Okay, so maybe I am a Luddite. Pinterest is “Curated Browsing.”
The "kids" (our name for the real social media gurus in our office who do the real work) have their finger on the pulse of the tech world. They've been talking up Pinterest as a useful new tool to leverage the coverage we're generating for our clients. Ever the...
read moreIf the Name Fits…
Here's a fun idea for which I'd welcome reader contributions: name and subject pairings that sparkle with irony, humor, serendipity and coincidence. -Leslie Gevirtz authored a story on Reuters on wine sales trends. Maybe her family farmed the famous grape in Alsace?...
read moreVinitaly US Tour Stops in NY
Last week Stevie Kim & Co. brought the Vinitaly Road Show to New York and I was on a panel discussion with Greg Dal Piaz of Snooth, Joe Czerwinski of Wine Enthusiast and Alfonso Cevola of Glazer's and the author of the "On the Wine Trail in Italy" blog. We began...
read moreUpcoming Wine and Spirits Tasting Events and Competitions
As a complement to the list of events just published, here's a list of Tasting Competitions Micro Liquor Spirit Awards:: Eligibility: Product sells less than 50,000 9-liter cases annually in USA. Deadline Oct. 17, 2011. http://www.microliquorawards.com/ New York...
read moreUpcoming Wine and Spirit Events
Hospitality Business Exchange—Food and Beverage, Nov. 6-9, 2011, Miami. http://www.oxfordexpos.com/ Fancy Food Show: Winter show: San Francisco, Jan 15-17, 2012. Summer show Washington DC, June 17-19, 2012. ...
read moreVinitaly US Tour Coming to New York
Vinitaly in the World comes to NY Oct. 19. Steve Raye, Greg Dal Piaz, Alfonso Cevola and Joe Czerwinski to be on business seminar panel on Social Media and the wine conversation moderated by Stevie Kim
read moreGary Vee Calls It Quits
Gary Vee retires from the world of wine, and it raises the question what…or who’s next?
read moreSipping and Spitting at TOTC and AWBC
I've been seriously out of touch the last few weeks and apologize for the dearth of posts. But here comes a couple to catch up. Tales of the Cocktail and the North American Wine Bloggers Conference overlapped in June and I managed to attend parts of both. And...
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