Tyler Colman

{{Short description|American author}}

Tyler Colman, writing under the pen name Dr. Vino, is an American author with a PhD in political science from Northwestern University,{{cite web |last= Steinberger |first= Mike, The World of Fine Wine |title= Everyone a Critic. The Future of Wine Writing |url= http://www.finewinemag.com/docs/SteinbergerWineWriting.pdf |date= March 2008 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110519182406/http://www.finewinemag.com/docs/SteinbergerWineWriting.pdf |archivedate= 2011-05-19 }} and wine educator with the New York University and the University of Chicago, and publisher of one of the internet's most highly rated wine blogs,{{Cite web|last= Butts |first= Mickey, Food & Wine | url=http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/seven-best-wine-blogs |title=Seven Best Wine Blogs | date= October 2005 }}{{Cite web|last= Pollack |first= Jennifer, Fast Company | url=http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/105/next-best-blogs.html |title=Off the Vine, Now Online | date= May 2006 }} which won the Best Wine Blog and Best Wine Blog writing in the 2007 American Wine Blog AwardsFermentation.typepad.com (February 21, 2007) [http://fermentation.typepad.com/fermentation/2007/02/american_wine_b_4.html American Wine Blog Awards Winners] and was nominated for a James Beard Foundation award.JamesBeard.org (May 6, 2007) [http://www.jamesbeard.org/index.php?q=awards/show/Tzo4OiJzdGRDbGFzcyI6Mzp7czo4OiJjYXRlZ29yeSI7czoxMDoiSm91cm5hbGlzbSI7czo0OiJ5ZWFyIjtzOjQ6IjIwMDciO3M6NToiYXdhcmQiO3M6NjA6IldlYnNpdGUgRm9jdXNpbmcgb24gRm9vZCwgQmV2ZXJhZ2UsIFJlc3RhdXJhbnQsIG9yIE51dHJpdGlvbiI7fQ== Website Focusing on Food, Beverage, Restaurant, or Nutrition] A Forbes.com story quoted one expert describing DrVino.com: "His reporting over the past six months has had seismic consequences, which is a hell of an accomplishment for a blog."{{Cite web|last= Arnold |first= Eric, Forbes.com | url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/10/23/wine-blogs-best-lifestyle-wine-vaynerchuk.html |title=Must-Read Wine Blogs |website= Forbes | date= October 23, 2009 }}

Colman's articles have also appeared in publications that include The New York Times,{{cite news|last= Colman |first= Tyler, The New York Times |title= Red, White or Green? |work= The New York Times |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/opinion/30CTcolman.html |date= December 30, 2007 }}{{cite news|last= Colman |first= Tyler, The New York Times |title= Drink Outside the Box |work= The New York Times |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/opinion/18colman.html |date= August 18, 2008 }} Food & Wine,{{cite web|last= Colman |first= Tyler, Food & Wine |title= Finding Wine of a Certain Age |url= http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/finding-wine-of-a-certain-age |date= July 2007 }}{{cite web|last= Colman |first= Tyler, Food & Wine |title= Deconstructing a Wine List |url= http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/deconstructing-a-wine-list |date= June 2006 }} Forbes.com,{{cite web|last= Colman |first= Tyler, Forbes.com |title= Seriously, Drink Beaujolais |website= Forbes |url= https://www.forbes.com/2009/08/13/beaujolais-red-wine-lifestyle-wine-summer-drinking.html |date= August 13, 2009 }} and Wine & Spirits. In September 2008, a Colman article on wine politics featured in the expert guide The Guardian & The Observer Guide to Wine.{{cite web|last= Colman |first= Tyler, The Guardian |title= The decision-makers |website= TheGuardian.com |url= https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/06/63 |date= September 6, 2008 }}

The University of California Press published Colman's first book, Wine Politics: How Governments, Environmentalists, Mobsters, and Critics Influence the Wines We Drink in July 2008. Simon & Schuster published his second book, A Year of Wine: Perfect Pairings, Great Buys, and What to Sip for Each Season in November 2008. Colman is among the contributors to The Oxford Companion to Wine since the third edition. He has also co-authored with sustainability metrics specialist Pablo Päster a widely cited study on the carbon footprint of wine, for the American Association of Wine Economists.The American Association of Wine Economists {{cite web|url= http://www.wine-economics.org/workingpapers/AAWE_WP09.pdf |title=Red, White and "Green": The Cost of Carbon in the Global Wine Trade }} {{small|(197 KB)}}