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http://drinknectar.com/2010/08/17/relationships-sell-products/ When is the last time you measured the return on investment of that $300 business card sized ad in the local rag mag?

Relationships Sell Products | Drink Nectar

Innovative Wine Businesses — GrapeSmart.net

As is the case with every industry, clever business people with big ideas and great connections often find ways to accelerate industry growth and take a cut of the market for themselves. These entrepreneurs figure out an angle on how to get their own piece of the pie by targeting the consumer market. http://www.grapesmart.net/2009/10/08/innovative-wine-businesses/
http://www.wawinereport.com/2010/04/10-myths-about-wineries-social-media.html

Washington Wine Report: 10 Myths About Wineries, Social Media, and Their Interactions

Reminder that April's Virtual Tasting will be the 2009 Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling. The tasting will take place on Wednesday April 28th from 7-9pm . Read more about it here .
Courtney Cochran, whom I’ve mentioned before in this blog, here and here , runs an outfit, Hip Tastes Communications , whose website says can help wine businesses “refresh, reposition and reinvigorate” themselves (not to mention learn the gentle art of alliterative writing). http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2010/07/12/social-media-necessary-but-not-sufficient-for-success/

STEVE HEIMOFF| WINE BLOG » Blog Archive » Social media: necessary, but not sufficient for success

People listen to Tim Atkin. At least wine people and wine industry people do, if not others who just think him a nice guy. But the reason the winiest among us listen to him is because for many years now he has ranked as one of the foremost wine communicators and educators.

Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog: Return on Investment and Social Media Marketing

http://fermentation.typepad.com/fermentation/2010/08/return-on-investment-and-social-media-marketing.html
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/article_b751e2b2-85a5-11df-8990-001cc4c002e0.html

Napa Valley leads U.S. in direct wine sales

Napa Valley wineries sell more cases of wine directly to consumers than any other grapegrowing region in the U.S., a new report reveals.

Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog

http://fermentation.typepad.com/fermentation/ I like Deborah Harkness for a whole bunch of reasons. I first came across her when I discovered her wine blog, Good Wine Under $20 . And I wasn't the only one who discovered Deborah's well written, witty, and well-focused wine blog that gives the budget conscious among us a place to look for reasonably priced wine.
Frenetic weeks loom in April as almost 2,000 bills face policy committee test It'll be quiet in Sacramento the week of April 2-6 as lawmakers pause for Spring Recess, but then three weeks of fast-paced action commences on April 9 as nearly 2,000 bills must pass policy committees to remain alive.

Family Winemakers of California

http://www.familywinemakers.org/index.cfm
http://www.winelog.net/ Bubbly is a beautiful thing. Sparkling wine has always been considered a wine of celebration; its intriguing bubbles rising up to toss forth a froth of scented effervescence, enlivening spirits at any accompanying event. For me however, bubbly, bubbly, and more bubbly is the way that I prefer to shimmy through life.

WineLog.net - Online Wine Community

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Vinogusto : Wine guide based on users reviews

[caption id="attachment_600" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="RAW wine fair"][/caption]Today, tomorrow and a lot of next week is all about Natural Wine in London with 2 wine fairs dedicated to the subject.
Today marks a bittersweet day for Cork’d as we announce it will wind down operations. After 1.5 years, CEO, Lindsay Ronga will move on to other opportunities. “Working with Gary and Jon marked a milestone in my career and I am so thankful for the opportunity.

Cork'd Content

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Welcome to the WSWA State Database! Here is a survey of state laws of interest to wholesalers and the industry. We offer public access to summaries of the laws.

Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America -- State Laws