Jeff Lefevere and I start our second season of Unfiltered with a panel of wine bloggers, podcasters, winery owners and retailers.

We welcome Ryan from Catavino, Jeff Stai a.k.a. El Jefe from Twisted Oak, Craig Camp from Anne Amie Vineyards, Kaz & Randy from Wine Biz Radio and Jill from domaine547.com

Show Notes:
00:25 – Welcome & Introductions
01:28 – American Wine Blog Awards
15:50 – Twitter: Waste of time or valuable tool?
23:14 – Amazon enters wine biz?
33:10 – Are high alcohol wines not such a bad thing?
39:17 – Who writes Wine-ing 2.0?
42:39 – Blog URL’s and Feedback

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As I begin my 4th year of podcasting I present the final Unfiltered show of it’s first season.

Jeff and I welcome a panel of some of the top wine bloggers today: Alder Yarrow, Dr. Debs and Gabriella & Ryan Opaz. We talk about the state of wine blogging, where it is going and share some wine picks.

Show Notes:

00:25 – Introduction

01:40 – Question for Alder

04:21 – Question for Dr. Debs

05:46 – Question for Gabriella & Ryan

08:10 – Question for Jeff

09:19 – Are Wine Bloggers Having An Impact?

15:04 – Where Is Wine Blogging Going?

36:53 – Will Wine Bloggers Adopt A Common Rating Scale?

55:13 – Gabriella & Ryan’s Wine Pick

57:17 – Dr. Debs’ Wine Pick

59:13 – Alder’s Wine Pick

60:00 – Tim’s Wine Pick

62:30 – Everyone Plugs Their Blogs

64:00 – Jeff’s Wine Pick

67:00 – Feedback

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Jeff Lefevere and I return for another podcast after a hiatus of 6 months. We welcome Alyssa Rapp, founder and CEO of Bottlenotes and Mary Baker, owner of Dover Canyon Winery.

00:25 – Welcome and Introductions

01:09 – Background of Bottlenotes

16:28 – Dover Canyon overview

17:44 – Harvest 2007 discussion

25:06 – Is Bigger Better?

46:45 – To Cork or Not to Cork?

53:38 – Links and show conclusion

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Another Unfiltered podcast recorded two weeks ago with co-host Jeff Lefevere and I welcoming guest Paul Mabray from Inertia Beverage Group and panelist Mark Fisher from the Dayton Daily News and Uncorked blog.

00:23 – Welcome and Introductions
01:15 – Inertia Beverage Q&A
07:33 – Florida may close direct shipping of wine
11:56 – Wine drinkers think more clearly than teetotalers
18:04 – Food bloggers free for all
26:46 – Sales of pinot, sparkling, rose & screwcaps up
36:42 – Freeze in east, midwest effects grape crops
41:36 – Everyone plugs their blogs & we sign off

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The third outing for the Unfiltered podcast with Jeff Lefevere and I welcoming guest Josh Hermsmeyer from Capozzi Family Winery & Pinotblogger.com and panelist Andrew Barrow from Spittoon & Wine Sediments.

00:23 – Welcome and introductions
01:04 – Capozzi Family Winery Q&A
05:52 – Wine collectors, “buyer beware”
07:54 – Bait and switch on Winesearcher?
15:35 – 100-point ratings and wine writing
27:05 – Twitter and wine
32:36 – U.S. Wine Exports Jump 30 Percent
36:56 – Contact details
37:10 – Next show guest and panelists

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My second podcast with co-host Jeff Lefevere of Good Grape joined by Jason Korman from Stormhoek winery, Tyler Colman, a.k.a. Dr. Vino and Alan Baker, the Cellar Rat.

Show Notes:
00:23 – Welcome and introductions
01:15 – Stormhoek Q&A
21:10 – Why are NASCAR, NFL and LPGA fans drinking more wine?
29:33 – Regarding wine becoming mainstream in American culture…
35:23 – Is Costco, et. al. changing the 3-tier wine distribution system?
47:22 – Plugs for each participants’ blog
50:15 – Contact details
50:24 – Next month’s theme and participants

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A new monthly podcast featuring a panel of wine bloggers and an industry guest. Co-host Jeff Lefevere of Good Grape and I welcome Tom Wark from FERMENTATION and Jeff Stai from the Twisted Oak Winery.

Show notes:
00:24 – Welcome and introductions
01:53 – Show format
02:16 – Twisted Oak Winery background
08:04 – Direct to consumer shipping trends
14:28 – Do wine blogs create demand?
15:47 – Tom’s new role as Exec. Dir. of SWRA
22:35 – Current state of wine distribution
31:07 – Balanced, “Old World-styled” wines
39:07 – The “hot wines” of 2007?
45:36 – Round of plugs for participant blogs
47:32 – Contact details and next show participants

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