I’ve been pretty open on this wine blog that Enoforum Wines, from the Alentejo region of Portugal, is one of my clients. This is my journal, and I’m recording my realistic journey in the wine business. When Enoforum Wines and our Diaz Communications partnered, it wasn’t with the thinking that Enoforum might be imported into [...]
Continue reading about Frank Johnson Selections ~ Importer Profile
Suisun Valley Grape Growers Association (SVGGA)
Experiences a Metamorphosis in Name…to…
Suisun Valley Vintners & Growers Association (SVVGA)
When the Suisun Valley Grape Growers Association (SVGGA) was formed in 2003 as a wine grape coalition, it had two main goals:
To advance awareness of the Suisun Valley American Viticultural Area, established in 1982.
To send their message of Ultra [...]
Long ago, in a land not even able to imagine Web 2.0, lived a publicist who found herself explaining to newbie winery owners who was whom in the wine world, and why this wine writer was important to his or her future as a vintner. After a while it seemed to be a bit repetitive, [...]
Continue reading about Charlie Olken ~ Old School is Enjoying the New School ~ Wine Writer #33
Each year, as I organize the Petite Sirah Symposium, Christian Miller is more than happy to help me out with statistics on Petite Sirah. I give him what I’ve been collecting, and he comes up with all sorts of marketing numbers, by conducting a study from the PSILY members and those attending the Symposium. Christian [...]
Continue reading about Full Glass Research ~ Christian Miller ~ A Wine Industry Optimist
During the 1960s, I crossed over into the antidisestablishmentarianism movement. It was a very exciting time… part of the bra burning process. It wasn’t necessarily easy, because I was in the business of fashion at the time, and my persona took quite a diva dive. I went natural, nursing three daughters. Never once did a [...]
Continue reading about The Honor of Organic Wines, as Taught to Me by Fabius
