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Imagine this scene: you host an intimate dinner party for a few friends. The candles are lit, your best starched linen guilds the table and the guests are getting nicely oiled on your killer flirtinis. Out comes the starter – home made langoustine tortelloni served with a romesco sauce. Your guests Read More

“Ordinary” Bordeaux is Back in Style

Hoke Harden

Features Wine Spotlight

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The most curious thing happened a few years ago. One of the great wine regions of the world became passé in one of the largest wine markets. Bordeaux was becoming hard to find in the United States. Oh, the Classified Growths and the rarefied boutique darlings maintained their stratospheric price Read More

Small Winery, Far Reach

Adrienne Turner

Features

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The faltering U.S. economy of 2009 has led some wine drinkers to consume with an eye toward value, though some economic experts seem to believe the worst is behind us. They say we should soon see a gradual improvement in-read more- Read More

The Evolution of Wine Public Relations and Social Media

Bill Smart

Features Wine Spotlight

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This past June, I had the good fortune of attending the Wine Bloggers’ Conference in Walla Walla, WA. Now in its third year, this conference brings together the best and brightest from the wine blogosphere as well as many industry-read more- Read More

Why the Internet Doesn’t Always Change the Way Wineries Do Business

Ryan OConnell

Features

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Every new Internet development comes with a hyperventilating promise to change the way a winery does business by revolutionizing how it interfaces with its customers by creating a new type of community around the brand. Yet, these innovations rarely become-read more- Read More

Social Media More Than a Buzzword at Wineries Like Carr and Jordan

Wayne Kelterer

Features

5 min read

Social media has become one of the most used buzzwords of the last several years—along with Google (as a verb), subprime, death panels, friend, un-friend, tweet, and of course, blog. Wine has its own set of buzzwords, of course, from-read more- Read More

Small Family Winery Goes Global with Social Media

Oscar Quevedo

Features Wine Spotlight

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Quevedo is a family brand producing quality Port from vineyards they have owned for more than one hundred years. PALATE PRESS: The Online Wine Magazine asked Oscar Quevedo about their recent decisions to export their wines and to build their-read more- Read More

Quick Bites: An Interview with Rick Bakas

Janet Majors

Features

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I've been following the career path of Rick Bakas ever since I met him two years ago. Now the director of social media marketing for St. Supéry Wines, Rick is responsible for creating and executing all digital strategy for the Skalli Family-read more- Read More

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