Many thanks to Brigade member Sean R. who has been busy spreading the gospel  of Bruliam across Europe.  Here he is pictured with his viola teacher and member of the Ysaye Quartet, Miguel da Silva, holding the bottle.  Miguel is a French wine afficionado, but was apparently quite pleased with our wine.

As a reminder to our other Brigade members, we’re actively soliciting bottle pictures – please send in pictures of yourselves enjoying our wine for entry into our monthly charity contest.

In another very closely contested Brigade poll, Laurie in the cockpit edged out Paula on the Inca Trail by a final tally of 105-84.

Since both of these entries were clearly big hits, we’ve decided to award them both a prize.

The first prize is $250 donated to the charity of Laurie’s choice.  Second prize is $150 donated to the charity of Paula’s choice.

Thanks to both of these fierce competitors and everyone who voted along. 

Our winner Laurie – her $250 prize is going to Photocharity which benefits homeless youth in San Diego county:

Our runner-up Paula – her $150 prize is going to the Health Care Foundation of the Torrance Memorial Medical Center.

Great job ladies!  And if you can’t see the pictures, please click here.

If you haven’t submitted your Bruliam Brigade picture yet, what are you waiting for?  And if you’ve already sent one in but lost the monthly contest, you need to scrape your ego back up off the floor and send us some new pictures.  We’ll be doing this every month for the foreseeable future, so there are lots of chances to win!

And for those of you who have signed up to receive our e-mails (or are reading this for the first time) and are wondering why you don’t have a Brigade shirt yet, you need to click here and fill out the form to register for the Brigade and receive a free t-shirt.

To vote all you need to do is: (1) click on the bullet next to the person’s name and (2) click the big VOTE button at the bottom of the poll. The poll will instantly update the tally and show you the most current results.  If the system works properly, you will only be able to vote once.  But, you can forward the link or this e-mail to as many people as you want to get them to vote for you.

The poll will only be open for voting until 8am on Wednesday February 10th so get voting!

If you can’t see the poll or vote properly through the e-mail, please CLICK HERE and you can vote on the website.

Many thanks to Michael T. who sports his Bruliam t-shirt and his Bruliam bottle in the snow in New York.  Hopefully the wine held up to the cold…

Many thanks to the entire Reilly clan who posed with their Bruliam bottle and full glasses on Christmas Eve.  This is our very first bottle shot and we’re expecting many more from you out there!!!

Many thanks to Brigade member Xana H. who took her Bruliam shirt along on a recent Vegas jaunt!

Many thanks to Brigade member (and 747 pilot!) Laurie R. who took us around the world on one of her flights during the Thanksgiving holiday.  These pictures were taken in Dubai, right before take off to Leipzig, Germany.  We begged her to actually fly in the shirt, but she wisely decided that keeping her job was more important.

Paula also tells us that she’s published a book about her adventure that includes a number of pictures of her in her Bruliam shirt.  Best of all, the proceeds benefit her favorite charity, the Classic FM Music Makers.  You can check out the book here.

Way to go Paula!!

If you haven’t submitted your Bruliam Brigade picture yet, what are you waiting for?  And if you’ve already sent one in but lost the monthly contest, you need to scrape your ego back up off the floor and send us some new pictures.  We’ll be doing this every month for the foreseeable future, so there are lots of chances to win!

And for those of you who have signed up to receive our e-mails (or are reading this for the first time) and are wondering why you don’t have a Brigade shirt yet, you need to click here and fill out the form to register for the Brigade and receive a free t-shirt.

To vote all you need to do is: (1) click on the bullet next to the person’s name and (2) click the big VOTE button at the bottom of the poll. The poll will instantly update the tally and show you the most current results.  If the system works properly, you will only be able to vote once.  But, you can forward the link or this e-mail to as many people as you want to get them to vote for you.

The poll will only be open for voting until 8am on Thursday December 10th so get voting!

If you can’t see the poll or vote properly through the e-mail, please CLICK HERE and you can vote on the website.