Hat tip to my friend Terry Lannon for the link to the following article from the Oregonian written by Matt Kramer…yes, that Matt Kramer. Kudos to him for not only giving a nice review for the Del Rio Pinot Noir 2008, but for going into detail about the differences between the Willamette Valley and Rogue Valley [...]
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All of that hyper-ventilating for nothing…here’s a report from WKTV from Utica, New York. Again, just like last year, I though there was no-way-in-hell that this thing was going to pass…and it did not. New York store owners need to get back to running their businesses and stop worrying about the possibility of changes in NY [...] At least that’s what it feels like lately….I have not had the time to post. Really. Business has picked up at Rad Grapes and I’ve been on the road seeing customers and popping corks all the time, hosting in-store wine tastings to help my retail customers promote our wines, working with Jonah, one of our new [...] I am very happy to announce that the Vina Tabali wines are finally available in NY. I tasted these wines at the end of last year and knew they would fit right into the Rad Grapes portfolio…..well, the wines are finally here. Imported by SWG, the Vina Tabali wines have garnered some great press given their [...] Vineyard Defaults Surge as Bargain Wines Hurt Napa…..like we could not have predicted that… March 8 (Bloomberg) — In California’s Napa Valley, producer of the most expensive U.S. wines, 2010 may be a vintage year for foreclosures as the industry is squeezed by falling land values and a consumer shift to cheaper brands. As many as 10 wineries [...] The entire Rad family is at home for a quiet evening. Diner and a movie….its was in the 50′s and sunny today – first time in months we’ve seen weather like this, so we decided to grill. I am enjoying a little Lagavulin on the rocks and grilling some NY Strip steaks and roasting some of [...] We all know that the recession has changed almost everything related to consumer spending habits, including what people buy and how much they spend. People that still have jobs are being more conservative with their spending and have traded down what they are drinking, spending less. I have seen several good articles about changes in consumer [...] |
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