Congressional Wine Caucus sips under the radar

The New York Times ran a front-page story on Congressman Mike Thompson recently. Thompson’s district includes Napa and he is also a grape grower; the article made this seem like a conflict of interest. I’d dissect the story and its shortcomings but Mike Steinberger has already done that on his blog, thus saving me the [...]

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Does your website have a mobile version?

It was reported today that consumers spend more time on mobile apps than on the web. Really this is no surprise. It is the way the world works, big things become smaller and smaller as technology gets better and better. If we could go back in time and start the computer revolution today, no-one would [...]

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This week in wine ? a quiz!

In honor or “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” bringing their weekly news quiz to the NYT, we offer a news roundup this week in quiz format. 1) According to a new study released, the Napa Valley will be “unsuitable” for what by the year 2040? a) Luxury resorts b) Walnut trees c) Premium grape growing [...]

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A communication tool for the wine trade

I’ve been given the chance to test a new tool that could be of interest to those in the wine business, the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer. The idea is to road test it in my daily work and family life and see how I get on, and the timing is very good, because we will [...]

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A Sobering Interview With Vertical?s Rex Pickett

Since I posted my review of Rex Pickett’s new book ‘Vertical’ I’ve received email asking for more details about the author. While I hope to be able to interview Mr.Pickett on the podcast, Blake Gray has posted a no-holds barred interview with him at Palate Press. The fascinating discussion sheds the most light I’ve yet [...]

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