Archive for the ‘Wine News’ Category
Well, the gauntlet was certainly thrown down today. Is the "Napa Valley" Brand in decline? Is it faltering in the face of increased competition. Is it possible that the marketing powerhouse that is Napa Valley Cabernet hasn’t kept up with the competition? Bill Ryan, a columnist at the Napa Valley Register, essentially told his readers (those in the wine industry), either change your marketing ways or see the demise of Napa Valley as the premier wine region in the New…
I hope I’ll be forgiven, in this case, of trying to figure out what utility an "Electronic Tongue" able to identify a wine and it’s chemical make up has for my own life and career. As it turns out, I can already identify what’s in a wine pretty much by looking at the label on the wine. So what’s in it for me, a lowly wine PR dude and wine drinker? To be sure, I understand what the scientists find…
The new issue of Wine & Spirits Magazine is a fantastic read. The entire issue focuses on mavericks, revolutionaries and agents of change in wine (and food…for example, I learned that Goat is "in" and Pork Bellies are "out"…who knew!!) I’ve long thought that Wine & Spirits Magazine is setting the bar high for the rest of the traditional wine magazines and this is the issue to discover what I’m talking about. It was nice to see Wine 2.0 well…
Napa’s Chateau Montelena Sold to Bordeaux’s Cos d’Estournel "This is the ultimate recognition, that the French are now buying these great California wineries," said Jon Fredrikson, a wine industry consultant and publisher of the Gomberg-Fredrikson report" "It’s just evidence of the growing respect for what is being done in America with wine."—Vic Motto California’s winemaking prowess matched that of France and the rest of the world years ago. I wonder if this sale isn’t a matter of the French trying…
I know there are people who determine who to vote for in an election based on a single issue. "Do they or do they not support abortion rights?"…"Do they or do they not support unfettered access to guns?"…."Do they or do they not support gay marriage?"… I don’t think I like single issue voters. They give me the creeps because anyone so single minded probably can’t be trusted think clearly. In my mind, clear thinking is a good thing. That…
