Mar 9, 2005
Jason Bullock, a wine marketing and PR guy like me, has joined the blog fray with "Drink Up" at http://drinkup.jasonebullock.com/ Jason is a good writer, which means we can expect some excellent post from him. I really enjoyed one of his initial posts on a new wine bar in San Francisco. It’s nice to have a fellow PR person blogging. And while it’s good to have Jason on board, I must admit I expected another particular Sonoma PR person to…
Mar 9, 2005
ATTENTION: All seriously over the edge Wine Geeks (and members of the trade) International Symposium on Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Embracing the Sauvignon Revolution May 8 – 11, Konocti harbor Resort & Spa — Kelseyville, CA Very few people, it seems, get excited about Sauvignon Blanc. I’m one of the few. I love that this grape is can be so expressive of different styles as well as grown in a number of locations. My first SB Epiphany came when I tasted…
Mar 9, 2005
Great story in today’s San Francisco Chronicle on Bay Area Food & Wine blogs. Nice set of sidebar stories too. Alder Yarrow at Vinography is well positioned and portrayed in the story too. Congrats Alder!!
Mar 8, 2005
On the whole, popular wine and food writing is pretty light fare. As it should be. While most readers like the articles in the Wednesday Food Sections, in Bon Appetit and in Food & Wine to take them away for a moment, or give them inspiration for the evenings meal, there are few people who use food and wine writing to broaden their intellectual horizons. But were a curious and ravenous mind to seek out intellectual stimulation in the form…
Mar 8, 2005
Can self-regulation work? Can an industry be expected to police its own when it comes to assuring certain undesirable marketing practices are prevented or stopped? The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States is going public with its self policing efforts and it’s a very good idea. They have released their first "Semi-Annaul Code Report". The Distilled Spirits Council is a trade organization that represents some pretty big players in that industry: Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine USA, Inc. Bacardi…