Wine Industry News For The "Other" Grape http://www.winedustry.comarticles/Commentary After answering multiple questions about why I was about to deal with the 99 degree heat for Food Truck Friday (sponsored by Sauce Magazine on July 22nd), I gathered up a 3-pack of some of Missouri’s most well known wines, and headed out to meet the elements. http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10629.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10629.html I recently had the chance to go to a book launch party for the Spectacular Wineries of Texas. As I went through the book, I saw some incredible pictures, and I also saw pictures, that made me think, “Why did you do that?” It made me realize right then and there, that the statement is true; a picture is worth a thousand words. Or in this case, a picture will cost you a thousand dollars. http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10622.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10622.html Several years ago, I volunteered at a local winery here in Missouri where every crush would kick off with a little Johnny Cash. Their belief was that starting with a little Johnny would ensure things went smoothly with the equipment and the process itself. http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10616.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10616.html Location: http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10615.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10615.html Join us as we explore Somerset County, PA - and visit Glades Pike Winery. http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10609.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10609.html It would have been five, or so, years ago when a winery rep showed up at the door at Restaurant 213. She was rep'ing a mid-sized winery located in the beautiful rolling hills West of Baltimore and brought along twelve different wines. http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10608.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10608.html Why Local Wine Should Support Winedustry http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10591.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10591.html The smell of bottling is in the air. Yes, it is that time of year in Missouri. Wineries big and small are bottling their wines and creating labels, getting labels approved or rejected by the TTB, making corrections, resubmitting…then maybe, just maybe getting final federal and state approval. http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10589.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10589.html Why I Support Local Wines http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10585.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10585.html A Locavore State of Wine http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10581.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10581.html Innovative business marketing strategies are essential for any member of the wine industry. Copying your neighbors’ business plan probably isn’t the key to your business success. Likewise for us at Winedustry, modeling our business using traditional advertising methods remains allusive. http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10559.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10559.html I took the day off to do some spring cleaning. When I finally got to my son’s room I REALLY wanted to take a break but couldn’t because well, his room really needed my attention. While I was wrestling with the mounds of college stuff he had piled in the corner, I came across something that I should probably take credit for. It was a newspaper clipping from 2010 for a wine festival that was a fundraiser for a local fire company. Yep, I put that tiny piece of paper, attached with a paperclip to his fafsa application, in his room amidst the mountains of other assorted things that he can’t live without, yet hasn’t seen in months. It was amazing that I found it at all, so naturally I took it as a sign! I should take a break and write about fundraising festivals! http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10558.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10558.html Wine on the Lake is an annual event sponsored by Lilly Broadcasting. The Wine Chasers were able to attend this event during the last weekend of March.  We shot this video of the fun and festivities so folks who are new to the wine world can get to know how much fun it is, folks who understand the craft can enjoy the experience again and to introduce ourselves, The Wine Chasers! to wineries in Pennsylvania. http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10556.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10556.html When our new intern, Rosanna, suggested Winedustry include a story about her friend Father Dom, I had no idea that the person I was soon to meet had such a heavenly presence. But here I am, on the way to meet Father Domenic Roscioli in West Allis, Wisconsin (just west of Milwaukee). http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10526.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10526.html Next time you’re making a frantic, after-work dash to the grocery store in search of inspiration for something for dinner, think inside the bottle – a bottle of St. James Winery’s Country White Wine. Drop a bottle (or two!) in your shopping cart, and get ready to cook up something spectacular! http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10524.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10524.html Not long ago I received a phone call from a public radio news reporter who was in the process of writing a story about an up-and-coming new red wine grape cultivar (Marquette) gaining in popularity. Echoing an earlier comment, he referred to this relatively new wine grape as the “Cabernet Sauvignon of the Midwest” which struck me as a bit of an exaggeration, to say the least. http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10427.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10427.html Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have worked together for almost half a century composing and playing music. Theirs has been a creative collaboration of enduring longevity in an industry where disagreements have dissolved many musical groups during their extended tenure. http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10414.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10414.html In new wine growing regions, particularly those whose growing season does not support traditional vinifera varietals, isolating a grape that grows well and produces excellent wine is frequently a matter of trial and error. http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10334.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10334.html Blockbuster, the movie rental company, recently filed for bankruptcy protection. This is something which seemed utterly impossible for a company once valued at over $8 billion dollars. For those of you who were napping here is a quick summary of Blockbuster's decline: http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10272.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10272.html “CARE” BILL initiated by the beer wholesalers and backed strongly by wine wholesalers has been re-introduced in Congress, with a hearing scheduled next week. The “Comprehensive Alcohol Regulation and Enforcement” Act (H.R. 5034) is unnecessary, unfair, and unwise, and would damage the wine industry in New York and nationwide. http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10259.html http://www.winedustry.com/articles/Commentary/article10259.html