One of the best and most honest posts on building a winery (and running it as a business) I’ve read is over at Vintner’s Journal, the Match Vineyard’s winery blog. This kind of openess really makes me want to try their wines. I just wish Randy and Sasha would post more often. Have a look.. [...]
July 31, 2006
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St. Zini has all the details and some great commentary over at his blog. It seems Randall Grahm can truly be called eccentric now, he’s always been a bit loony and now he’s also quite rich. Perhaps, as St. Zini proposes, now he will be able to concentrate on making some interesting lower production wines [...]
July 31, 2006
Inertia Beverage Group continues to move the ball up field on the direct to consumer front. Tonight they just announced a small but important addition to their allocation module. The allocation module allows for a painless way to manage your inventory and customer allotments, and now they’ve added the ability for customers to add additional [...]
July 30, 2006
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Even though I believe in dry farming Pinot Noir to manage yields, to encourage deep rooting and to help ensure physiological ripeness, there are times when drip irrigation can be an extremely useful tool that will help you keep your vines happy and healthy while under extreme temperature conditions. This past week and a half [...]
July 30, 2006
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Quikmaps is everything Google Maps should have been when they first released it. Quikmaps allow you to draw and doodle on the map, add tags, text and place markers. It’s also pretty good at allowing you to map out your vineyard. I’ve mapped out and tagged our Rebecca’s Vineyard and the immediate area below. I [...]
July 31, 2006
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