wine industry issues
Just Sayin’ – thoughts on samples
As I sit here staring at my box of 10 Chilean Sauvignon Blancs that I received for the next Wines of Chile Blogger tasting it got me thinking about a conversation last week at DLW10. I was having lunch with the VA wine mafia and honorary member Lenn, and we were talking about receiving samples. [...]
More insight into drinking or not drinking local
Since the Drink Local Conference the other day, I have been thinking more about the 3rd session which discussed why many people focus on local food and not local wine. I think it’s a much larger issue–not one of local vs. local but rather one of quality vs. quality. Working in a retail wine shop [...]
Why you should buy wine from independent wine retailers.
Of course I am bias, and there are many reasons you should buy from independent wine merchants (service, selection, they know you by name, etc.) but this one is more to the quality of wine you are getting. In the picture below you can see how a certain grocery store care for their wine. There [...]
Virginia Wine Council Update
Virginia Wine Council Update – from Matt Conrad (Director, VA Wine Council) Promotion of Virginia Wine Receives Broad Support at Governor’s Press Conference Delegates and Senators from both sides of the aisle joined Governor McDonnell at a press conference earlier this week at which he unveiled his “Jobs & Opportunities Agenda.” According to a press [...]
A sign of consumers drinking local?
I came across the article “Off-Premise Wine Sales Slightly Decrease in November versus Same Period Last Year” on WineBusiness.com a couple of days ago, mainly just doing some research for my retail wine gig. Within the article it was pointed out that although sales dropped overall, domestic wine sales rose while imports fell. I didn’t [...]
Virginia Wine Update from the Virginia Wine Council
Virginia Wine Update from Matt Conrad of the Virginia Wine Council: “This past Friday a circuit court judge of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit issued an order that could impact the Virginia wine industry far beyond the borders of Fauquier County, the locality in which Kate Marterella operates her family’s farm winery. Although the case centers [...]
Taste Camp East 2009 – Long Island Impressions
In case you hadn’t noticed, Anything Wine was in Long Island this past weekend for the first of hopefully many “Taste Camp East”s (2010 is tentatively planned for the Finger Lakes and 2011 in Virginia). The first annual event was dedicated to Long Island wine country and was spearheaded by New York wine guy Lenn [...]
Virginia Wine Legislative Update
From Matt Konrad at the Virginia Wine Council: Governor Kaine has signed into law several pieces of wine related legislation, bringing to a close a successful General Assembly Session for the Virginia Wine Council and for the entire industry. On July 1, 2009, HB2071 and SB1033 will become the law of Virginia. Those two identical [...]
Is Dom Perignon Rose the next Cristal?
What started this thought of Dom P Rose taking over for Cristal in the rap world was when a gentlemen came in the shop the other day to ask for a bottle of ’96 Dom Rose. He was actually quite young so if we had it I would have had to card him, but at [...]
Virginia Wine Legislative Update
From Matt Conrad of Virginia Wine Council – Now that the General Assembly has adjourned sine die (without a fixed date to return), the Virginia Wine Council is grateful for an extremely successful legislative year. HB2071 (Scott) and SB1033 (Hanger), our bills that address the agricultural nature of farm wineries’ activities, have each passed the [...]
Virginia Wine Legislative Update
From Matt Conrad at the Virginia Wine Council: “This week promises to be very hectic, with a great many bills moving toward ultimate passage or meeting defeat in committee or on the floor. I am happy to report, however, that as of TODAY HB2071 has been passed by the Senate! Our companion legislation that also [...]
Virginia Wine Council Legislative Update
Below are some updates from the lastest Virginia Wine Council newsletter on recent legislation going before the House and Senate VWC Legislation Passes Both the House and Senate “We reported last week that HB2071 and SB1033 were on their third readings and were up for a vote by the full House and Senate. Both bills [...]
It’s OK Mommies to be, drink up, well only a little!
With Megan and I being surrounded by friends that are having babies, we have been talking more and more about the subject. Along with the usual baby talk comes the talk around the fact that she would have to stop enjoying wine for the 9 months of pregnancy. Megan has insisted that it be only [...]
From the Wine Bloggers Conference – My thoughts on crediblity
From Dictionary.com 1. capable of being believed; believable 2. worthy of belief or confidence When I started my blog a few years ago, I never really thought about credibility. I figured I was just writing, putting my thoughts and opinions out there for the world to look at and take for whatever [...]
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