Fresh Sheet February 15th 2012
Today’s Fresh Sheet – new and recent Washington wine releases – includes wines from Mark Ryan Winery, Two Vintners, Desert Wind Winery, Forgeron Cellars, and Idilico. Read more…
Winds of Change Blowing for Washington Wine
Change is coming to the Washington wine industry. In the coming months and years, look for these three changes in particular to have a profound impact on the state’s industry.Big Box Liquor Stores are ComingLast Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up February 1st to 7th 2012
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from February 1st to 7th 2012. Read previous round-ups here.From around the country…Wine Enthusiast magazine writes about the San Juan Islands.The Capital writes about the 2007 Col Solare.Taos Read more...
Washington Wine Commission Hires New Executive Director
The Washington Wine Commission announced earlier today the hiring of Steve Warner as Executive Director. Warner, a Washington State native, brings to the position a deep background in marketing, management, and international business.Warner comes to Read more...
How Wineries Can Make Automated Facebook and Twitter Cross-posts More Effective
Yesterday I wrote about some of the problems with automating cross-posts between Facebook and Twitter. Today, I give some simple suggestions on how wineries can make these cross-posts more effective. Read more…
How Automated Cross-Posting from Facebook to Twitter Can Defeat the Purpose of Social Media
Lately I’ve seen a lot of wineries linking their Facebook and Twitter accounts so that posts on one are automatically cross-posted to the other. My advice? Do so with caution. Here’s why.Cross-posting between Facebook and Read more...
February Virtual Tasting – Columbia Crest 2009 H3 Cabernet Sauvignon
February's Virtual Tasting wine will be the 2009 Columbia Crest H3 Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine retails for $15 and is widely available. The tasting will take place Tuesday February 28th from 7-8pm Pacific.What you need Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up January 22nd to 31st 2012
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from January 22nd to 31st 2012. Read previous round-ups here.From around the country…Shanken Daily News writes about Total Wine coming to Washington.The Chicago Tribune writes about Starbucks expanding Read more...
Summary of Posts for January 2012
Below is a summary of posts for January 2012.On Vacation – January 1st to 15thWashington Wine Round-up December 22nd to 31st 2012Washington Wine Round-up January 1st to 7th 2011Plans for 2012Rating System Read more...
A Look Back at 2011’s Best Washington Wines
For the past four years I’ve published an annual list of my favorite wines based on those I’ve sampled here from the year gone by. Below is a look back at some of my favorites Read more...
