{"id":10774,"date":"2015-01-02T01:02:23","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T06:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=10774"},"modified":"2015-01-01T18:31:38","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T23:31:38","slug":"wine-trail-travelers-new-years-resolutions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/02\/wine-trail-travelers-new-years-resolutions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Trail Traveler\u2019s New Year\u2019s Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>As the New Year is about to begin, we give thanks to everyone for their interest in Wine Trail Traveler. Among the many we thank are family, friends, acquaintances, strangers who discover the Wine Trail Traveler website and blog, winery owners, winemakers and vineyardists.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>After eight years of growth, we are continuing our efforts to explain the world of wine including how to enjoy a glass of wine, how to make wine, cooking with wine and wine history.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For 2015, Wine Trail Traveler will continue expanding with an emphasis on:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Rolling out a new Wine Trail Traveler website that will be easy to use on iPads and smart phones (coming out in January 2015)<\/li>\n<li>Visiting and writing about more wineries<\/li>\n<li>Visiting, learning and writing about more wine regions of the world<\/li>\n<li>Updating current winery articles<\/li>\n<li>Attending and covering wine\/spirit conferences (including IWINETC 2015 in Champagne, France)<\/li>\n<li>Adding a separate distillery menu section which will include articles about distilleries we have visited and recipes<\/li>\n<li>Creating more outlets for our three books and Wine Trail Traveler articles and photos including \u00a0providing Wine Trail Traveler Home Parties\/Get-togethers<\/li>\n<li>Terry has also decided that in 2015 he would like to learn to saber a sparkling bottle of wine (just because it sounds like fun!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Perhaps our most innovative concept is establishing Wine Trail Traveler Home Parties. In December we successfully held a prototype Wine Trail Traveler Home Party and the topic was <em>Georgia, Sakartvelo, the Birthplace of Wine<\/em>. The hosts of the home party provided the guests and refreshments. Wine Trail Traveler provided a 60-minute slide presentation and discussion with a tasting of a Georgian (country) wine. If you are interested in a Wine Trail Traveler Home Party in your home or business please contact us.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Happy New Year!<\/div>\n<div>Terry and Kathy<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10778\" style=\"width: 130px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TerryKathy1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10778\" class=\" wp-image-10778   \" title=\"Terry &amp; Kathy Sullivan Wine Trail Traveler\" alt=\"Terry and Kathy Sullivan www. 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