A little while ago, I joined another website, The Pennsylvania Vine Company as a part time contributor, which was a very good decision for me. They are a good group and we certainly have pulled a few corks together. If you have not been over there yet, you should go and check it out, particularly if you live in Pennsylvania (or one of the neighboring states that we Philadelphians eschew).
Well, I recently started writing for another website, examiner.com. I am not all that familiar with the site, but it does seem like that they do a bit of everything. I was hired (yes “hired”: I theoretically will be getting paid for my articles) as the “Philadelphia area wine pairing expert” or something along those lines. Now I am a little nervous about the word “expert” anywhere close to my name since the only things I am particularly good at is doing square roots in my head and getting technical fouls in basketball.
Nonetheless, they just published my first article over there. While I need to work on making the piece more visually appealing, I am rather excited since it is a little different style of writing, which theoretically will be good for me.
So if you get a chance, check it out by clicking on the link below and be sure to come back here and let me know what you think.
the drunken cyclist 
enjoyed your bit; didn’t enjoy the ads and particularly “racy” photos at the end of the page.
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You are exactly right. Not sure what to do about it….
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Good choice going into summer. Great choice on focusing on the Rs of Zinfandel with three different price points. Coincidentally, the latest Wine Spectator has values from California, including zins.
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Thanks Frank!
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PS: Sometimes I reduce zin, and then add it to the hamburger.
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Sounds amazing!
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After adding it, let it marinade for a few hours … I imagine you will try when the weather warms.
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Hey, congrats Jeff! Well done! 🙂
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Thanks Stefano!
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Great article. Clear and absent of winobabble. Love the Ridge with anything grilled and sloppy.
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Grilled and sloppy. Classic!
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Very cool, loved it!
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Thanks!
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Nice post Jeff but I agree with Heidi Siegel that there are way too many ads on that page. One ad even start playing a video that I had to pause while reading your post.
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Yeah, not sure what to do about that…
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I wish you had posted that two weeks ago when I was looking for pairing suggestions for burgers. But then again, I would not have liked your suggestions…so, I guess you are absolved. 🙂 Regarding Examiner: Good job! I use Adblocker, so I had no problems with the ads. The design is a bit too tabloid-y for my taste…
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Ha! So is that mostly a compliment?!?
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Hahahah, seems like I love sending mixed messages lately. I would have taken your advice under consideration, but would have opted against the, let’s say, jammier reds. Just for hunch reason that they might not have worked with my burgerstraganza.
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Is “burgerstraganza” a German term?
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Great job! I’ve never thought about pairing Zins with burgers, but it’s getting to be that season, so I will have to try it.
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Let me know what u think!
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