Archive for the ‘Culture and Wine’ Category
I like Deborah Harkness for a whole bunch of reasons. I first came across her when I discovered her wine blog, Good Wine Under $20. And I wasn't the only one who discovered Deborah's well written, witty, and well-focused wine blog that gives the budget conscious among us a place to look for reasonably priced wine. She has won two American Wine Blog Awards for Best Wine Review Blog and Best Single Subject Blog. I liked her for the passion…
MARKETING BOY #1: Dude, turn the fucking TV off, we have to get this new ad comped and up on Facebook. MARKETING BOY #2: I know, I know. Chill. (clicks remote)….Hey, pass me the bottle of Goose Juice. MARKETING BOY #1: (passes bottle of Grey Goose to colleague) Pour me another too. MARKETING BOY #2: What do we have so far? MARKETING BOY #1: Nothing. MARKETING BOY #2: Hey, man, what happened with the girl you were hangin with all…
< Branford Marsalis, the great jazz saxophonist and member of the remarkable Marsalis jazz family, is coming to Napa Valley. He along with his longtime pianist partner Joey Calderazzo will play the intimate Napa Valley Opera House on March 29th. Jazz, like wine, remains largely an experience that is most fully appreciated by a relatively small sector of the American population, despite it being an original American art-form. While I wish more Americans would find greater pleasure in appreciating the…
It's reported in today's New York Times that marketing behemoth Omnicon is involved in starting a new agency aimed at spotting "emerging trends in popular culture and take advantage of them by creating and distributing content sponsored by brands and products." Trends. They are an interesting phenomenon. Most often they are spotted when they are unstoppable, rather than when they are emerging. This is particularly the case in the wine industry. However the nature of the wine industry makes for…
While the faith in science and technology to make our lives better is a constant, it doesn't always play out that way. However, sometimes science comes through. Consider this story: DRUG DEVELOPED TO MAKE PEOPLE DRINK LESS As reported by the Daily Telegraph, this new drug, developed by Lundbeck and currently going through clinical trials, curbs the desire to drink by making it less pleasurable. According to a study conducted the results of using this drug were: "Over six months…
