Wine Country Adapting to a Pandemic and Fires ~ Geyserville says Happy Halloween to That!
The invite to the citizens of Geyserville read: Geyserville.com ~ Feeling Creative? Paint wine barrels for the fall and spring seasons to brighten up Geyserville. Fun for the whole family. And so they came. The barrels have now been placed throughout the town of Geyserville. Very down-home, and r-e-a-l-l-y well done. Halloween wine lovers are […]
Episode 3 – Kerry Damskey – Winemaking in Bulgaria And China
In Episode 3, Kerry Damskey talks about his origin of wanderlust. Then he’s off to Bulgaria, seguing into China, before the French were even there. This is followed by being in ancient Israel, and then gives us a blink of Costa Rica at 25,000 meters (15.53428 miles) above sea level. It’s a fast five minutes […]
Wine Folly: Magnum Edition of the Master Guide is Released TODAY, by Madeline Puckette and Justin Hammack
SAMPLE BOOK, From Avery Books. If ever there was a wine book of the times ~ like the times right now ~ Madeline Puckett and Justin Hammack have nailed it with Wine Folly: Magnum Edition of the Master Guide. Today, right now, the book has gone on sale. It’s a hard copy and it’s going […]
The Passion of Tom Bracamontes ~ Baja Wines, and you’d better believe it
La Competencia Imports and La Mision Associates are proud to announce several new additions to our ever expanding U.S. Distribution Network. In the first two months of 2017, distribution agreements have been reached for Las Vegas (Johnson Brothers of Nevada), North Carolina (Epiphany Wines), and New York/New Jersey/Pennsylvania (VOS Selections).
Cathy Huyghe Receives the 2016 Diaz Communications Innovator of the Year Award for Enolytics
Jose Diaz and I are pleased to announce that Cathy Huyghe of Enolytics is the recipient of 2016’s Diaz Communications Innovator of the Year Award. With her expertise in analyzing consumerism and the wine industry’s facts and figures, to better understand today’s wine market, Cathy joins the ranks of those whom we’ve watched develop into […]
Wine of the Week ~ Windrun Wine’s Pinot Noir
Mark Oliver, a partner of Windrun Wine, located in Santa Barbara County, emailed to ask if I’d like to taste his Pinot Noirs. As his company is a négociant wine brand, there’s a lot of freedom to choose wine grapes that are grown in the finest vineyards, which makes the most sense to some. Windrun Wine […]
Andy Blue Redo
UPDATE, or an Andy Blue Redo… When I wrote my original blog story called “More brewhaha from Andy Bluehaha,” it was in response to Anthony Dias Blue’s editorial about Petite Sirah, and how he just doesn’t “get it.” I understood on a gut level; I don’t eat foie gras, for instance. I’d gag if I […]
Looking for free wine writing content?
Free wine writing, does this happen anymore? When wine blogging first got going, I got emails like this a lot, as a sign of the times… Bloggers wanting their names to become associated with wine sites, and they were willing to give away their content to build their credibility. I’m not willing to write for […]
PR 101 ~ Personal emails are a true path
PR 101 I don’t get as many comments on my wine blog as I do private Emails… Why I don’t get as many comments on my wine blog as I do private Emails… I don’t write a blog to elicit extensive comments on what I’ve put out there. Controversial stories always elicits emotions and that’s […]
Red Wine for delicious dishes
Who doesn’t love Red Wine, when it comes to pairing deliciously full red wine with the perfect foods? Raise your hands, everyone. 2012 Trivento Amade Sur ~ 70% Malbec, 18% Bonarda, 12% Syrah ~ Mendoza, Argentina This red wine called Trivento Amado Sur is translated literally into “South Love.” About 6,214 miles away from their […]
