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  • Why did you start blogging wine reviews?
    Writing regularly about my critical impressions on domestic wines is what I have done since 1996. Over the last four years, over 200 issues of my widely-read wine recommendations had been ...
  • Do you review all the wines you taste?
    No. My goal is not to give an exhaustive analysis of wines that I feel fall below a certain quality level which I have set nominally at 90 points. The purely ...
  • What makes your blog unique?
    The wine blogosphere contains a wide range of choices for content, and a small slice of it excels in quality where the author essentially “owns” that subject. The purely domestic wine ...
  • What does it cost to subscribe?
    Currently, dougwilder - the purely domestic wine blog is completely free to readers. I am working on a subscription channel where those who sign up will receive advance access to my ...
  • I represent a winery(ies), how do I contact you?
    If you are a domestic winery, or a distributor, broker or otherwise agent and want me to taste your wine and I have agreed for you to send samples, there is ...
  • Who are the writers?
    Currently, dougwilder - the purely domestic wine blog is written entirely by Doug Wilder (my bio is in the left side bar). I will do my best to keep you engaged ...
  • Where do you taste?
    I primarily taste in my office, surrounded by vineyards at the base of the towering Palisades in the mineral spa village of Calistoga, CA, or in San Francisco office.
  • Do you use a specific manufacturer of stemware?
    As much as possible, I use the breathable stemware created by Eisch . It is lead free and has nearly a flat bottom for easy analysis of color.
  • No advertising, how come?
    When I look at sites with banner ads or pop-ups that get in the way of me enjoying the content, I find I spend less time there. When I designed this ...
  • Do you purchase the wines you taste for review?
    As a matter of disclosure, the purely domestic wine blog typically does not purchase wines for review. Content for reviews is derived from a variety of sources:  ...