 Dan Berger is a wine writer syndicated nationally by Creators
Syndicate to newspapers around the world. Publisher of Berger's Vintage
Experiences, a weekly wine newsletter, available only by subscription. A speaker
at wine symposiums on topics such as wine marketing and public relations, he is
also a judge at many wine competitions including the New World International,
San Francisco Fair, California State Fair, Los Angeles County Fair, West Coast,
the International Wine Competition at Lubljiana, Yugoslavia; Concours Mondial in
Brussels, and at seven wine shows in Australia.
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Dan Berger began writing about wine in 1976 and today his column is
syndicated nationally by Creators Syndicate to newspapers around the world. He
and his wife, Juliann Savage, also publish a weekly wine newsletter, Dan
Berger's Vintage Experiences, available only by subscription.
He also contributes articles to Decanter Magazine
in London, is Editor-At-Large for the Appellation
America website and contributes regular wine essays
for the California Grapevine.
Mr. Berger's first wine articles were for The Associated Press, where he
worked as a general assignment and sports reporter. His first regular wine
column appeared in 1977 in the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner.
In 1979 he joined the staff of the San Diego Union, where his wine columns
ran twice a week and were syndicated nationally by Copley News Service. He also
reviewed restaurants for San Diego Home/Garden Magazine for six years.
In 1986, Mr. Berger moved to Sonoma County where he became Business Editor
and wine columnist for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. The New York Times
Syndicate carried his wine column nationally in 1987. In 1988, Berger joined the
staff of the Los Angeles Times as full-time wine columnist and reporter. The Los
Angeles Times-Washington Post wire carried his column nationally. Berger left
the Times in 1996 to publish Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences, a weekly
newsletter on wine and food.
Among the honors presented to Mr. Berger are the Wines and Vines Magazine
award of excellence as Wine Writer of the Year (1988); the Father Junipero Serra
Award for contributions to the wine industry, presented by the California Wine
Patrons of Los Angeles (1989); the Wine Literary Award, presented by the Wine
Appreciation Guild (1993), and he has been an honoree of the Central Coast Wine
Assn.
A speaker at wine symposiums on topics such as wine marketing and public
relations, he is also a judge at many wine competitions including the New World
International, San Francisco Fair, California State Fair, Los Angeles County
Fair, West Coast, the International Wine Competition at Lubljiana, Yugoslavia;
Concours Mondial in Brussels, and at seven wine shows in Australia.
In addition, he coordinates the Riverside International Wine Competition and
the Grand Cru Wine Competition of Long Beach, as well as an international
conference on terroir staged annually in Sonoma County.
Mr. Berger's articles have appeared in The Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast,
Wine and Spirits, Wine News, Robb Report, Diablo, Cheers, Beverage Dynamics, and
numerous others.
His books include ``Beyond the Grapes: An Inside Look at Napa Valley'' and
``Beyond the Grapes: An Inside Look at Sonoma County.''
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