And just like that… it was all over. What was arguably the largest publicity-minded event in the history of U.S. winemaking is over, as the reality-TV-inspired A Really Goode Job contest thrown by Murphy-Goode winery has finally come to an end. I’m extremely pleased to report that 1WineDude.com friend Hardy Wallace of DirtySouthWine.com has been…
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“Some people spit…. I don’t…” (Revisiting Boston’s Wine Riot!)
“Some people spit…. I don’t…” Words that will, no doubt, come to define my on-line “brand”… and come back to haunt me… (Epitaph: “Didn’t Spit” ?). French Oak Media has posted their video coverage of Boston’s recent Wine Riot! event, which frequent 1WineDude.com readers will recall was taken over for the multi-country / multi-timezone /…
Vote Dirty!
In a stunningly brilliant example of shameless promotion on multiple levels, Murphy-Goode winery is hosting a competition to hire a Web 2.0 –savvy wine-lover to become their on-line marketing mouthpiece for 6 months, making around $60 Gs. The job will entail promoting Sonoma County wine country, while also working with Murphy-Goode winemaker David Ready, Jr….
Twitter Taste Live: Drink Charitably! TONIGHT 8PM ET
Hey folks – a reminder for you that Twitter Taste Live is happening again tonight at 8PM ET. This round will be for charity, as we will be drinking and reviewing the wines of Humanitas! (details available here). Hope to see you online at twitter (you can also follow along with the action live below,…