Wine Biz Radio

So, I don’t like to meta-blog (that’s the term that says I don’t like talking about things pertaining to this website - problems, gripes, whatever - by using this website as a soapbox), but I’m experiencing some delays getting the raw recordings of our shows from our friends at KSVY and wanted to say that I’ll get Monday’s show up as soon as I get my hands on the recording.

I’m also going to try and take steps to rely just a little less on our community radio station partners, just in case we run into long delays again. I’ll let you know how it turns out.

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Kaz and Randy have Joel Vincent of the OpenWine Consortium call in to discuss the group’s genesis and what it’s out to accomplish. Add in the usual useless information that you’ve come to expect, and a special treat: Kaz and Randy do radio theatre! Listen up, this stuff is priceless!

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So, today I had the pleasure of interviewing Joel Vincent, (blogger and founder of OpenWineConsortium) on today’s Wine Biz Radio (which I’m awaiting the radio station to release the recording so I can podcast it for all you lovely listeners out there). Joel was articulate and driven, which made it clear to me why he’s leading the charge for the OWC and getting the word out.

Now Kaz (who is the long-time co-host of the show, unlike me) is being dragged kicking and screaming (or more likely, scratching his head and saying “huh?”) into Wine 2.0. But I think he’s finally getting the idea, after parading Wine 2.0 luminaries through the studio and over the phone, show after show. I could start to see the lights going on inside his head about what this means to him, a small (~1,500 cases/year) producer, and how he can really leverage the ability to get his name beyond the word-of-mouth that has gotten him quite far, but perhaps not where he could go.

I think that’s the promise of Wine 2.0 and the OWC: in an age where major corporations buy up larger and mid-sized wineries, giving those wineries access to leverage they only dreamed about when they were independent, Wine 2.0 offers (and indeed, opens) the world of wine buyers and consumers to pretty much any winery of any size. It helps to level the playing field in a fundamentally new way that was just not possible a few years ago. So to Joel and the emerging Board of Directors for the OWC: kudos to you all, you’re inspiring not only me (a jaded tech weenie who loves wine and is entering the wine industry) but also those troubled Luddite souls whom will really benefit from your hard work and vision.

I gotta say, I’m glad I was sitting in the studio looking at him when the lights went on. It’s a beautiful thing to behold.

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Kaz goes a little fruity and Randy spouts the latest wine industry news. Oh, and they play host to Josie Gay, Executive Director of Heart of Sonoma Valley Association (HOSVA) to talk about that group’s activities, including the big Savor Sonoma Valley barrel tasting and food event coming March 15-16.

You can start to tell that Kaz and Randy need Spring to come to Sonoma soon, all this gloom is making them crazy!

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John Green of Grange Sonoma sits in with Kaz and Randy to discuss small producers banding together in a “tasting room collective”. Also, part two of the 2008 Unified Wine and Grape Symposium visit, and the headlines of the day!

Thanks to Don Sebastiani and Sons for their support of the radio show!

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Kaz and Randy have wine industry insurance agent Chris Thwaites of Sevall, Thwaites & Soper Insurance Agency in the studio to talk about insuring your vineyard or winery against all manner of incidents, both benign and evil. Then there’s Tom Wark (of Wark Communications and Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog) in the studio to discuss the top stories of the week. And the first installment of Kaz and Randy’s Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Adventure (what a mouthful!), where they find and interview the truly interesting folks that were at the big wine industry trade show in Sacramento last week.

Thanks to Don Sebastiani & Sons for helping to sponsor our show on KSVY-FM!

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