PR 101 ~ Don’t burn your bridges
It took me a while to learn this one, I have to admit… And, it was taught to me as a child through Aesop’s Fables. The story is The Lion and the Mouse. It’s been around since 620 B.C.; so most of us have either heard the story, or we’ve read it on our own. [...]
Thanking My Grindstone Cowboy ~ Behind Every Woman, There’s a Great Man
If you’re reading this, and have read my blog in the past, you’re seeing my new look. I just got a make-over, and I have to thank Jose… my webmaster, hero, and all-around great guy. For perhaps a year now, he’s been encouraging me to refresh Wine-Blog’s look; not because there was anything intrinsically wrong [...]
Memories on Memorial Day: Rockers I’ve held within my lens
Spending my Memorial Day thinking about some of my own favorite memories… 38 Special people won going back stage to meet 38 Special from WBLM. I was number 39… I just loved it. Going backstage with people who had won, “Back Stage Pass” ~ From the Rockers, it was always that, “Gutta do” moment that’s [...]
Weighing in on the Tanzer Wine Blog “About” Page Debacle
If you don’t know, Stephen Tanzer ~ one of the world’s most well respected wine writers ~ just launched a wine blog called Winophilia. Unfortunately, he unwittingly did it with his boxing gloves on. I say unwittingly, because he hadn’t yet jumped into the wine blogging pool, so he didn’t know who the swimmers of [...]
Lenny Siegel Photographer in Sonoma County
There are so many aspects of the wine business to enjoy: Growing Producing Sales Marketing PR Writing Educating Social Media The list seems to go on, if just I sit here and conjure up more aspects. I personally prefer the creative end of writing and photographing. I keep out of the vineyards and the labs, [...]
One of The Most Interesting Aspects of Portugal in the Alentejo Wine Grape Growing Region
The history of Portugal is richly fascinating, and even more amazing when you visit and see it firsthand. Being there allowed me to experience and touch its ancient past, while exploring the immensely popular and emerging wine region of the world today… the Alentejo. I’m not going to ask you to take only my word [...]
Happy New Year! Welcoming 2010 ~ What’s Your Resolution?
I’d really like to know what your New Year’s Resolution is for 2010. I’ve found that when I have resolve, I tend to make things happen (quitting nail biting as a pre teen, quitting smoking as a young adult, learning about Portuguese culture last year, and many others). As a small incentive for you to [...]
