Michael Wangbickler on July 26th, 2010

One of the many activities in which I participated at the Wine Bloggers Conference was a series of interviews by other bloggers/media. One such interview was with Jeff Weissler of the new blog, Conscious Wine. It’s a nice little wrap-up of the conference. I’m near the end, by the way. EAVB_OALLROFOCF

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Michael Wangbickler on May 5th, 2010

(The title is for you, Jeff. A nod to last year’s post on Texas wines) This past weekend was the 2010 Drink Local Wine Conference. Media, bloggers, and consumers gathered at the Lansdowne Resort in Loudon County, Virginia to discuss and taste local wines from Virginia and Maryland. After two days of drinking the local [...]

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Michael Wangbickler on March 8th, 2010

This last weekend found me in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the New Mexico Vine & Wine Conference. I was there to teach a seminar on wine marketing titled “Brave New World: Wine Marketing in 2010 and Beyond”, as well as present two conference sessions: “Facebook and Twitter: Should You or Shouldn’t You” and “My Own [...]

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Michael Wangbickler on February 5th, 2010

By now, you should know that I am a big supporter of the local wine (and food) movement. This year, the DrinkLocalWine.com conference will be held in Virginia, shining a spot light on the state’s burgeoning wine industry. I am planning on attending if I can swing it. I’ll report back with any special insights. [...]

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Michael Wangbickler on December 13th, 2009

If you are like me and work in the wine business, or just really like wine, around the second week in December you start to experience anxiety. No, I’m not talking about “What champagne should I drink for New Years?” I’m referring to the challenge of traveling with wine. Before some wackos decided to fly [...]

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