The New Wine Consumer: Wine Brands

European Women as Wine Consumers

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:05:37 -0700

Eve just got back from a conference on the subject of European women as new consumers of wine. Also, Bordeaux Wine Festival and more.

Wine Festivals in Bordeaux and Cleveland

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:36 -0700

Fun and games, Baseball Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Bordeaux and a lot more.

Wine Bloggers Conference

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:03:34 -0700

News from Joel Vincent of the Open Wine Consortium about this October event in Sonoma, California http://winebloggersconference.org

TheWineSpies.com, SWE New Orleans

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:00:46 -0700

THe Wine Spies join us. What happened in New Orleans? Gary V. phones it in.

Wine Brands, Chapter 5

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:01:00 -0700

Wine and Web 1.0

Philip James from Snooth.com

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:00:28 -0700

Among other things, Snooth.com has innovated in the flexibility of their search feature. It's obvious this site was designed after considerable thought to make it useful and easy to understand.

Marshall Sontag from WineQ.com

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:02:22 -0700

WineQ.com is an innovative site that adds a social networking component to your interest in wine. You can join an existing wine queue or make your own. It's the sharing element that makes this site so original. The site beautifully designed and easy to navigate.

Thomas Duroux recalls Robert Mondavi

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:01:00 -0700

Special segment: Thomas Duroux, who today runs Chateau Palmer, spoke to us about his early career which included terms with Mondavi both in France and then Italy.

Wine Brands: How and Why?

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:55:00 -0700

Evelyne talks more about the comparison between the old and new world styles of branding from her book "Wine Brands". The book is extended almost daily from its print version on www.WineBrandsBlog.com

New Wine Consumer: Wine and Health

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:41 -0700

How true are the claims being made about moderate wine drinking, and should they be leveraged to market wine as a beneficial tipple?

The Very First Wine Brand

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:00:00 -0700

Branding of wine is controversial. Here's an excerpt from Chapter 7 of "Wine Brands", by Evelyne Resnick.

Why Write About Wine?

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:52 -0700

Isn't wine like sex, what's the point of writing about it?

Wine in the Emerging Markets

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:03:29 -0700

India, China, Russia and perhaps Brazil? We talked about how difficult it is for wine to flow between countries. Cultural differences, cuisines, customs. Luxury and brands are still tops in the emerging markets.

Women on Wine, Part II

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:00:04 -0700

The Decanter May 2008 issue has an article about why women do not usually collect wine, with a few exceptions. I loved the story Becky Wasserman tells about how she was speaking at an event and a guy in the audience said he "...only tasted Grand Crus" to which she replied, "I feel sorry for you." She was struck by the total silence in the room and realized that the audience, entirely male, didn't get what she meant!

Video on the Web for Brand Positioning

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:11 -0700

Wine videos and why anyone cares about them. Why Gary Vaynerchuck is so huge in this space. Why most wine collectors are male. International Malbec Days in Cahors.

Wine Window Shopping

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:01:25 -0700

How are wines presented in the shop window in your area? Is anyone doing anything creative? What about local or national laws? What about the home page of online stores and how these compare with looking in the store window?

Wine Bottles and Labels

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:01:12 -0700

A perfect area for disagreement between terroir and taste. The bottle and label are the first things the consumer sees. What are the impressions created by names like "Bitch!" and cute animal images? What essential information is missing?

Early times in the French Wine Industry

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:00:00 -0700

In France, monks were creating vineyards in Burgundy, whilst aristocrats were tending their properties in Bordeaux and Champagne from the Middle Ages right up to the French Revolution in 1789, at which time there were 100,000 taverns in France serving cheap wine.

Malbec of Cahors interviews

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:08:05 -0800

French Malbec, the original Malbec, is from Cahors.

WOW! Women On Wine

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:02:07 -0800

Do women approach wine differently than men? Call in and let us know, or listen to this call and find out more!

And now, Taste!

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:59:39 -0800

Follow up to the First Impressions: Color and Nose, we now bring the glass up to the lips and take a sip and complete the tasting experience.

First impressions: Color and Nose

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:37:43 -0800

Before you drink a glass of wine, you look at its color and try to identify the aromas in the glass.

The Ancient Wines Academy

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:00:00 -0800

Guests interviewed describe what tasting older wines can be like and why they consider the Academie des vins anciens to be a unique experience.

Guest: Jamie Goode from WineAnorak.com

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:00:00 -0800

Jamie Goode has been a longtime contributor to the WineLoversPage. He is an author of wine books, articles and of course created WineAnorak.com. He has started a wine video blog this month as well. We talk about all this and wine from Cahors as well.

Palate Experience, Part II

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:01:22 -0800

Developing some ideas introduced November 3: * Wine tasting versus wine drinking. * Different kinds of tasting groups. * Tasting formats. * Mechanics, dynamics, psychology of tasting groups. * Supportive atmosphere, sharing opinions. * Guessing games. * Recruitment. * Issue of "difficult" members.

Acquiring Palate Experience

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:00:35 -0700

Choosing a bottle at a shop for dinner, or visiting wineries recreationally, are good ways to try a few wines. But how does the budding wine geek gain experience efficiently? Buying bottles to try is slow and expensive. Some wines worth knowing are rare or pricey. Max Hauser will review successful methods people have used to taste more wines economically. These range from working in a wine shop to starting a tasting group to public tastings by wine-education groups and even foreign consulates. Contrasts between wine tasting and wine drinking.

Terroir: le mot qui fache

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:00:32 -0700

All about what terroir is, what some think it includes and what it might be.

Wineries in all 50 States!

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:00:00 -0700

All 50 states now boast wineries. Some of the most important in number are in Texas, Ohio, Virginia and Pennsylvania. We also talk about AVA, American Viticultural Areas.

Harvest Time!

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:01:43 -0700

News from all over Europe and wherever else we can scrape up harvest comments and conjectures.

Visits to Lazy Acres and Gypsy Canyon

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:00:00 -0700

Lazy Acres is a supermarket with a wine conscience. We talk to the man in charge, Bob Wesley. Then to Gypsy Canyon, near Lompoc, California to talk to Deborah Hall about her historic mission grapes.

It's Still Summer!

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:02:19 -0700

More about offlines, tips, wine news and gossip and sharing food and wine on our weekly chat.

Summer!

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:00:36 -0700

What better way to enjoy a summer day than to spend it with good friends and... good wine!

Rose Redux

talkshoe-pcast@sneakemail.com (randulo) — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:59:20 -0700

It's summer, finally! We need to talk more about Rose