Cheers, wen lie, slainte, a votre sante, salud, skol, prosit, l'chaim, yasas, na zdrowie, alla salute, kanpai, egé szé gé re, hotala, zei gazunt, zive

2007-03-04T06:04:00.002-05:00

Original image by Richard Lovrich

This is your portal to the latest news, reviews and observations on the world of alcoholic beverages. Simply pick your pleasure -- wine, spirits or brews -- from these links:

• Dowd's Wine Notebook
• Dowd's Spirits Notebook
• Dowd's Brews Notebook
• Dowd's Non-Alcohol Drinks Notebook.

• Other Services

√ 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:

• Drinks Events Calendars
• Taste for Travel
• Dowd's Guide to American Wine Trails
• Dowd's Guide to Drinks Events
• Dowd's Guide to Classic Car Collections
• Dowd's Guide to America's Festivals
• Toasts & Crumbs
• Dowd's Tasting Notes

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

WILLIAM M. DOWD is the editor and publisher of all Circle 7 sites. He is a veteran newspaper editor, 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. His writings have been published by literally dozens of North American newspapers, on numerous Web sites, and various magazines, and his work has been made available in at least 10 different countries.

Among the magazines that have published his work:

(United States) • Sante • Capital Region Living (NY) • Life@Home • Great Lakes Boating Magazine • (United Kingdom) Whisky • (Mexico) Tequila Aficionado

Among newspapers publishing his work:

(United States) • Miami Herald • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel • Houston Chronicle • San Francisco Chronicle • 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 • (Canada) • Montreal Gazette • Toronto Star • Edmonton (Alb.) Journal • (Mexico) • El Universal • (South Africa) • East London Dispatch

And, among Web sites using his work:

(United States) • CRLmag.com (Capital Region Living) • 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) • MASSlive.com • ThatsRacin.com/MyrtleBeachOnline • Bonvo.net • AllThatTravel.com • BuzzTracker.com • Feedster.com • ClickProShop.org • Ask.com • Bonvo.net • WarrenZevon.com • ChefAndCooking.com • (Springfield, IL) sj-r.com • (Mexico) • ElUniversal.com • PuertoVallarta.com RomingerLegal.com • TequilaAficionado.com • LosCabosGuide.com • BanderasNews.com • (Caribbean) • ElTumbaoCubana • (United Kingdom) • Whitelabs.eu • WhiskyMag.com • Yzoo.com.uk • Grape Passions • UK Ask.com • (Canada) • Canada.com • Australia • OpenSalon.net • (New Zealand) • Society.nzpcs.co.nz • Beer-resources.com • (Italy) • Abibo.it • (Turkey) TurkishDigest.com • (Germany) • Abseits.de • (South Africa) • Dispatch.co.za • Connoisseur's Club.co.za • (Russia) • okThaiFood.com • (Mauritius) • Mauritius.blogsworldnews.com

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