{"id":3709,"date":"2012-01-20T07:06:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T07:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3709"},"modified":"2012-01-20T07:06:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-20T07:06:00","slug":"training-for-the-wine-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3709","title":{"rendered":"Training for the Wine Expo!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb888340168e56ada86970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6a00e54fc42bb888340154385b3571970c-400wi\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb888340168e56ada86970c\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb888340168e56ada86970c-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"6a00e54fc42bb888340154385b3571970c-400wi\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today&#39;s Friday Link is to a piece we wrote in 2010,&#0160;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonzest.com\/2010\/01\/staying-sober-at-wine-tasting-events-like-the-boston-wine-expo-jan-23-24-2010.html\" target=\"_self\">Staying Sober at Wine Tasting Events like the Boston Wine Expo<\/a>.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>Are you going to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wine-expos.com\/Wine\/expo\/\" target=\"_self\">Boston Wine Expo<\/a> this weekend? Tell us what you&#39;re planning to bring, do, and taste? And, check back afterwards to tell us your reactions to the event and if any of our tips helped.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We tell you:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What to pack to help you stay sober, collect information, and enjoy large tasting events.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>How to spit without making a mess of yourself and the event.<\/p>\n<p>How to plan your approach to the event and&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>How to tell when you&#39;ve reached your capacity!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#39;s the link to:&#0160;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonzest.com\/2010\/01\/staying-sober-at-wine-tasting-events-like-the-boston-wine-expo-jan-23-24-2010.html\" target=\"_self\">Staying Sober at Wine Tasting Events like the Boston Wine Expo<\/a>.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Posts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonzest.com\/wine\/\" target=\"_self\">Here&#39;s what we&#39;ve been writing about wine.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #888888;\">Fine wine glasses that are dishwasher safe? Because Ed insists on washing our stems, I can&#39;t swear to it, but the manufacturer says that the&#0160;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00284AIQ2\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=bostonzestcom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00284AIQ2\">Schott Zwiesel Tritan Crystal Forte Collection<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00284AIQ2\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" width=\"1\" \/>&#0160;can go in the dishwasher. We do put our barware from the same line through the dishwaser all the time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><iframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;asins=B00284AIQ2\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\"><\/iframe><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Details:<\/strong><br \/>Words: Penny Cherubino<br \/>Photography: \u00a9 2011 Penny Cherubino<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>Note on Comments: We monitor comments constantly and anything that is pure spam, inappropriate, or nasty is swept away. In addition to readers\u2019 comments, we welcome hearing from the people that are part of the places and services we cover. Often, those comments add great insights for our readers. As long as it doesn\u2019t become a pure ad, we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It takes planning but you can survive a big tasting event&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2044,2,3,279,549],"tags":[16090,23636,23645,23653,18542,6860,18539,18564,23635,10461,18545,23631,23641,23648,23651,23634,18541,3730,23649,23630,23657,18561,23629,23628,5904,23646,18554,23627,18556,18536,23655,18544,23633,23652,107,18540,22730,23643,18550,23639,23647,18547,23642,18559,18531,67,18551,18552,18563,18565,18562,18548,16745,23640,673,23650,23632,18538,109,18557,23626,18534,23638,18558,23637,23656,23654,23644,18560,18555,18546,18543,10763,14010,18535,18549],"class_list":["post-3709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-food-drink","category-food-wine","category-friday-links","category-tips-how-to","tag-16090","tag-aisle","tag-best-stuff","tag-blogging","tag-camera","tag-cheese","tag-clear-your-palate","tag-click-over","tag-cloth-napkins","tag-comments","tag-comparison-tastings","tag-crackers","tag-crowd","tag-cup","tag-discipline","tag-dish-towels","tag-dumping-buckets","tag-events","tag-eyes-light-up","tag-french-bread","tag-get-seen-online-video-secrets-to-building-your-business","tag-getting-the-most-out-of-the-boston-wine-expo","tag-guide-to-surviving-wine-tastings","tag-have-fun","tag-holidays","tag-intimate","tag-invitation-only-tasting","tag-january-21-22","tag-know-your-capacity","tag-larger-tastings","tag-learning-how-to-put-video-online","tag-multi-day-event","tag-paper-towels","tag-penny-cherubino-ed-cherubino","tag-pinot-noir","tag-pitchers-of-water","tag-planning","tag-plastic-cup-for-spitting","tag-premium-wines","tag-program","tag-reached-your-limit","tag-reds","tag-remember-to-spit","tag-sample-bag","tag-sober","tag-sparkling-wines","tag-spit","tag-spit-bucket","tag-steve-garfield","tag-stevegarfield-com","tag-survival-tips","tag-syrahs","tag-table","tag-tables","tag-taste","tag-taste-all-the-wines","tag-taste-buds","tag-tasting-glass","tag-tasting-notes","tag-tasting-partner","tag-the-boston-wine-expo","tag-tips-for-boston-wine-expo","tag-varieties-we-taste","tag-vendor-sales","tag-vendors-handouts","tag-video-online","tag-videoblogging","tag-vintners","tag-water-booth","tag-water-tumbler","tag-whites","tag-wine-labels","tag-wine-tasting","tag-wine-tastings","tag-wines","tag-zinfandels"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Training for the Wine Expo! 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