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Walla Walla Wine 101 #wbc10
Old School Research
06.23.10

Taking them off the shelf and making it to the couch deserves at least a glass of Chard in its own right. These are moments that scream Apple iPad.

Wine Marketing: Has Costco updated merchandising to spur sales?
More Approachable?
02.22.10

Something looked different at Costco during my last visit. Look closely at these photos. Notice anything? …

Wine marketing: It’s not a cult winery, it’s “small artisanal” … just like Ferrari?
Handcrafted Thoughts
01.21.10

Welcome to wine marketing, the most mysterious black box of them all. Recently I wrote about …

Winemaker Joel Aiken Launches Wine Consulting Company
What's Happening
01.08.10

Internationally known winemaker, Joel Aiken, has left the position of Vice President of Winemaking at the …

Harlan Estate wine marketing in action; when less is more?
Can't drive the wine
01.06.10

Harlan Estate marketing sometimes reminds me of Porsche mailers. But without the fun gadgets; just a …

Vintners Hall of Fame 2010 class announced today by CIA in Napa
Titans of Wine
11.21.09

The Culinary Institute of America (the other CIA) based in St. Helena, California today announced the …

Russian River Valley issues state of the vineyards report
Wine News
10.26.09

This morning I received the RRV state of the vineyards report. Harvest is over, October rain …

Weekend: Lots of driving, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, crush at Stryker, American Idiot
The Crush Begins
09.18.09

The weekend is almost here, and that means more wine adventure and more theatrical spectacle. How appropriate. They …

Champagne, France begins “promising” harvest
Wine News
09.15.09

According to the Champagne Bureau (Washington, DC), 2009 should be another “high quality season” for producers …

Russian River Valley winegrowers’ state of the Vineyards Report
What's Happening
09.04.09

The week of August 31st was the official kick off of the still-wine Harvest 2009 in the Russian River Valley AVA. Pinot Noir is coming in!

Napa Valley Film Festival 2010 interview with film producer Marc Lhormer
Film Festivals
08.23.09

Marc Lhormer spoke with Loni and I about the 2010 Napa Valley Film Festival. Planning is …

Zork spotting at Costco today: The pros and cons of alternative wine closures
uncorked
08.22.09

While at Costco today, I spotted these bottles of wine with the Zork plastic alternative wine …

On a clear day you can see Sonoma… and a wine blogger tweet
WBC09
07.21.09

Version 2.0 of the Wine Bloggers’ Conference kicks-off on Friday in Sonoma. Over 200 wine bloggers …

Murphy-Goode Winery announces winner of social media and blogging dream job
Wine Idol Winner
07.21.09

Will Hardy Wallace go to Disney World now that he was selected out of 2,000 contestants …

Sharp falloff in sales for wines over $25, social networking a partial solution?
Is $25 the new $50?
07.08.09

A Wall Street Journal article confirms essentially what most of us had suspected: that high end …