Dear Jo ~ In Search of White Chianti & Books on Starting a Winery ~ Both Are Good Questions
[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.] QUESTION from Lauren: Hi Jo, my boyfriend is a wine lover and blogger and has mentioned to me on a few occasions about a white Chianti. Chianti is [...]
You’ve Got a Bottle of Great Wine & Want to Sell It… Now What?
In the past month, I’ve received two almost identical questions. (I’ve got my own Dear Abby quietly going behind the scenes called, “Dear Jo.”) Here’s one example for Dear Jo. The other was very similar: I began following your blog recently. Kudos!…I am enjoying it. Admittedly, I am no wine expert, and have just recently [...]
Thought for the day: Finding A Heart Will Lead Me To Revealing A Soul, If I Write About Someone
Welcome to a day in the life of my wine publicist’s journal… ====================== So… My friend Honey Airborne (as in the 82nd Airborne Division) told me that Mr. Opportunity would be knocking again soon, when I wrote my blog story Mr. Opportunity. I wondered about it, and got on with my life… Too busy to [...]
Wine Blogging As a Professional Will Turn One Into a Wine Career Counselor
I was just asked, “I want to become a wine professional, where do I begin?” I could only respond, “Where do I begin the answer?” It came as I was finalizing all details for the Ninth Annual Petite Sirah Symposium (Concannon Vineyard), still wrapping up the Oregon Pinot Gris Symposium (Oak Knoll Winery), helping out [...]
Everything on the Internet is Free, Including Customer Service
Everything on the Internet is free, including customer service for something you haven’t paid for… It’s become a funny world. I enjoy sharing the requests I get, because they always hit me with a “What?” moment, and getting them out of me is great stress release. This is a new one… Dear Jo: Hello, I [...]
Dear Jo, May I write for you? Ah… T.B.N.T.
T.B.N.T. (Thanks, but no thanks) This is something I find myself writing over and over again to people these days… A day in the life of five year old blog (journal)… I have to say, “No thank you” to everyone, because first of all, this is my wine journal. Secondly, while it would seem like [...]
Dear Jo: “I am struggling with how to identify who these firms might be “
I get the best questions. Having been in the wine business for nearly 20 years and on this wine blog for the last five and a half of those years, I’ve become recognized as having a few creds. (That’s really cool and humbling, seriously.) So, this “Dear Jo” read the following way: I am doing [...]
Dear Jo, May I write for you? ~ T.B.N.T.
T.B.N.T. (Thanks, but no thanks) This is something I find myself writing over and over again to people these days… A day in the life of five year old blog (journal)… I have to say, “No thank you” to everyone, because first of all, this is my wine journal. Secondly, while it would seem like [...]
