GT (Gourmet Traveller) Wine magazine

Well, simply because they have not asked me!  I would love to, and I expect so would the other 1,000 or so people who blog about wine.  Of course, I do plan on continuing to improve my wine blogging over the next year and hopefully get some amount of following and notoriety, possibly even some acclaim - who knows?  I have been writing a lot (on a variety of topics, not just wine) more recently, and been doing a lot of editing and guest blogging, so hopefully my writing will continue to improve.

The best way to get into GT Wine magazine is to enter and win their annual Wine Writing competition, of which the next round of submissions is in January, 2013 for the 2013 award.  In the meantime, I am planning on writing on the following topics over the next few months:

• Why I keep empty wine bottles
• Mistake of buying too much of a single wine
• Terroir and its influence on various grapes
• The difference between a wine snob and a wine enthusiast
• The wine region Alsace
• Review of matching wine with food and food with wine for special events
• Specific wine and wine region reviews
• Different varieties of corkscrews
• Use of aerators
• When and how to decant wines
• Storing wines
• Best wine magazines, wine blogs and wine writers to read
• Wine applications
• Use of iPad as a wine list for restaurants
• Why James Halliday pisses me off when he writes about the '27 Le Tache

and a variety of other topics.  I also plan on including more pictures and links to other resources.  I would be adding a number of pictures now, but we are packing to move apartments and most everything is packed for the move.

Hopefully, you will continue to follow and enjoy my wine blog.  Also, if you have any topics you would like to recommend that I write on, please let me know.  While I am not an expert on wine, I have a growing knowledge base, a lot of friends in the industry and love to share ideas and experiences with others who have a similar interest.