Archive for the ‘Wine Business’ Category
The recently concluded conference of wine bloggers in Portland, Oregon was, as always, enlightening, a great source of ideas for this writer, full of surprises, great fun, dashed with a few disappointments and provided and up-close opportunity to examine the state of wine blogging. With that in mind, I’ve culled the Top Ten Things I learned at the 2012 Wine Bloggers Conference: 1. Marketing Aside. Wine Bloggers remain somewhat uninterested in marketing their work beyond posts on Facebook and Tweets…
While it is true that upon launching a wine blog a "writer" does not necessarily appear, it is equally true that upon launching a wine blog, a new "publisher" has appeared. Continuing to think about the nature of wine blogging on the eve of the Wine Bloggers Conference later this week, it seems absolutely clear to me that the emergence of the "blog" has resulted in a paradigm shift in realm of publishing. And this is equally true for wine…
I am absolutely compelled to report on a newly released wine that, as far as I can tell, is among the finest Napa Valley wines. This 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley can be described as boasting black jammy fruits, cassis, freshly plowed earth and dark chocolate. I can also report the opulence and massive texture is undeniable while the glycerol-like body and silky tannins elegantly glide through an expansive, palatable finish. The wine is unquestionably reflective of a winemaking…
What set of regulatory circumstances "results in the best situation for a state's wine consumers"? This is the underlying question in a Memphis Commercial Appeal article written by Fredric Koeppel that considers the impact of locally-owned alcohol wholesalers that are bought by larger, multi-state, non-local companies. Just such a thing has occurred a number of times n Memphis. Where this southern city once hosted six, family-owned, local distributors of alcohol, now, after successive buyouts and consolidations, only two remain. The…
Dear Tom Wark: I recently googled 'Three Tier System' and noticed that your writings rose to the top of the list. It brought me to your blog titled 'The three tier system and consumer acces to wine'. Then I noticed your Manifesto for Change in Wine. I read it too. I only have one question-Who the fuck do you think you are? You probably don't realize that 100s of thouses of good Americans are employed by distributors. But al you…
