Tyler Colman, writing under the pen name Dr. Vino, is an American

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, and publisher of one of the internet's most highly rated wine

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s, which won the Best Wine Blog and Best Wine Blog writing in the 2007 American Wine Blog Awards and was nominated for a James Beard Foundation award. A Forbes.com story quoted one expert describing DrVino.com: "His reporting over the past six months has had seismic consequences, which is a hell of an accomplishment for a blog." Colman's articles have also appeared in publications that include ''

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''. In September 2008, a Colman article on wine politics featured in the expert guide ''

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Guide to Wine''. The University of California Press published Colman's first book, ''Wine Politics: How Governments, Environmentalists, Mobsters, and Critics Influence the Wines We Drink'' in July 2008. Simon & Schuster published his second book, ''A Year of Wine: Perfect Pairings, Great Buys, and What to Sip for Each Season'' in November 2008. Colman is among the contributors to ''

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'' since the third edition. He has also co-authored with sustainability metrics specialist Pablo Päster a widely cited study on the

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of wine, for the American Association of Wine Economists.The American Association of Wine Economists

References

''Wine Politics'' and Tyler Colman profile
UCpress.edu ;Footnotes

External links

Dr. Vino blog
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See also

References

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