Each day our editors monitor 50 wine industry blogs and select the most relevant, recent postings.
A summary of each posting with a link to the blog is listed below.
JancisRobinson.com - fine writing on fine wines David Lake - the quiet deanOctober 7thBritish Master of Wine David Lake, winemaker at Washington state's Columbia Winery from 1979 until his retirement in 2006, and considered the dean of Washington winemakers, died on Monday (5 Oct) following a lengthy illness. He was 66.
PG BLOG remembering david lakeOctober 7thThirty years ago, with the 1979 harvest in full swing, David Lake moved to Washington state to take over the winemaking duties at Associated Vintners.
Think Wine Marketing Revisiting Wine Marketing 101October 7thToday most wineries are micro marketers. Even wineries in the WBM Top 30 approach the market on a segmented basis.
wine sooth How hot is your wine?October 7thDon't you just hate it? That wine shipment you had been anticipating is delivered and when you take it from the driver's hands, the box is hot to the touch.
REthink Wine Blog Showing Thanks: Inexpensive Differentiator or Missed OpportunityOctober 7thI've noticed lately that one of the easiest, most important (and relatively inexpensive) customer service techniques often goes over-looked. In our ever-evolving world of technology, it's easy to increase automation for improved efficiency.
Wine & Spirits Daily Readers Take out their Crystal BallOctober 7thNever has there been a better time to see into the future as far as the industry is concerned. Everyone is trying to predict how consumers will react, whether it's during the holidays or over the next couple of years as we emerge from the recession.
ShipCompliant Montana: No Federal Onsite Shipments, PleaseOctober 7thThe Montana Dept. of Revenue, Liquor Control Division recently confirmed that consumers in Montana are prohibited from receiving direct wine shipments under the Federal Onsite provision.
Steve Heimoff My two cents on the new FTC guidelinesOctober 7thThere's a direct line between my post 2 summers ago about bloggers being manipulated by Rodney Strong, and this FTC clampdown on bloggers.
Vinography Book Review: Resveratrol by Matilde ParenteOctober 7thThis is a short booklet, no frills, on a very focused topic, and will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about the serious science behind the claims that resveratrol in red wine is a boon to your health. Definitely worth a read.
1 Wine Dude Meet The New Wine Expert: You!October 7thWanna see it? Great - go look in the mirror. Because the future wine experts look an awful lot like you. You look great, by the way - did you cut your bangs?
Artisan Family of Wines Good Reads WednesdayOctober 7thEvery Wednesday I post my recommendations of the best of last week's postings concerning wine, whether blogs or news. I list them in the order I read them, so you shouldn't infer anything about the order in which I list these posts.
The Cellarist One Barrel: Getting the grapesOctober 7thThe sun is just coming up over the eastern hills, but five pickers and vineyard manager Pat Rogers have already made the same slow dirt-road trek up the hillside outside Hopland that Kevin Kelley and I have.
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