Comments on: Join Me October 22 – TasteLive Invades Germany! http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/15/join-me-october-22-tastelive-invades-germany/ A Serious Wine Blog For the Not-So-Serious Drinker Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:29:04 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 1WineDude http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/15/join-me-october-22-tastelive-invades-germany/#comment-9876 1WineDude Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:50:08 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/14/join-me-october-22-tastelive-invades-germany/#comment-9876 Bug out! Bug out!

]]> By: Sheila Fruman http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/15/join-me-october-22-tastelive-invades-germany/#comment-9875 Sheila Fruman Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:36:29 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/14/join-me-october-22-tastelive-invades-germany/#comment-9875 Tom, That certainly explains why I never see any Rieslings around here. What a shame it didn't work out, both for you and for me! Thought I left those problems behind me when I left PA! Tom, That certainly explains why I never see any Rieslings around here. What a shame it didn't work out, both for you and for me! Thought I left those problems behind me when I left PA!

]]> By: Tom Lipton http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/15/join-me-october-22-tastelive-invades-germany/#comment-9873 Tom Lipton Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:13:37 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/14/join-me-october-22-tastelive-invades-germany/#comment-9873 A propos VA and the Mid-Atlantic availability of newer German offerings: We tried unsuccessfully for three years to attract distributors in DC-DE-MD & VA offering 50 sku's from 10 finer German wineries (including 4 VDP wineries and 1 DLG-rated vineyard) in 10 wine growing areas as competitive prices to no avail. Lost count after 23 turned us down, although we had distribution, at least on paper, in five New England states, Ohio, and briefly in NY, NJ & CT. With dismal dollar and overall economic downturn, as a new, inexperienced importer, we could not compete with Riesling , Pinot Blanc , Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier competition from Chile, New Zealand, and the NW US, not to mention improving quality of NY Finger Lakes and North Fork wines given pricing challenges. Eventually, all our distributors threw in the towel. And, so have we. A propos VA and the Mid-Atlantic availability of newer German offerings: We tried unsuccessfully for three years to attract distributors in DC-DE-MD & VA offering 50 sku's from 10 finer German wineries (including 4 VDP wineries and 1 DLG-rated vineyard) in 10 wine growing areas as competitive prices to no avail.

Lost count after 23 turned us down, although we had distribution, at least on paper, in five New England states, Ohio, and briefly in NY, NJ & CT. With dismal dollar and overall economic downturn, as a new, inexperienced importer, we could not compete with Riesling , Pinot Blanc , Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier competition from Chile, New Zealand, and the NW US, not to mention improving quality of NY Finger Lakes and North Fork wines given pricing challenges. Eventually, all our distributors threw in the towel. And, so have we.

]]> By: 1WineDude http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/15/join-me-october-22-tastelive-invades-germany/#comment-9872 1WineDude Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:04:17 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/14/join-me-october-22-tastelive-invades-germany/#comment-9872 Have you reached out to BinEndsWine.com ? Craig might be able to hook you up. Have you reached out to BinEndsWine.com ? Craig might be able to hook you up.

]]> By: @BWOdaily http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/15/join-me-october-22-tastelive-invades-germany/#comment-9871 @BWOdaily Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:42:36 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/14/join-me-october-22-tastelive-invades-germany/#comment-9871 Sheila, Sorry we are unable to help you out this time around. Thank you for checking us out! Sheila, Sorry we are unable to help you out this time around. Thank you for checking us out!

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