Archive for the ‘Wine News’ Category
A new study shows that at some time in their lives "30.3 percent of adults have abused alcohol or suffered from alcoholism at some point in their lives." That’s all? Just 3 in 10 have abused alcohol? I find that hard to believe. But wait, what does "abuse" mean? According to those who wrote up the study over at the "National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism", the term "abuse" is defined as "those whose excessive drinking leads to personal…
It’s my monthly stint on local radio today. I’ll be co hosting with "KAZ" Kasmier on KSVY’s "Wine Biz" radio show. Fun stuff, only partly serious, a good way to pass an hour while you are working. Time: 1pmDate: Today (June 18)Station: KSVY (Listen Here) I’m never sure what the topic of the day is going to be when I’m on Kaz’s show. Kaz, of course, has a unique insight into the wine biz having been a winemaker and winery…
Maybe it’s just the proximity of the Wine 2.0 event and the annual Wine Industry Technology Symposium (WITS) that takes place next month, but it seems "technology" is quite the buzzword in the wine industry these days. Or it could just be that I’ve been obsessed with technology over the past two weeks since it has failed me in numerous ways as one computer system and network system after another has gone down at Wark Communications. But I don’t think…
"I swear to God Walter, if you mention one thing about ‘tannin’ or ‘immature vines’ I’m gonna stick the cork, and the bottle, so far up your ass that you’re gonna need a corkscrew to gargle!"DAVE from The Winery Channel’s Rant & Roll channel commenting on "Walter the Wine Snob" One day soon there will be an all wine, all day television cable channel probably located on your dial somewhere between 402 and 430. Until that day comes, however, we’ve…
There sure are a lot of people using the "Wine 2.0" label to help position their products and services. Nary a caution was issued at the Wine 2.0 get together in San Francisco on Friday. All the speakers, including me, were in the mood to embrace, rather than really critique, this buzzword that seems to mean….something…if not most things. The event itself was terrific. Cornelius and Jeff from RadCru.com did a damn fine job of creating a nice venue where…
