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This user page has been APPROVED! by Mr. Tabbers .
Forever hoping that Justin Bieber never opens up a winery so that I won't have to deal with Bieber-related wine articles
This user has been on Wikipedia for 18 years, 4 months and 19 days .
Who am I? Well I am a wiki-oenophile who works mostly on wine articles as part of the Wine Project . My goal is to help improve the quality of Wikipedia's wine articles to where they become a worthwhile resource for wine beginners and enthusiast alike. It also wouldn't hurt to get the Project mentioned in Wine Spectator either.
As of January 1st, 2014, I have created 841 non-redirect articles nearly all wine related. If you add redirects that number jumps to 11,963. (Hey, wine grapes have a lot of synonyms :P) Some of my personal favorites among the articles I've created include:
Articles that I didn't originally create but have either completely rewrote or substantially edited include:
Notes from people smarter than me [ edit ]
"Nothing is ever lost by courtesy . It is the cheapest of the pleasures costs nothing and conveys much. It pleases him who gives and him who receives, and thus, like mercy, it is twice blessed." - Erastus Wiman
"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." - Carl Jung
"Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever." - Aristophanes
"Here's to the corkscrew - a useful key to unlock the storehouse of wit, the treasury of laughter, the front door of fellowship, and the gate of pleasant folly." - Percy French
Wine Newsletter Quick Links [ edit ]
Baseball
Politics (Though I do try to avoid some of the bickering and contentious stuff on Wiki)
History in general
European Royal Families
Christian Apologetics & Theology (In particular Lutheran History)
Possible annoying behaviors [ edit ]
I'm a horrible typist and will make silly typos often. I try to catch what I can but I'm certain to miss a few.
I'm not as up to snuff on wiki code to make things look as crisp and nice as they can. Feel free to clean up anything I do.
I'm becoming more and more a stickler for sources. While I'll try not to dive off the cliff into overkill, I will poke my nose into a few things to request some source citations.
Thinking inside the box [ edit ]
My Wiki habits
ANAL 2 This user rely's on others better grammar too fix there article's.
[[redlink]] This editor adds useful red links to articles to encourage content creation .
This user strives to maintain a policy of neutrality on controversial issues.
Flexible This user deals with edits, deletion, and creation of pages individually instead of unilaterally and encourages others to do so.
-ist
This user is not an -ist . They prefer to use common sense.
Philosophy
This user believes that a user's edit count does not necessarily reflect on the value of their contributions to Wikipedia .
linkspam This user despises linkspam , and will terminate it on sight, as well as any other spam by the contributor.
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To Do-- Work on categorizing and better organizing wine related articles.
My views on the City, State debates at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (settlements)
Good Article Criteria
1. It is well written.
2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
3. It is broad in its coverage.
4. It follows the neutral point of view policy
5. It is stable
6. It contains images, where possible, to illustrate the topic.
Some GA thoughts....
On a good lead An important distinction between an encyclopedic article and a news or magazine article is that we don't need to "build anything up" for the reader-no suspense or plot development. Rather we lay everything out in the beginning and then go into more detail and development below. With a good lead, a reader should know the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and WHY of the article before they even get to the TOC.
Articles that I have contributed to either by creation, expansion or nomination. See Wikipedia:WikiProject Wine/right panel for more wine-related DYKs
Charles Heidsieck - February 7, 2007
Chaptalization - April 10th, 2007
Nicolas-Alexandre, marquis de Ségur - April 21st, 2007
Red Mountain AVA - May 30th, 2007
Augusta AVA - June 3rd, 2007
Texas wine - July 2nd, 2007
Russian wine - July 19th, 2007
Valle d'Aosta DOC - November 5th, 2007
History of Rioja wine - November 8th, 2007
Harvest (wine) - November 8th, 2007
Maceration (wine) - November 8th, 2007
Barbaresco - November 9th, 2007
Aglianico - November 11th, 2007
Chian wine - November 12th, 2007
Tasmanian wine - November 12th, 2007
History of Sherry - November 13th, 2007
Piedmont wine - November 13th, 2007
South Australian wine - November 17th, 2007
Loire Valley (wine) - November 18th, 2007
Flurbereinigung - November 18th, 2007
Tannat - November 19th, 2007
Galician wine - November 19th, 2007
Catalan wine - November 23rd, 2007
Jura wine - November 24th, 2007
Lombardia (wine) - November 27th, 2007
Mosel wine - November 29th, 2007
Lesbian wine - November 30th, 2007
Alicante Bouschet - November 30th, 2007
Toscana (wine) - December 2nd, 2007
Pais - December 12th, 2007
Vietnamese wine - December 13th, 2007
California wine - December 15th, 2007
Chilean wine - December 16th, 2007
Carignan - December 17th, 2007
Algerian wine - December 18th, 2007
Second wine - December 19th, 2007
Turkish wine - December 20th, 2007
Champagne in popular culture - December 21st, 2007
Ann C. Noble - December 21st, 2007
Victorian wine - December 21st, 2007
Cattier (champagne) - December 22nd, 2007
Manseng - December 22nd, 2007
Paul Draper (winemaker) - December 23rd, 2007
Ribolla Gialla - December 24th, 2007
Schiopettino - December 25th, 2007
Spinning Cone - December 25th, 2007
Zierfandler - December 25th, 2007
Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine - December 26th, 2007
Vini Lunardelli - December 27th, 2007
Indian wine - December 27th, 2007
Oeil de Perdrix - December 28th, 2007
Rhone Rangers - December 28th, 2007
Slovenian wine - December 30th, 2007
Mas de Daumas Gassac - December 31st, 2007
Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso - Jan 1st, 2008
Klevener de Heiligenstein - Jan 5th, 2008
Château Pavie-Macquin - Jan 5th, 2008
German Agricultural Society - Jan 6th, 2008
Côte-Rôtie AOC - Jan 8th, 2008
Ahr (wine region) - Jan 9th, 2008
Ancient Greece and wine - Jan 13th, 2008
Chardonnay - Jan 14th, 2008
Calabrian wine - Jan 21st, 2008
Orvieto (wine) - Jan 24th, 2008
Carbonic maceration - Jan 24th, 2008
Ancient Rome and wine - Feb 1st, 2008
Limoux wine - Feb 6th, 2008
David Peppercorn - Feb 10th, 2008
European Union wine growing zones - Feb 10th, 2008
Provence wine - Feb 11th, 2008
Château Lascombes - Feb 12th, 2008
Wine law - Feb 13th, 2008
Château-Chalon AOC - Feb 14th, 2008
The Wine Advocate - Feb 14th, 2008
Château Cantemerle - Feb 17th, 2008
New South Wales wine - Feb 17th, 2008
Shirazi wine - Feb 18th, 2008
Haut-Médoc (AOC) - Feb 20th, 2008
Château Pape Clément - Feb 24th, 2008
Alexis Lichine's classification of Bordeaux wine - Feb 25th, 2008
Henri Enjalbert - Feb 25th, 2008
Cabernet Sauvignon - Feb 26th, 2008
Pierre Galet - Feb 28th, 2008
South West France - Feb 29th, 2008
Château Beau-Séjour-Bécot - Mar 6th, 2008
Cocks & Féret - Mar 7th, 2008
Stuart Pigott - Mar 21st, 2008
Mustum - Mar 23rd, 2008
Château Beauregard - Mar 28th, 2008
Robert Finigan - Mar 29th, 2008
André Simon (wine writer) - Mar 30th, 2008
Corsica wine - May 28th, 2008
History of French wine - July 20th, 2008
Non-grape based wine - July 21st, 2008
Chateau de Goulaine - Aug 1st, 2008
Robert Berning - Aug 3rd, 2008
Aging of wine - Nov 18th, 2008
Champagne Riots - Dec 31st, 2008
Comet vintages - Dec 31st, 2008
Autolysis (wine) - Dec 31st, 2008
Grower Champagne - Jan 1st, 2009
History of Champagne - Jan 1st, 2009
Sangiovese - Jan 12th, 2009
Carmignano (wine) - Jan 17th, 2009
Alexander Valley AVA - Jan 19th, 2009
Los Carneros AVA - Jan 22nd, 2009
Russian River Valley AVA - Feb 4th, 2009
Arneis - Feb 9th, 2009
Nebbiolo - Feb 10th, 2009
Barolo - Feb 20th, 2009
Washington wine - Apr 3rd, 2009
List of Chablis crus - Apr 4th, 2009
Chablis wine - Apr 7th, 2009
Clarification and stabilization of wine - Apr 8th, 2009
Mendoza wine - Apr 17th, 2009
Argentine wine - Apr 20th, 2009
International variety - Apr 29th, 2009
Lake Chelan AVA - May 6th, 2009
History of Chianti - May 14th, 2009
Colorino - May 15th, 2009
Canaiolo - May 15th, 2009
Marzemino - May 16th, 2009
Ullage (wine) - May 19th, 2009
Storage of wine - May 20th, 2009
Chianti - May 22nd, 2009
Côte Chalonnaise - May 25th, 2009
South African wine - June 18th, 2009
History of South African wine - July 5th, 2009
Wine and health - August 7th, 2009
Arbois (grape) - Sept 24th, 2009
Grolleau (grape) - Oct 1st, 2009
Bucelas DOC - Oct 2nd, 2009
Carcavelos - Oct 2nd, 2009
Cellared in Canada - Oct 6th, 2009
David Lake - Oct 14th, 2009
Vin Santo - November 27th, 2009
History of Portuguese wine - December 14th, 2009
Cesanese Comune - December 17th, 2009
Dimiat - December 19th, 2009
Baroque (grape) - December 21st, 2009
Champoux Vineyard - December 22nd, 2009
Douro Wine Company - December 22nd, 2009
Greco (grape) - December 23rd, 2009
List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards - December 23rd, 2009
Colli Piacentini - December 25th, 2009
Aleatico - December 26th, 2009
Quinta classification of Port vineyards in the Douro - December 28th, 2009
Furmint - December 28th, 2009
Phoenicians and wine - December 29th, 2009
Collioure AOC - December 31st, 2009
Symington Family Estates - January 2nd, 2010
Ripeness in viticulture - Jan 5th, 2010
Valpolicella - Jan 5th, 2010
Oz and Hugh Drink to Christmas - Jan 11th, 2010
Fonseca Guimaraens - Jan 16th, 2010
Guigal - Jan 18th, 2010
Nassau Valley Vineyards - Jan 20th, 2010
Irrigation in viticulture - Jan 22nd, 2010
Tintara - Jan 26th, 2010
Barossa Valley (wine) - Jan 26th, 2010
Wine rating - Jan 26th, 2010
Mendocino County wine - Jan 31st, 2010
Climate categories in viticulture - February 2nd, 2010
1985 diethylene glycol wine scandal - February 12th, 2010
Vine training systems - February 13th, 2010
Sancerre (wine) - February 17th, 2010
Chapoutier - February 19th, 2010
André Jullien - June 24th, 2010
Côte de Nuits - June 28th, 2010
Glera (grape) - June 30th, 2010
Santorini (wine) - December 11th, 2010
Wachau wine - December 16th, 2010
Hajji Firuz Tepe - December 19th, 2010
Limnio - January 1st, 2011
Montepulciano (grape) - Jan 2nd, 2011
Rosso Barletta DOC - Jan 4th, 2011
Chateau Grand Traverse - Jan 8th, 2011
Okanagan Valley (wine region) - Jan 12th, 2011
Burrowing Owl Estate - Jan 18th, 2011
Boushey Vineyard - Jan 19th, 2011
Hermann AVA - Jan 24th, 2011
Cristom Vineyards - Jan 28th, 2011
Catawba (grape) - Jan 30th, 2011
Mikulovská wine - Jan 30th, 2011
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars - February 6th, 2011
Baco Blanc - Feb 13th, 2011
Len de l'El - Feb 14th, 2011
Poulsard - Feb 17th, 2011
Nielluccio - Feb 18th, 2011
Domaine Raveneau - Feb 19th, 2011
Fer - Feb 21st, 2011
Tibouren - Feb 28th, 2011
Domaine Jean-Luc Colombo - March 4th, 2011
Marcel Deiss - March 7th, 2011
Château Fortia - March 10th, 2011
Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone - March 13th, 2011
Brachetto d'Acqui - March 13th, 2011
Hanzell Vineyards - March 27th, 2011
Fiano (grape) - March 30th, 2011
Verdicchio - March 30th, 2011
Petit Rouge - April 2nd, 2011
Vespaiola - April 3rd, 2011
Verduzzo - January 3rd, 2013
Blaufränkisch - January 27th, 2013
Marselan - March 22nd, 2013
Dureza - March 22nd, 2013
Pomerol AOC - March 23rd, 2013
Barbaroux - March 25th, 2013
Corton-Charlemagne - March 26th, 2013
Bouchalès - March 28th, 2013
Pecorino (grape) - April 1st, 2013
Gros Verdot - April 2nd, 2013
Peloursin - April 2nd, 2013
Pineau d'Aunis - April 7th, 2013
Yeast assimilable nitrogen - April 9th, 2013
Vidal blanc - April 13th, 2013
Maury AOC - April 14th, 2013
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC - April 15th, 2013
Couderc noir - April 15th, 2013
Abouriou - April 23rd, 2013
Aurore (grape) - April 24th, 2013
Marechal Joffre - April 24th, 2013
Gouget noir - April 26th, 2013
Douce noir - April 30th, 2013
Merlot blanc - May 7th, 2013
Bombino bianco - May 10th, 2013
Malolactic fermentation - May 23rd, 2013
Mondeuse noire - May 24th, 2013
Cabernet blanc - June 3rd, 2013
Cygne blanc - June 16th, 2013
Agiorgitiko - June 18th, 2013
L'Acadie blanc - June 20th, 2013
Gorgona Agricultural Penal Colony - June 26th, 2013
Pallagrello bianco - July 4th, 2013
Trevisana nera - December 7th, 2013