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 [...]
There is no particular order and no captions for the following images. They’re just the best of the best that I shot.
It’s the suggestions that make Dark & Delicious each subsequent year, so you’ll see them here as positive feedback.
This is a blog entry to let others do the talking. I’m going to upload some [...]
This past week, I went though a therapy session with my colleague/on-line friend Michael (Mike) E. Duffy of the Winery Web Site Report. A title story, “Most Winery Web Sites Suck” really caught my eye and sensibilities.
“Wow,” I thought, “someone finally said for me what I’ve been thinking for so long.”
So, I commented on his [...]
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[Above Image: Left to right: winemaker Rui Veladas of Carmim Winery and winemaker Jose Fonseca of Enoforum Wines, in Carmim's tasting room.]
Tasting rooms are a retail outlet in which you may enjoy and learn about wine, and then make a purchase to support the proprietor’s efforts at showing you his, her, their best, if you liked the wine. It’s [...]
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Did you ever wonder why you pay $50 for a bottle of really well crafted wine?
For a $50 bottle of wine, within the three-tier system, here’s how it breaks down:
7% – cost of grapes and/or growing ~ $3.50
9% – cost of wine making ~ $4.50
4% – bottles, corks, boxes, labels ~ $2.00
2% – marketing ~ [...]
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