Four weeks ago I published a blog entitled “It’s Not Social Media it is a Total Change in Our Way of Life!” http://hubpages.com/hub/ItsNotSocialMedia; where I wrote about the future impact of phone apps on the wine industry. In that blog (and also in ”United You May Stand, Divide You May Fall”) I mentioned that wine associations should start thinking about developing phone apps for their members. Last week I received an emai… Continue

You may prefer Robert Parker’s rating system for wine, but the latest issue of Wine Spectator (Oct 16th, 2009) should be causing alarm bells to be going off if you are a winery.

With a circulation of over 300,000 an issue, that magazine does affect a lot of wine drinkers’ decisions, and if this special issue doesn’t stop you in your strategic tracks I strongly suggest that you contact someone like John Corcoran (http://www.thinkwinemar… Continue

The Wine Industry is moving into uncharted waters. No one had ever seen the backside (dark side) of the moon until the astronauts circled the moon 40 years ago, and even then we never get a complete view. Last year the movie “Bottle Shock” chronicled the dramatic win by Chateau Montelena at the Judgment of Paris tasting in 1976. It forever changed the fortunes of Napa county wineries and eventually the global wine business.

Once again we are at a point where Bottle Shock 2 may be taking place a… Continue

Author, chef and TV host Martin Yan, founder of Food Network South Beach and NYC Wine and Food Festival Lee Brian Schrager, bartender of legendary NYC saloon PJ Clarke's Doug Quinn, Executive Chef of Comme Ça in Los Angeles Michael David. On The Ceslie Show! http://budurl.com/CA94

Author, chef and TV host Martin Yan, founder of Food Network South Beach and NYC Wine and Food Festival Lee Brian Schrager, bartender of legendary NYC saloon PJ Clarke's Doug Quinn, Executive Chef of Comme Ça in Los Angeles Michael David. On The Ceslie Show! http://budurl.com/CA94