I caught up with Master Sommelier and heavy metal aficionado Fred Dexheimer at the recent Wines of Chile Grand Tasting in NYC (for which I was a media guest) – always a potentially dangerous but certainly joyful occurrence (those who know Fred well will understand what I’m talking about there…) – and managed to get…
Tag: Wines of Chile
Social Media As Wine Retail Sales Weapon? (“Wine Marketing In The Digital Age” Post-Panel Musings)
Can social media be used as tool to drive sales for wine retailers, distributors, and importers? Yes, I’m seriously asking that question. Stop laughing, okay? Despite the fact that even well-attended and publicized retail events don’t seem to be moving umpteen cases of wine, the consensus answer seems to be “Yes – with caveats,” based…
Get Your Chile On (Wines Of Chile Grand Tasting Event Next Week In NYC)
As if you weren’t sick enough already of my South American wine coverage (and believe me, people it’s not over yet!), in an oddly synchronous but otherwise completely unrelated turn of events, I’ll be a panelist next week at Wines Of Chile’s 2011 Grand Tasting event at the Metropolitan Pavilion in NYC. There’s both industry…
Chile and Peppers (or “Wine Shopping in the Veggie Aisle”)
Am I crazy for thinking Chilean wines still have way too much pyrazine/green pepper action? Well… am I??? That’s a question that’s been on my mind lately, especially after taking part in the Wines of Chile red blends on-line tasting recently and finding myself in the minority of participants who found the levels of nettle…