The Art of Coffee
It’s National Coffee Day today, and in honor of the hard working, creative baristas out there, here are a few shots of beautifully created coffee drinks: Photos: Alameda Musings, BeConfused, Watch Mojo, Words 4 Mind, Gold Coast Food Guide, Foodspiration, rain blows blog, Studio 6 Coffee House Read More
What Makes a Wine Worthwhile?
South Africa has been in the spotlight of late due to the World Cup, but it is much more than that. It is a country this is remaking itself before the eyes of the world. With Worthwhile Wine, Tom Lynch is taking part in that transformation, importing fair trade, sustainable South African wines to the United States. We met Tom at the 2010 Wine Bloggers’ Conference held... Read More
Live blogging from Wine Bloggers’ Conference
We are in beautiful Walla Walla, Washington for the Wine Bloggers’ Conference. Much of the action is happening online, on Twitter, to be precise. Here’s how it’s rolling Click Here Read More
Heading to Walla Walla
This weekend we’ll be joining 300+ others who will converge on the little town of Walla Walla, Washington for the annual Wine Bloggers’ Conference. To prepare ourselves, we’re packing extra water bottles, reading up on Washington wines, and generally girding ourselves for an onslaught of tasting, talking, tweeting, slurping, spitting, spewing, reading and bleating... Read More
Hello Vino adds blogger reviews
Hello Vino is a mobile wine pairing application that has helped many a wine lover make smart choices about what wine to choose for a meal. Featured on iTunes and written up in Mashable, it’s taking a leap into the world of wine blogging with a new “reviews” tab that features wine reviews from noted wine writers and bloggers, including Joe Roberts (CSW) of... Read More
Talking ’bout my wine generation
Wine making is an ancient craft. Just when it looks to be a dying art, a new generation takes it up with passion and dedication. We caught up with two young men who are living this passion every day, Hardy Wallace of the Natural Process Alliance and Jason Moore, winemaker and partner of Modus Operandi Cellars. Many thanks to Paul Mabray and all the folks at Vintank, who hosted... Read More
Gary Vaynerchuk on the Next Big Thing
At a gala wine business event at the Vintank office in downtown Napa one of the guests was none other than star of Wine Library TV Gary Vaynerchuk. We asked him about his latest project, Gourmet Library. His answer surprised us. He said tea will be a “major factor” in America in the near future. He made some notable comparisons between tea and wine, and also said he... Read More
Do wineries “get” millennials?
There’s been a lot of talk about wine and millennials. As Vintank chief exec Paul Mabray notes in a recent interview, this generation has made wine its beverage of choice. Obviously, this ought to be great news, but what are wineries doing to connect with 20-something customers? We paid a visit to social media savvy Napa Valley winery Goosecross Cellars to find out. Here’s... Read More
Natalie MacLean – there’s an app for that
This week, award-winning wine writer Natalie MacLean joined us to talk about her new iPhone/BlackBerry mobile application. Based on her popular newsletter, the “Nat Decants” app is a lifeline for anyone who has been caught flatfooted in the wine aisle–providing wine and food pairing suggestions on the go. It’s free, and can be downloaded directly off... Read More
Vintank — back to the future
Talk about starting off with a bang. For our first post, we snagged an interview with one of the brightest stars in the wine industry — Paul Mabray, Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder of wine industry digital think tank Vintank. On the wall of the conference room at Vintank is a reproduction of the “flux capacitor” from the movie “Back to the Future.” The toy,... Read More