Category Archives: News
Newer posts →This Week In Wine – 6/25/11 – Chinese Wine, Perfume Shaped Bottles, and Bordeaux Crying Wolf.
June 25, 2011China’s wine industry topples Australia China’s wine production has now surpassed Australia’s wine industry as living standards improve in China. China’s restaurants were once dominated by beer and the local white spirit, Baijiu. But these days you are … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Bordeaux, Canada, China, Chinese Wine, Tampa wine festival | Leave a comment //A Sardinian Feast with Friends
June 22, 2011A couple of years go, the Mrs. and I jetted off to the small Italian island of Sardinia for the marriage of two of our best friends; Mr. Adam Bartoy and Miss Jacqueline Mariani. Jacq’s family is native to Sardinia, … Continue reading
Posted in News, Pairings | Tagged Cantine di Dolianova, Ichnusa, Mediterranean Mojito recipe, Monica di Sardegna, Monica grape, Pane Guttiau, Sardegna, Sardinia | 4 Comments //Gary Vaynerchuk’s Daily Grape Feature – Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2007
June 16, 2011Wine: 2007 Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Grape: 100% Sangiovese Score: 91 Points Price: $25 MSRP Gary’s explanation why: For all you longtime Italian fans out there, you very well know that about 10 years ago, Tuscan wines were … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Daily Grape, Gary Vaynerchuk, Italy, Montepulciano, Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Tuscany, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano | Leave a comment //The Foursquare Wino Badge
June 11, 2011I don’t know if there are any avid FourSquare users reading this website, but I thought this might be of interest to you! Location-based social network service FourSquare recently announced their Wino badge, awarded to users after they “check-in” 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Funny, News | Tagged Foursquare, Foursquare Wino Badge, Kris Chislett, Social for Wineries, Social Media | Leave a comment //Thinking of Opening a Winery in Napa? You Should Probably Read this First…Part 4 of 4
June 6, 2011Following on from yesterdays post, the following is part 4 of 4 of a post made by a friend of mine, Lucas Meeker – Assistant Winemaker at Meeker Vineyards in Sonoma. The post originally appeared on professional Q&A website Quora.com. … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged AVA, How to Open a Winery, Napa, Social Media, Sonoma | Leave a comment //This Week In Wine – P.Diddy Teaches Wine Etiquette, $73k Champagne, VinPass and More!
June 5, 2011VinPass: Wine Lovers Can Now Check In A new social game called VinPass has just recently launched. It’s an application for wine lovers to "share wine reviews, win badges and earn real rewards. VinPass uses the ‘check-in’ paradigm … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Auctions, Champagne, P.Diddy, Restaurants, Social for Wineries, Social Media, VinPass, Wine Etiquette | Leave a comment //← Older posts Newer posts →
