Archive for the ‘Video Posts’ Category

Sep 22, 2010

Lest They Think The Wine Industry Is Elitist or Stuffy.

As a service to readers of FERMENTATION and as a diversion from more recent political intensities here, we reach to the Department of Funny for today's post. The View Winery in the Okanagan Valley joins a number of other wineries, including Judd's Hill and Roshambo, who produced short format videos that have made their way into the digital pages of FERMENTATION simply because they are funny and I have a weakness for "funny". However, none of these wineries made the…

Jun 29, 2010

Facetime With WinePressNW

Andy Perdue, longtime editor of Wine Press Northwest and an authority on the wines and wine industry in Oregon and Washington, was kind enough to interview me at the Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla, Washington last week. It was a fun interview to do and gave me the chance to think about the utility of the Wine Bloggers Conference and bloggers and my own mug.

Apr 23, 2010

A Peak Inside World Wine Federation Headquarters

More ingenious, tech savvy wine lovers providing their take on the meaning of the alcohol wholesalers' moves to turn back the clock and put wine in the shadows. In this installment of "STOP HR 5034" the good folks at Gramercy Cellars in Walla Walla give us a peak inside "World Wine Federation Headquarters" and a better understanding of the death and destruction our wholesaler friends believe is visited upon the youth of America by direct shipping.

Feb 18, 2010

Bravery and Comic Relief in the Wine Industry

Judd's Enormous Wine Show, produced by the folks at Judd's Hill Winery in Napa has the best production value of any private wine-related wine video series on the net. Plus, it's hilarious as the video below can attest. But is it smart marketing? Episode 9 – Judd's Enormous Wine Show: The Master Cut from Rod Bentner on Vimeo. I think it is good marketing as long as you don't expect your comic relief marketing to draw in all wine geeks…