Michael Wangbickler on July 21st, 2010

I make a small cameo appearance in this video by Zev Robinson (for Catavino). It’s a nice preview/trailer/short that he did of Ryan and Gabrielle’s trip to the Wine Bloggers Conference last month. Regardless of my 2 second appearance, it gets you thinking…

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Michael Wangbickler on July 14th, 2010

It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly a month since the conclusion of the American Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla, Washington. I have been to each conference since the first one on Sonoma in 2008, and I feel that this one was the best by far. An amazing array of bloggers contributed to [...]

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Michael Wangbickler on June 29th, 2010

I’m back from the American Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla, and I have a ton of content that I need to organize. I plan to write a round-up and some thoughts on how this conference benefits wineries currently and in the future. In the meantime, I will be posting quite a bit of video [...]

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Michael Wangbickler on October 19th, 2009

I’ve heard this phrase countless times from wineries interested in exploring the world of social media marketing. The truth is, however, that not every winery needs or should have a blog. Before starting a winery blog, here are a few things you might want to keep in mind: What are your goals? Why do you [...]

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Michael Wangbickler on October 13th, 2009

A little over a week ago, Benziger Family Winery hosted a blogger event at their estate. A dozen bloggers were in attendance as the folks at Benziger rolled out the dog-and-pony show. And what a show it was. Benziger Family Winery was established as an 85-acre family estate in Glen Ellen, California. That’s in Sonoma [...]

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