I certainly can't speak for the group, but my impression here (and in
other wine fora) is that most people are ok with someone speaking about
a wine they sell (wholesale or retail) as long as they disclose that
interest and that on a long term basis that doesn't seem to be their
primary goal. By latter I mean I did see one person elsewhere who
seemed to disparage their main competitors and praise the wines they
sold, and that's all they ever added to conversation. People soon got
tired of it. Not the case here -certainly you have a history of
providing wide reaching notes here and that kind of participation is
most welcome. So I'll just say that as long as you note when it is a
wine in which you have an interest (and in your case it's not as if you
were the national distributor in any case) I personally look forward to
your notes.

Pretty nice portfolio by the way, although stylistically the red Burgs
aren't my favorite (though the quality is surely there). I'm pretty
enthused about the '05 Austrians, have you tasted many yet?

Bi!! wrote:
> For purposes of disclosure, I have a financial interest in a wine
> distributor that serves Ohio and Kentucky. This distributor handles
> wines such as Evans & Tate, Tapestry, Hofer, Schloss Gobelsburg, Nigl,
> Geoffroy, Tortoise Creek, Leroy, Mortet, Brocard, Audoin, Perrot-Minot,
> Crocker Star, Kamen, Kongsgaard, Arietta, Au Bon Climat, Domaine
> Serene, Selene, Ramey, etc. just to mane a few. I hestitate to review
> or even mention wines that I taste that are part of the portfolio for
> fear of violating the non-commercial aspect of this newsgroup. I
> wrestle with this issue and I rarely share tasting notes on these wines
> for obvious reasons. Since few of you (except UC) seem to reside in
> Ohio or Kentucky would it be OK if I mention an outstanding wine or
> wine bargain as long as I disclose that I handle the wine? I just
> wasnt to stay PC.