Press ‘n News:
Here’s what they’re saying about the Winerd® Game...

“You don't have to be a total wine geek to have fun with this board game. Just as Monopoly teaches you how to become a real estate tycoon, Winerd can make learning about wine fun without the pretension . . . For everyone from experts to novices, this game only gets better with age.” --- WhatWouldAlpana Drink.blogspot.com, Alpana Singh, Master Sommelier and Director of Wine and Spirits for Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc., posted December 16, 2008, “Great Holiday Gifts for Wine Lovers”

Winerd® was featured on the NBC Today Show as a great holiday gift, December 17, 2007.

Winerd® "is an attractively designed game. . ." --- Wine Spectator, December 15, 2007, "Holiday Gifts" Section

"Winerd®, . . . perfect for an after-dinner activity . . . We've all pretended to be amateur sommeliers (admit it), but Winerd® actually sets out to give us a solid base for it, using wine tastings and uncorking etiquette questions to move players ahead -- great way to pass the bottle instead of using it to hide in."  --- Bee Magazine, Winter 2005

". . .Winerd®, an ingenious and decidedly adult board game. . ." --- Town & Country, May 2005, Ted Loos

"The game expands players' wine palates while putting them through their paces with interesting and challenging wine trivia questions." --- Orange County Home, February 2005

"With spring celebrations looming, it's time to stock up on wine assets. . .Welcome to a whole new group of clever wine paraphernalia dedicated to . . .expanded enjoyment." --- New York Times, March 12, 2004, Suzanne Hamlin

". . . great holiday gifts for yourself or your enophile friends.  'Winerd' is a game not unlike Trivial Pursuit, but with only one category of questions (wine, of course) and lots of sniffing and sipping. . .." --- Wine Spectator (online), posted December 20, 2003, Nick Fauchald

"The Winerd . . . wine-tasting board game . . . was created by a former chef to combat the intimidation factor that many associate with wine."  --- San Francisco Chronicle, December 11, 2003, Amanda Berne

"Winerd . . . not only tests your knowledge about wine facts.  But it also requires you to taste. . . Wine geeks will have the most fun with this.   But wannabes will enjoy sipping their way through clever lessons." --- Dallas Morning News, January 6, 2004, Kim Pierce

“* * * * [4 stars] . . . we had a lot of fun with this, and . . . since you're choosing the wines to blind taste test, you can make it harder as you learn more about wine and try different types of wines each time you play." Lisa Shea, "Challenge Your Brain and Your Taste Buds" --- Posted September 7, 2003 on wine.about.com

"Tamara Leigh Murphy. . .has turned her love for food and wine into a fun, informative board game." --- Darryl Beeson, The Wine Guy, "Wine is for Nerds"

"Winerd was created for those who want to enjoy wine, not be intimidated by it. Can you think of a better place to play this game than the cabin?" --- Cabin Life, October/ November 2002

"If the terms 'legs,' 'full-bodied' and 'fruit-forward' mean nothing to you, it's time to bust out a new board game . . . Makes for a great gift or a fun night with your pals."--- Today's Chicago Woman, December 2002

". . .an excellent set of questions, designed to edify even fairly knowledgeable geeks. Blind taste tests along the way challenge the player's ability to remember and identify the starting wine." --- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 1, 2002

"Winerd, 'the wine-tasting game that crushes grape fears,' aims to make wine more fun . . . it guides players through wine evaluation." --- Charlotte Observer, October 16, 2002

"The questions were alternatively easy and tricky, making the game suitable for all levels of wine whizzes." --- Houston Chronicle, December 30, 2002

"The game's creator . . . has turned her love for food and wine into a fun, informative board game." --- Park Cities News, September 12, 2002

"Winerd, a board game that crosses Trivial Pursuit with wine tasting, made a pleasant splash for Good Eating staffers who played it." --- Chicago Tribune, December 11, 2002

"Wine drinkers with a sense of humor may enjoy the new Winerd game." --- Alameda Times Star, November 27, 2002

"It is an amusing approach to a popular topic." --- Amarillo Globe News, December 19, 2002

". . . a perfect gift for the novice to the connoisseur." --- New York Newsday, December 4, 2002

"Winerd is an innovative board game . . . just add the wine, a few friends, and the game is on." --- Giftware News, November 2002

"'Winerd' is a board game that guides you through the process of tasting and evaluating wines in a lighthearted, yet helpful way." --- Bucks County Courier Times, October 16, 2002

"Winerd . . . promises to bring wine novices up to speed in the wine arena . . ." --- Oakland Tribune, November 27, 2002

"Winerd, a board game that teaches about wine in a fun, unintimidating way." --- Daily Herald, December 11, 2002

"Let the Tastings Begin . . . keep a few Winerd games on the retail floor as part of your merchandising mix." --- Fancy Foods & Culinary Products, September 2002

"This innovative board game . . . is based on taste testing and learning about three different bottles per play." --- Home Fashion & Furniture Trends, Fall 2002

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