A quiet week, except for the fact that Kaz, Randy and X are all yammering at the same time!
The WBR trio catches you up on the latest goings on, including the continuing “Walla Walla Grocery Outlet” finds (now several weeks old and having sat in a hot car for a couple days — but you’d be pleased at the results). They answer the question posed last week of “is there another AVA that crosses state lines”, the answer (or answers, as it were) will surprise you. And a further discussion of H.R. 5034 and what it means to small and mid-sized wineries. It’s all that, and so much more, just have a listen.
Get your wine on, people, it’s Wine Biz Radio time!
Boy decides that one syllable is not nearly sufficient to describe him, so he picks a letter instead!
The gang discusses the recent Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla, and catches up on all the latest goings-on at Kaz’s little winery. Glue it together with the usual fun that Kaz, Randy and the newly minted X bring, and you’ve got a show!
Listen for the special quiz about multi-state AVA’s!
You know that empty feeling you have deep down inside? You know, when your favorite wine industry podcast takes a couple weeks off and you’re getting the shakes (why, what were YOU thinking the title meant)?
Kaz is back from vacation and is at the top of his game! Boy calls in while judging at the California State FairHome Wine Competition, where he talks about tasting and judging bizarre but tasty wines.
Some days you’re on the money, other days doing a Google search on “TAPAS Grand Tasting” burns you bad, baby… (Note: the Grand Tasting is actually June 5th, not the 14th as you might hear on the show)
In the ongoing “Where’s Kaz?” series of shows, we manage to bring Kaz into the 21st century by getting him on Skype(!) to talk about what a great time he’s having without us down in Mexico.
And Hardy Wallace is in the hot seat, talking about The NPA‘s new tasting room opened only one week ago to riotous success (no, really)! Oh, and we drag out some of Kaz’s really, really old wines (the oldest is about 19 years) to see how they’re holding up. Let’s just say, “drink the whites”.
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The upcoming November 2nd election is among the most important for the American wine industry in a very long time. Two issues should be watched closely by the wine, beer and spirits industry: 1) the outcome of the race for... […]
I was disappointed, though not surprised, to see that today a conjunctive labeling law dictating that "Sonoma County" be placed on every label on wines produced from grapes grown in Sonoma County was unanimously passed by the California Legislature .... […]
Sommelier Journal is sponsoring this trade/media-only educational party for the unique, grower driven Rockpile Grape Growers Association: one of America's smallest AVAs, and certainly one of its most unique and most highly acclaimed (beautifully structured, terroir expressive red wines). Re details below, and please RSVP directly w… […]
We've just published a new issue of our free wine newsletter, the BKWine Brief. You can read it all - and subscribe on this page: http://www.bkwine.com/bkwine_brief/bkwine_brief.htm […]
TWEETUPS & MEETUPS: What's the point? It seems that either industry businesses "get it" or don't when it comes to social media. Many jump right aboard when a new opportunity comes along, other are going to late adopters, and are still hanging back and saying "but why???" And even … […]
West Winery is looking for distribution throughout the United States. We have customers in Cali, Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. If anyone has info, contacts or can help us to get a distributor, we would greatly appreicate it. Thanks, Chris & Jen West […]
So many people come to wine and Pinot Noir from very different career paths and walks of life. Raymond Smith was born and raised in Oakland, Calif., and worked as a grocery clerk and a ship joiner before moving in the late 1980s to Paso Robles in the Central Coast. He found the wine business there very attractive and soon had helped build and eventually owne […]
Hi Friends and Colleagues,I am selling an old friend - the image below for which I own both the original artwork and the copyright.I think that it might be perfect for a new wine blogger or wine merchant as it links fun with wine education. With it I'm selling the s… […]
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Gary Vaynerchuk interviews Bill Covaleski from Victory Brewing in Pennsylvania. They discuss the beer world and start the first beer flight. Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Comments on this episode(126) Post a comment › “One of the best guests I’ve seen on WLTV! …” by Lvine “Liked the informative episode and […]
Gary Vayerchuk dishes out some serious info on this small appellation in the Loire Valley that makes nerdy white wines. Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Comments on this episode(376) Post a comment › “Gary > general wine information. More fluff!…” by ND “I like the format, but like the ones with […]
Gary Vaynerchuk talks about a type of French wine, Vin de Pays, or ‘country wine’ generally provide good values on the marketplace. Gary tastes 3 different VDP wines, red and white, and gives his very honest appraisal of them. Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Comments on this episode(223) Post a comment […]
Gary Vaynerchuk tastes through 3 different Sauvignon Blancs from South Africa, a grape that is quickly becoming more and more popular in that country. Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Comments on this episode(153) Post a comment › “meh. QOTD: 2007 Sineann Pinot Noir “TFL”, not really that disappoi…” by manonthemoon68 “QOTD. […]
