I’m happy and proud to report that Pinotblogger is now a part of the blog content network 9Rules as a member of their growing “Food” category. 9Rules works to help generate exposure and foster community for member blogs by being selective in who they allow to join and promoting member blogs via their own well trafficked blog. A nice little Christmas present! Thanks very much Scrivs, Tyme and everyone else at 9R.
In other news I’ve recently been tapped to participate as an “expert” over at My Dream, a new site sponsored by Lincoln that revolves around helping people achieve their dreams. Along with the Peay folks from Peay Vineyards, I’ll be helping inspire folks who are crazy enough to want to try to become winery owners in the Start a Winery community.
Some other dream communities that you can join include Become a Gourmet Cook, Become an Accomplished Gardener, Publish My Book, Compete in a Triathlon and many more. Check it out. It’s a pretty cool site and there are some very knowledgeable experts lending their time and talent to helping your achieve your dreams.

It really is an amazing site. Congrats on being tapped as a contributing expert. My name on there is EarlyWinter — keep an eye out for me. It’s becoming one of my favorite communities.
Congratulations on the 9R appointment, the poise and power of an established blog network will do wonders for Pinotblogger, not to mention the fact that they’re darn lucky to have you on board. Good luck!
Erin,
Thank you very much for the kind words! I know that I’m stoked to have been admitted and look forward to networking with all the other great writers in the community.
Merry Christmas and keep up the good work over at Grape Juice!
Congrats Josh!!