Is Vinfusion an abomination to all who love and respect the art of winemaking? Could be. Does it matter whether your grapes are harvested mechanically or by hand? Quite possibly. Do bad things happen if you mislabel wine and mislead your customers? Most certainly. Do we really need water sommeliers? Or hot sauce sommeliers? I’m […]
Archive for November, 2016
Wine Industry News for November 14, 20
November 14th, 2016Food and Wine Pairing: Sandwich
November 11th, 2016As Eric Asimov says, bread and wine are among the foundations of civilization. Why wouldn’t you pair them? [level-members] Obviously, there is no one wine to pair with all sandwiches since sandwiches come in many flavors. Less obviously, as Asimov points out with his suggested Madeira / Nutella sandwich pairing, there are a lot more […]
Wine Articles Worth Sharing with Your Wine Shop Custome
November 10th, 2016Wines worth knowing in Oregon, work cork tourism – plus some wine cork facts, guilt by association, and a behind-the-scenes look at urban winemaking. [level-members] Let’s start in the city. Business Insider takes us, well, inside the City Winery in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood. Better known by locals and tourists as a restaurant with […]
Wine Shop Marketing – More Wine Travel Ide
November 9th, 2016Whether we like it or not, many in the US are already thinking about the holidays and holiday gift-giving, and while it would be easy to recommend the gift of wine, there are better ways to reach your best customers. [level-members] One of those ways is to offer gift ideas other than wine that wine […]
Do Fence Me In – Geofencing for Your Wine Sh
November 8th, 2016Your phone isn’t just magic for you as a consumer. It can be magic for your wine shop, too.[level-members] Geofencing is a technology that allows you to detect when your customers are near your store and send them messages on their phone. They need to opt in to the service, so this isn’t a technology […]
Wine Industry News – November 7, 20
November 7th, 2016Burgundy harvest news, Pennsylvania licensing laws, and Millennial women and their relationship with drinking. [level-members] From Decanter, we get a report on “who survived nature’s wrath” in Burgundy this year. Their conclusion sounds a lot like a social-media relationship status. It’s complicated. Read the full article here. Meanwhile, back in Pennsylvania, wine lovers are rejoicing as […]
Food and Wine Pairing: Riesling and Coq au Riesli
November 4th, 2016Since I said yesterday that Riesling doesn’t get the respect it deserves, how could I not offer up a delicious pairing featuring Riesling today? [level-members] Of course, Riesling comes in may styles, so what it pairs with depends on which style you’re pouring. Food & Wine’s Coq au Riesling is a great dish to pair […]
Wine Stories Worth – November 3, 20
November 3rd, 2016Wine. One more reason to use the word “condom” in polite conversation. Riesling, deserved of more respect. Wine and cancer. And wine and water. [level-members] From Mashable, we have another way to keep that wine lively for another day. Because there aren’t already enough ways to keep an open bottle fresh for a day or […]
Share Your Mistakes with Your Wine Shop Custome
November 2nd, 2016Perhaps not the “I bought a bunch of not-very-good wine and I’ve been trying to give it away ever since” mistakes. But the things you’ve learned as you’ve come to know more about wine. [level-members] As Matt Kramer points out in a recent Wine Spectator article, there are some pretty common mistakes that wine lovers […]
Be Aware of How You Label Your Sh
November 1st, 2016An article I saw recently on the Eater site about wine labels and their affect on consumer perception reminded me that we all need to look at things through our customers’ eyes more frequently. [level-members] This is particularly true of our shop where we go blind to the little details that sound petty even to […]