Oregon Pinot Gris marketing group ~ An exciting new project
[Today is the second of five days to register for holiday gifts from Wine-blog. Simply leave your name in the comments for a chance to win. Rules.] After the first Petite Sirah symposium that I put on in 2002 at Foppiano, I saw the potential; and, the birth of PS I Love You happened. Please [...]
Mirassou Winery, On Behalf of the Wine Industry, “A Big Thank You”
Recently I was reading a wine business news story about a major wine corporation donating thousands of dollars to a non-profit that had absolutely nothing what-so-ever to do with the wine business. It wasn’t for disaster relief, which one always understands; it was more an act of random kindness, from an outside observer’s perspective. I [...]
Wine Enthusiast’s Message in a Bottle Sweepstakes
Anyone who knows me knows that my first PR gig was in rock n’roll radio. I was one of the few lucky souls who had an unlimited supply of back stage passes during the 80s, and early into the 90s. Then, I segued into the wine business, but music has never left my soul… In [...]
The Vintner’s Luck ~ A Give Away
The Vintner’s Luck is a DVD coming out on September 20th, 2010. I’m going to give you what I got for a press release, because I’ve not seen the movie, so I’m not going to try to even reinvent this one. From Mark Pitchford: Experience the passion that lies behind the perfect vintage in THE [...]
Calling all you graphic art students, who might love creating a wine label
There’s a great new contest that just launched called “The Canvas Artist Series Contest.” It’s sponsored by Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and Folio Fine Wine Partners (Michael Mondavi’s wine company). According to Michael Mondavi: “It’s an honor to develop a special blend for a hotel company of Hyatt’s caliber. Our goal for Canvas was to [...]
FREE Tickets to Wine, Women & Shoes
I have two “General” tickets to give to two luck readers of this blog for this event. Just leave your name in any comment section during this week, and you’ll be entered to win. I’ll draw both names this Saturday morning and announce the winners at that time. Only one ticket will be awarded to [...]
Build a Better Burger Competition from Sutter Home
Want to visit Napa? It seems to be as easy as visiting their site and reading what they have to offer. If you’re interested in winning a trip to Napa Valley through Wine & Burger University for Sutter Home’s 20th Anniversary Build a Better Burger Competition, here’s what you have to do… but read their [...]
Winners: Corked ~ a Father, a Daughter, and a Give-Away
This morning, I had my nimble assistant Ms. Chloe pull the names from my Winner’s Hat. Chloe’s my five year old grand daughter, with more energy than a Richard Scarry character from Busy Town, so pulling six names was an exercise in “Nope, only one, let’s try that again.” But we got it done. And [...]
