As I (swipe-)type this (on a cellphone in a hotel in Portugal), we’ve just finished up an extremely enlightening, successful, and engaging Wine Future 2023 conference in Coimbra. You’ll be hearing much, much more about the various important messages that the conference keynote speeches and panel discussions had for those fortunate enough to attend this…
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Pix’s Troubles Are Yet Another Warning to the U.S. Wine Industry
It’s been big news within the (admittedly internecine) world of the U.S. wine business that Napa Valley startup Pix recently had to lay off most of its staff. This has been an especially bitter pill for me to swallow, because 1) I truly believe that Pix (still in Beta) represents the future of how wine…
Alentejo Sizzles and the Wine Biz Fizzles (Recent NVWA Articles)
Just a quick hit today to tell you about my most recent articles for the Napa Valley Wine Academy. The latest is my final report from my Alentejo media jaunt, focusing on a handful of the region’s producers who are turning Alentejo’s reputation as a hot area pumping out ripe, enormous wines a bit on…
We’re a Bunch of Lushes (Thoughts on the Wine Intelligence US COVID-19 Impact Report)
Well… we are… WineIndustryAdvisor.com very recently reported on the release of a report titled Wine Intelligence US COVID-19 Impact Report by Wine Intelligence, who are a group of people who issue reports (mostly about wine industry-related trends). Now, I’m reporting the report of that report to you, because apparently we’re in the Postmodern meta-meta-meta referencing…