writer and publisher of biggerthanyourhead.net
Greater Memphis Area
- Current
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- writer and publisher at biggerthanyourhead.net
- Past
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- staff reporter at The Commercial Appeal
- instructor of English at Northwest Mississippi Junior College
- part-time instructor of English at Shelby State Community College
- instructor of English at Memphis State University
- Education
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- University of Iowa
- Memphis State University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Wine and Spirits
Fredric Koeppel’s Summary
Wine writer since 1984, in print for 20 years, now on the internet. Want to increase traffic to and readership of my blog, www.biggerthanyourhead.net.
Fredric Koeppel’s Specialties:
I have traveled widely to the world's wine regions, tasted and reviewed thousands of wines. I like to make each review a brief education into the wine's origins and making, its geography and essence.
Fredric Koeppel’s Experience
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writer and publisher
biggerthanyourhead.net
(Wine and Spirits industry)
December 2006 — Present (3 years )
biggerthanyourhead.net looks critically at the food and wine industries and the culture of wine and wine drinking, with emphasis on reviews of and education about wine.
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staff reporter
The Commercial Appeal
(Public Company; Newspapers industry)
August 1986 — March 2009 (22 years 8 months)
Oops, just got laid-off! I got into journalism through writing about wine. In my career at the C.A., I was book review editor, restaurant reviewer, visual arts reporter and critic. I wrote a wine column for 20 years. (Now I have my blog, www.biggerthanyourhead.net.) I reviewed movies, theater, dance, classical performance and CDs; I wrote about houses and architecture and remodeling. I guess now it's the free-lance life for me!
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instructor of English
Northwest Mississippi Junior College
(Wine and Spirits industry)
August 1976 — August 1986 (10 years 1 month)
This is now Northwest Mississippi Community College, in Senatobia, Miss., about 40 miles south of Memphis. I taught freshman and sophomore English and creative writing.
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part-time instructor of English
Shelby State Community College
(Wine and Spirits industry)
September 1974 — August 1976 (2 years )
Now Southwest Tennessee Community College, in Memphis. I taught part-time here for two years, freshman and sophomore English, part-time meaning five classes each quarter!
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instructor of English
Memphis State University
(Wine and Spirits industry)
September 1969 — August 1974 (5 years )
My first job. I taught freshman and sophomore English and creative writing. This is now the University of Memphis.
Fredric Koeppel’s Education
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University of Iowa
M.A. , English and American Literature , 1966 — 1969
Got the M.A. in 1967, worked on a PhD from 1967 to 1969.
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Memphis State University
B.S. , English, history, theater, art history , 1962 — 1966
- Activities and Societies:
- Edited and wrote for the literary magazine. Engaged in radical politics and led protests.
Additional Information
Fredric Koeppel’s Interests:
Books and literature (I'm a former book reviewer and newspaper book page editor), jazz and classical music, food and wine and cooking. I collect -- this is pretty esoteric -- classic literary magazines from the 1910s, 20s and 30s, especially pertaining to modern poetry.
Fredric Koeppel’s Honors:
Woodrow Wilson Fellow and Graduate College Fellow at University of Iowa, 1966-69.
My blog, www.biggerthanyourhead.net, won "Best Wine Reviews" in the American Wine Blog Awards 2009.
Fredric Koeppel’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
