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Original image by Richard Lovrich

This is your portal to the latest news, reviews and observations on the world of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Simply pick your pleasure -- wines, spirits, brews, coffees, teas, waters or soft drinks -- from these links:

• DOWD'S WINE NOTEBOOK
• DOWD'S SPIRITS NOTEBOOK
• DOWD'S BREWS NOTEBOOK
• DOWD'S NON-ALCOHOL NOTEBOOK

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OTHER SERVICES

√ Go here for my multi-category postings as NATIONAL DRINKS COLUMNIST for Examiner.com, a multi-topic national site.

√ If you'd like to be notified each time we update the DOWD'S TASTING NOTES collection for all types of beverages, just drop us an e-mail and we'll put you on the list with no obligation.

√ Go directly to the DOWD'S GUIDES portal for all these sites as well as these other exclusive food, drink and destinations areas:

• Taste for Travel
• Drinks Events Calendars
• Guide to U.S. Museums
• American Wine Trails
• Guide to Classic Car Collections
• Toasts & Crumbs

They're all part of the Circle 7 Associates lineup of Web sites dedicated to improving your enjoyment of food, drink and travel.

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WILLIAM M. DOWD is the publisher and editor-in-chief of the portfolio of Circle 7 sites. He is a veteran newspaper editor and columnist and a competition judge and writer in the fields of food, drink and destinations.

Bill, who lives in Upstate New York, is the author of a weekly beverage column, also called "Dowd On Drinks," distributed by both the New York Times News Service and the Hearst News Service. He also is the National Drinks Examiner for Examiner.com, a member of the Rum Expert Panel for the Gifted Rums Guide, and a continuing judge for the World Whisky Awards.

Among magazines that have published his work:

(United States) Santé • Life@Home • Capital Region (NY) Living • Great Lakes Boating Magazine • Editor & Publisher • Newspaper Research Journal • (United Kingdom) Whisky • (Mexico) Tequila Aficionado

Among newspapers publishing his work:

• (United States) • Miami Herald • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel • Houston Chronicle • San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • Seattle Post-Intelligencer • Albany (NY) Times Union • New Orleans Times-Picayune • Santa Cruz (CA) Sentinel • (Phoenix) Arizona Republic • Tampa Tribune • Palm Beach Post • Saint Paul Pioneer Press • Philadelphia Inquirer • Philadelphia Daily News • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • Fort Worth Star-Telegram • San Antonio Express-News • Alameda (CA) Times-Star • York (PA) Dispatch • Chattanooga (TN) Times Free Press • Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel • Portland Oregonian • Contra Costa (CA) Times • Binghamton (NY) Press & Sun-Bulletin • Worcester (MA) Telegram & Gazette • Charlotte Observer • Boulder (CO) Daily Camera • Monterey County (CA) Herald • Detroit Free Press • Wichita Eagle • Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader • Falls Church (VA) News-Press • Anniston (AL) Star • Oakland (CA) Tribune • Rocky Mountain News (Denver) • Middletown (NY) Times Herald-Record • Raleigh (NC) News & Observer • Chico (CA) Enterprise-Record • Myrtle Beach (SC) Sun News • Spokane (WA) Spokesman-Review • Belleville (IL) News-Democrat • Springfield (MA) Republican • Springfield (IL) Journal-Register • Ohio.com • Kentucky.com • Bradenton (FL) Herald • Laredo Morning Times • (Wilkes-Barre, PA) timesleader.com • Sarasota Herald-Tribune • San Diego Union-Tribune • Salt Lake (UT) Tribune • Providence Journal • Stamford (CT) Advocate • Greenwich (CT) Time

• (Canada) • Montreal Gazette • Toronto Star • Edmonton (Alb.) Journal

• (Mexico) • El Universal • The News.com (Mexico City)

• (South Africa) • East London Dispatch

• (India) • Financial Express

• (Indonesia) • Jakarta Post

• (Italy) • Libero

And, among Web sites using his work:

• (United States) • Examiner.com • CRLmag.com • Philly.com • AZcentral.com • TimesUnion.com • (Sarasota) HeraldTribune.com • ChefAndCooking.com • Albany2Go.com • JSonline.com • SantaCruzLive.com • StLtoday.com • Miami.com • MiamiHerald.com • Charlotte.com • EmeraldCoast.com • iBerkshires.com • DetNews.com • BWSnewsletter.com • FineWaters.com • NameTraq.com • Philly.com • MercuryNews.com • Broward.com • Surfwax.com • KnowledgePlex.com • TasteForTravel.org • TwinCities.com • MaltRiver.com • PressConnects.com • Nola.com • InsideBayArea.com • Kansas.com • Kentucky.com • InsideDenver.com • InsideBoulder.com • Middletown (NY) RecordOnline.com • HighBeam.com • MaineFrame.org • SlashFood.com • Helium.com • AboutScotch.com • ChicoER.com • News&Observer.com • Myshortpencil.com • Myrtlebeachonline.com • Feedster.com • GreatLakesBoating.com • Bloglines.com • Topix.net • AssociatedContent.com • SpokesmanReview.com • Computernotebooksinfo.com • ZoomInfo.com • Laredo Morning Times (lmtonline.com) • Teonix.net • Recipes101.net • WarrenZevon.com • CleburneNews.com (AL) • Belleville.com (IL) • Bonvo.net • MASSlive.com • ThatsRacin.com/MyrtleBeachOnline • AllThatTravel.com • BuzzTracker.com • Feedster.com • ClickProShop.org • Ask.com • Bonvo.net • (Springfield, IL) sj-r.com • ThirstyTraveler.tv • Cartographers Without Borders • SignOnSanDiego.com • GotPoetry.com • Digital-Inspector.com • SuperGallery.com • UniQuest.net • Austin360.com • (Houston) Chron.com • StamfordAdvocate.com • GreenwichTime.com • WorldCelticConnection.com

• (Mexico) • Mexico City News • ElUniversal.com • PuertoVallarta.com • RomingerLegal.com • TequilaAficionado.com • LosCabosGuide.com • BanderasNews.com • TheNews.com.mx

• Argentina • AWToday.com

• (Caribbean) • ElTumbaoCubana

• (United Kingdom) • Whitelabs.eu • WhiskyMag.com • Yzoo.com.uk • Grape Passions • UK Ask.com

• (Canada) • Canada.com • Montreal Gazette • theStar.com

• (Australia) • OpenSalon.net

• (New Zealand) • Society.nzpcs.co.nz • Beer-resources.com

• (Italy) • Abibo.it • digilander.libero.it

• (Turkey) TurkishDigest.com

• (Germany) • Abseits.de

• (South Africa) • Dispatch.co.za • Connoisseur's Club.co.za

• (Russia) • okThaiFood.com

• (Mauritius) • Mauritius.blogsworldnews.com

• (India) • FinancialExpress.com

• (Indonesia) • old.thejakartapost.com

• (Hungary) • slathamdric.extra.hu • wertyc.extra.hu • toroi.extra.hu

• (Poland) suhfuni.prv.pl

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Critics' Views:

• "William M. Dowd ... now there's a guy who can write you under the table. And all of it's really interesting. All told, (he's) like a one man e-zine -- and a great pleasure in a world where 95% of all Web content is unreadable." (The Albany Eye)

• "He has a connoisseur's edge but an everyman's touch of humility. And he's always a great read." (Hudson River Valley Wineries blog)

• "The man is practically a legend in Albany food circles." (IdiotsOnSports.com)

• “Probably the best thing about Bill is he can do just about anything well. He was blogging before anyone knew what blogging was.” (Mike Spain, Associate Editor, Albany, NY, Times Union)