Kris Chislett

What’s Been Keeping Me So Occupied Lately!

Alrighty! Wow! It seems like so long since I’ve been on here! Don’t worry I haven’t abandoned ship! I know my posts have been extremely scare these last few weeks, but I have a very good reason (actually about 50 different reasons) for my absence. But before I get into that, let me run something past you real quick… The first major change I would like to report is that I’m switching-up my approach with…

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Kris Chislett Selected to Speak at the Eastern Winery Exposition 2013 Conference.

Just a little self promotion…I hope you don’t mind… [Lancaster, Pennsylvania, November 8, 2012] – Richard Leahy Conference Program Director for the Eastern Winery Exposition today announced that Kris Chislett will speak at the 2013 Eastern Winery Exposition Conference, taking place March 6-7 at the Lancaster County Convention Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The Eastern Winery Exposition is an Eastern-focused wine industry trade show and conference designed to provide the Eastern U.S. and Canadian wineries and…

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What I’ve Been Working On…

Have you noticed my posts have been a little “sporadic” lately? ”No…I haven’t actually.”Well, you suck and you need to spend more time here then! “Yes, I was wondering what all that was about!!! I’ve been tearing my hair out!!! What’s happening?!?!?”Good to know you care! Don’t be concerned though! I’m not going anywhere…quite the opposite in fact! Here’s what’s been occupying my time over the last few months: Speaking Engagements Early next year I’ve…

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My Story: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Version.

In the average week I can’t even count the number of times I get asked where I’m from, how I came to end up in this country, how I met my wife, and how I got into wine. I therefore did what any rational person would do, and set my life story to the beat of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Now I can just direct them to this post and all will become…

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The Subtle use of a Highlighter…

As I’m sure you’ve already noticed, there’s certain sections within my posts that I like to draw your attention to by the genius use of a highlighter! It’s an idea that I dreamt up, patented, and if I see any other website ripping off the idea, I’ll be suing their asses off! No, just kidding. I actually stole the idea from Mens Health Magazine, back when I used to read it. Mens Health always had…

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The Foursquare Wino Badge

I don’t know if there are any avid FourSquare users reading this website, but I thought this might be of interest to you! Location-based social network service FourSquare recently announced their Wino badge, awarded to users after they “check-in” 3 times to what are  categorized as wine bars. A nice way of showing your friends what a discerning oenophile you are!   Now here’s the interesting part: I think I might have had a large…

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