Archive for the ‘Video Posts’ Category

Oct 25, 2016

The Not So Professional Winemaker

Quite a long time ago I began explaining to clients and to readers of this blog and to audiences that the real impact on the wine world from the emergence of the Internet was the sudden access we all had to voices that otherwise we would have never heard from. My current Favorite Voice is Stewart Dorman: The Not So Professional Winemaker VARIETALS I CAN’T REMEMBER WHY I USE A CORKSCREW ALL ABOUT THE VINEYARD Though thoroughly unprofessional as you…

Nov 2, 2011

No Wine Left Behind

"No Wine Left Behind" is a documentary short that follows the development of Lavish Laines Winery from garage winery to full operation. What's of great interest is that the winemaking and the venture was begun by an Iraqi war vet who came home from battle and could not find a job. His girlfriend led him to an interest in wine. That interest led to the attempt to get into the wine business. And the venture became a place returning Iraqi…

Oct 3, 2011

Let’s Crowd Source Winemaking Decisions

Here's something very interesting that could not have been done in the pre-digital age: Crowd Sourcing Winemaking Decisions. This is what Silversmith Vineyards, located in Mendocino County's Redwood Valley, is doing and it looks like a pretty cool project. Imagine outsourcing to your crowd decisions like: 1. What varietal to make2. When to pick?3. Pump over or punch down4. What type of yeast to use?5. When rackings of the wine should happen6. Should the wine be filtered and if so,…

Sep 21, 2011

The Funniest Wine Video!

OK…This has got to be the funniest thing I've seen produced about wine in years. The folks at Red To Brown Wine Reviews blog have outdone themselves. It has some naughty words in it, but if you are in the wine business, if you are Robert Parker or Antonio Galloni or James Suckling or a high scoring California winery, or if you have ever given any thought to the nature of wine marketing and you don't find this funny, I…