Three Sheets to the Wind ~ Creative Way to Orchestrate a Lasting Memory for Clients

Three Sheets to the Wind ~ Creative Way to Orchestrate a Lasting Memory for Clients

by | Jun 7, 2022 | Marketing, Pacific Ocean, Sonoma County, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Event, Wine Hospitality, Wine Importer, Wine Innovation, Wine Marketing

Okay, maybe it might only take these two sheets, and not three sheets to the wind; but, the lasting impression is still going to be made and linger a long time. I still recall coming up the East River in New York Harbor, with a female sailor and her 60-foot sailing...

As the World Turns, So Does Wine Importing as the Heartbeat of International Wine Dreams

by | Oct 17, 2020 | Bordeaux, Importer, Importer Search, Imports, Wholesaler, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Culture, Wine Distribution, Wine Importer, Winemaking, Winery, Women in Wine

Let me begin by writing about a past conversation I had with one of my contacts, who works in the Pentagon, whose identity I’m going to keep private. I will say, he knows enough to have called this one, and I’ve watched it all happen to be true. When the...

Complicated Situation in the American Wine Market, by Michael Yurch of The Bluest Sky Group

by | Mar 19, 2020 | Imports, Italy, Marketing, Red Wine, White Wine, Wholesaler, Wine, Wine Business, Wine Culture, Wine Distribution, Wine Ed, Wine Event, Wine Importer, Wine Marketing, Wine Travel, Winery, WSET

Wine marketer Michael (Mick) Yurch, of The Bluest Sky Group, has shared the following with me, in his circle of friends and colleagues. It’s a fascinating reading, from someone with international relationships in wine. It’s Mick’s job to prepare wine...

When Opportunity Knocked ~ Siena Italy Was at the Door

by | Jan 7, 2019 | Chianti, Chianti Classico, Italy, Tuscany, Wine, Wine & Food, Wine Appreciation, Wine Business, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine HIstory, Wine Hospitality, Wine Importer, Wine tasting, Wines

[ALL PHOTO: Jo Diaz, unless noted otherwise. Shop in Sienna, Italy] PART 1 ~ CULTURE LEADS TO WINE AND FOOD In October of 2018, a door was opened for me by Bluest Sky Group, when I was invited to join a group of wine professionals traveling in Italy. We would be...

Beaujolais News from Georges Dubœuf ~ Beautiful Grapes and Magnificent Vines

by | Oct 8, 2018 | Beaujolais, France, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Chemistry, Wine Country, Wine Culture, Wine Importer, Wine Making, Wine of the Week, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery, Wines

I’ve had communications with Georges Dubœuf’s wine company. I’ve had a very insightful phone interview with Franck. For two years in a row, I received a bottle of their Celebration of Beaujolais Day — Beaujolais Nouveau — each year with a...