Archive for the ‘Wine News’ Category
Based on reports from Las Vegas this morning, (and here) Sarah Palin gave a keynote address to the attendees of the Wine & Spirit Wholesalers Association's (WSWA) Annual Convention. And as suspected, she had nothing to say about the issue of wine and spirits. Again, this is not a surprise. No one expected Palin to be educated on issues of the three tier system, the history of wine and spirits in America, the constitutional and legal issues that surround directs…
I'm always interested in Awards. I like Awards. I think they have meaning when meaningful deliberation is put into choosing who should be nominated for and given an award. The James Beard Awards have for many years been recognized as the premier presenter of awards focusing on restaurants and journalism related to food and wine. I'm always particularly interested in the James Beard Award for Writing on Spirits, Wine or Beer. This year, three articles were nominated for this award:…
"CHEERS LADIES—A DRINK A DAY MAY KEEP THE WEIGHT AWAY"—ABC News "MODERATE DRINKERS GAINED LESS WEIGHT THAN ABSTAINERS—Boston.com "RED WINE LESSONS OBESITY RISK IN WOMEN—Oneindia STUDY: WOMEN WHO DRINK MODERATELY TEND TO GAIN LESS WEIGHT IN MIDDLE AGE—LA Times WOMEN WHO DRINK MORE GAIN LESS WEIGHT—Washington Post A DRINK A DAY COULD HELP KEEP THE POUNDS AWAY—The Globe & Mail MODERATE DRINKING MAY CURB POUNDS ON WOMEN—Boston Herald Three hundred and fifty seven links showed up this morning when I…
The Label! It is the primary and most important marketing tool any and every winery uses to market its wines. The label tells prospective purchasers the wineries name, the kind of wine that is in the bottle, where the grapes were grown that went into the production of the wine the prospective purchaser is considering, the year during which those grapes were grown, and it can convey by its design numerous other messages about the character, desires, intent, philosophy and…
WINE & SPIRIT WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION SECURES SARAH PALIN AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT 2010 CONVENTIONS I'm don't think I have any words to add to this comic turn of events….Wait a minute…we all know that's not true. Of course I have some words to add. First, the above headline, written by the PR department of the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association is unusually disrespectful. I'm sure she is supposed to be referred to as GOVERNOR Palin, whether she hightailed it out…
