Vastinac Wines (Student Work)

Vastinaç Wines is a range of wines with an Andalusian flavor, just the flavor of the ancient city of Cadiz in Spain.
The range consists of 3 bottles of wine made exclusively to the most important festivals celebrated during the year, Moscatel for the famous Carnival that are taking place now, Fino seco for the summer [...]

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Wine Marketing: QR Codes Reach The Main Stream?

Even though QR codes have been around for more than 15 years, it seems like they are just now starting to reach main stream.  In the wine industry, I've seen QR codes on wine labels, tasting sheets, and shelf ta…

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California dreaming?

It’s a funny time in the California wine industry. There’s a sense of becalmment, as if the industry were passively holding its breath or tiptoeing past a graveyard, unsure of what’s next, in a kind of dreamlike stupor. Partly this is because of the Recession. It hit California hard, very hard, harder than most wineries [...]

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Wine Word of the Week: Burgundy

This week’s Wine Word of the Week is Burgundy. Official definition from Jancis Robinson’s The Oxford Companion to Wine: Burgundy, known as Bourgogne in French, is the province of eastern France famous for its great red and white wines produced mostly from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes respectively. The province includes the viticultural regions of [...]

Wine Word of the Week: Burgundy was originally posted on Wine Peeps. Wine Peeps – Your link to great QPR wines from Washington State and beyond.

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2011 Woodford Reserve $1000 Mint Julep Cup

It’s Derby season and as many of you know, I love the Kentucky Derby. While Derby itself isn’t until May (have you picked out your hat yet?), Woodford is already promoting their $1000 Mint Julep Cup.
You can now purchase this gorgeous Mint Julep cup online, made by my favorite jeweler, Tiffany’s. They even come with [...]

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