In a study released today by Pascal Chatonnet and the influential EXCELL laboratory in Bordeaux, researchers declare that pesticide residues were found in the vast majority of 300 French wines tested. The study examined wines from the 2009 and 2010 vintages of … Continue reading
Thursday, January 30, 9:00am General Session: Consumer Trends Affecting Growers & Wineries Introductions: Nick Frey, Sonoma County Wine Grape Commission Moderator: Cynthia Lohr, J. Lohr Panelists: Suzy Badaraccho, Culinary Tides; Rebecca Bleibaum, Tragon Corp,; Christian Miller, Wine Opinion; Courtney Cochran, … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from our LiveBlog of the 2013 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium. Thursday January 30, 2:06pm Conference Session: Surviving Consolidation: How to position your brand for success. Moderator: Courtney Cochran, Hip Taste Panelists: Jason Haas, Tablas Creek … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from our LiveBlog of the 2013 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium. Tuesday January 29, 1:25pm Conference Session: State of the Art Customer Service Moderator: Craig Root, Craig Root & Associates Panelists: Emily Wines, Kimpton Hotels, California, … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from our LiveBlog of the 2013 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium. Wednesday January 30, 10:13am 2013 UWGS General Session: State of the Industry Moderator: Mike Veseth, Wine Economist. University Puget Sound. Tight, Slack, Fat and Uncorked … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from our LiveBlog of the 2013 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium. Wednesday January 30, 2:05pm Conference Session: New Technologies & Digital Media Panelists: Andrew Healy, 3 Rock Media; Ashley Nicole Teplin, Teplin+Nuss; Kristy Sammis, Clever … Continue reading
Tuesday, January 29, 1:10pm The United Wine and Grape Symposium liveblog is now closed, but please feel free to comment or ask any questions, we’ll respond! We have split up the content of the live blog into separate posts to … Continue reading
The highly anticipated 2013 SVB Annual State of the Wine Industry Report has been released and they are proclaiming the 2012 vintage will likely be the finest ever for the West Coast as a whole. The annual report from Silicon … Continue reading
Consumers standing the the wine aisle(s) of their grocery store are presented with a dizzying array of choices. The modern wine shopping experience offers consumers a broad array of brands, varietals, complete with trendy blends and international options. What is … Continue reading
Amazon has made several attempts to break into the wine selling business. In the late 90′s they took their first crack at it when they invested in Wineshopper.com. The very thought of alcohol sales on the internet sent waves of … Continue reading