Let’s travel back in time about six months or so, to when I almost lost my mind because I got to meet hard rock legend Iron F*CKING Maiden’s Bruce F*CKING Dickinson at the Wine Future 2023 conference, held in Coimbra, Portugal. Admittedly, that was indeed the biggest highlight of the WF 2023 conference for me;…
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What the Wine Business Needs to Hear (or “Holy F–king Sh-t! Bruce F–king Dickinson!!”)
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…
Big Sights Set On Big Skies (Favorites From the 2023 CO Governor’s Cup Wine Competition)
As I gear up for the 2023 Wine Future Conference, here’s a quick-hit post to highlight my favorites from the recent 2023 Colorado Governor’s Cup Wine Competition, at which I once again had the pleasure of judging this year. After just two stints judging this event, it’s become a highlight of my year—the staff, the…
WTAF Just Happened?!? (An Insider’s View of Judging the 2023 Grenaches du Monde Wine Competition)
Earlier this year, I received a rather interestingly odd invitation to judge a wine competition. Now, there’s nothing particularly odd about me being invited to judge, as I’ve had the good fortune of judging several wine competitions over the last decade-plus, and probably should consider myself an old-timer seasoned veteran of wine competitions at this…