• Are you ready for wine bottles that could be eaten once you’ve drunk what’s inside?

    Updated: 2012-02-29 11:00:40
    Hardly, I can only say, as I sit here shaking my head. Here’s the story on Mail Online: The bottles that could be EATEN once you’ve drunk what’s inside, written by Julian Gavaghan. “Future bottles could be eaten after scientists developed an edible material that can taste like the drink inside. “The product, a membrane [...]

  • Oregon Pinot Gris: Getting to know you, getting to know all about you ~ Part 2

    Updated: 2012-02-28 11:00:52
    Yesterday, I talked about my new learning curve… Oregon Pinot Gris as the marketing manager for the Oregon Pinot Gris group. The players who are leading the education: Airlie Winery Apolloni Vineyards Christopher Bridge Cellars & Satori Springs Estate David Hill Winery Oak Knoll Winery Pudding River Wine Cellars Terrapin Cellars Yamhill Valley Vineyards A [...]

  • Oregon Pinot Gris: Getting to know you, getting to know all about you ~ Part 1

    Updated: 2012-02-27 11:00:05
    How fun it is to be discovering what Harvey Steiman of Wine Spectator magazine refers to as Oregon’s “unsung hero.” It’s a revelation to read in Robert Parker’s Wine Buyer’s Guide, “This is the hardest wine to find, as virtually all of it is snapped up before it has a chance to leave Oregon. Fruitier [...]

  • Some days I feel like the little red hen

    Updated: 2012-02-24 11:00:20
    Remember “Hey, you, get off of my cloud!” Or, the Little Red Hen story…. When the bread was finished, the tired little red hen asked her friends, “Who will help me eat the bread?” “I will,” barked the lazy dog. “I will,” purred the sleepy cat. “I will,” quacked the noisy yellow duck. “No!” said [...]

  • Some Incoming Marketing Is Just So Funny

    Updated: 2012-02-23 11:00:34
    As I read two incoming Emails this morning, I laughed to myself because they seemed to be perfectly interconnected. Here are the two titles: OMG – We’re working late too! Drink Red & Smile White with NEW WineStraws I think someone is staying up too late, when what they’re coming up with is a wine [...]

  • They said it on Facebook

    Updated: 2012-02-23 07:10:08
    I don’t make this stuff up, kids, I just report the facts. I asked on Facebook, “What’s the dumbest thing you’ve heard lately about wine?” Dozens of comments. Here are a few. Enjoy! “That shiraz and syrah are not the same grape.” “that white wine has more carbs than red wine” “Red wine is less [...]

  • Advertising makes the world go round, and writers are in the food chain

    Updated: 2012-02-22 11:00:47
    I just came across my friend Steve Heimoff‘s blog entitled, “The [increasingly] dark side of social media.” It’s really fun to watch Steve try to wrap his mind around social media, because truthfully… Steve is one of the few people in the world who is a true journalist; that’s to say, he doesn’t understand the [...]

  • It was Dark, it was Delicious, and it’s thankfully Done for another great year…

    Updated: 2012-02-19 18:47:32
    The day began so peacefully, that I knew it was going to be ~ pretty much ~ smooth sailing. My crew and I had spent the night in Jack London Square after an exhausting day the day before, as we began the annual setup for (what was now) the Sixth Annual Dark & Delicious wine and [...]

  • Wine Marketing 101 ~ Labels ~ They all tell a story, and here’s mine

    Updated: 2012-02-17 11:00:48
    In the the late 60s, my friend Leon Pinkham said to me, “Album covers have the greatest art on them.” I hadn’t thought much about it before he said that to me. I had just taken it all for granted, but once Leon pointed that out, it was clearer than clear. Along with that musical [...]

  • A Day in the Sun at the 2011 World of Pinot Noir

    Updated: 2012-02-10 10:46:07
    One of the high points for us at World of Pinot Noir, is the time we get to spend with winemakers. Join us as we sit down with some familiar and maybe not so familiar winemaking names in the “World of Pinot Noir,” as we hear about their beginnings, their processes, their passions, and their [...]

  • 2012 Rotary Party in the Park April 21 in Muskogee

    Updated: 2012-02-10 03:14:32
    : Oklahoma Wine News Statewide Oklahoma wine industry news and vineyard events . Never miss a local wine tasting event . Our wine blog includes an online archive of winery news , festival dates , state wine law news , grape growing tips , and a full list of Okahoma winery . websites 2 09 2012 2012 Rotary Party in the Park April 21 in Muskogee 5th Annual Party in the Park wine tasting event , sponsored by the Rotary Club of . Muskogee The event will be held in Muskogee Oklahoma’s Honor Heights Park at the North Shelter on Saturday , April 21, 2012 from 1:30 p.m . to 6:30 p.m . Each attendee receives a wine glass for tasting as part of their admission ticket . Enjoy wines from several Oklahoma wineries and beer from an Oklahoma . brewer Participants will have a chance to receive a door prize

  • EXPERTS FAIL CHAMPAGNE TASTE TEST

    Updated: 2012-02-02 06:43:36
    It has been forever since I’ve posted but I saw this and LOVED IT! I guess I liked it because I still think too many people don’t trust their own pallets, instead preferring to rely on “experts”.  Hogwash I say…check out this cool article about how much the experts really know… EXPERTS FAIL CHAMPAGNE TASTE TEST [...]

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