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Colorado: Wine, Winters and the West
Colorado Wine, Winters and the West I recently attended the third annual VinCO Conference, Colorado’s annual wine conference January 15-17. It’s held in Grand Junction, where the majority of Colorado’s grapes are grown. A massive cold snap hit during the … Continue reading
If You Try Sometime, You Might Find You Get What You Need
Hello Everyone! It’s been a while since I blogged last. I’ve had a busy summer and a great harvest season doing what I love. I’ve been working with a winery in West Texas helping them expand and it’s been fun … Continue reading
Crush It!
The growing season in most states is in full swing now and you’ll soon need to be ready for harvest and crush. The problem is, it’s like getting prepared after you’ve received the hurricane warning – it IS happening, you … Continue reading
Get Your Groove On At Local Wine Festivals
Festivals. Are you participating in local and regional wine festivals? If you’re not, you should be. Festivals are a great way to have your wine tasted by lots of people in a short period of time. Attendees of wine and … Continue reading
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Trailblazer Challenge: Manning Your Isolated Vineyard
A couple of weeks ago, I attended Grape Day at Newsom Vineyards, up west of Lubbock in the Texas Panhandle – pretty much in the middle of nowhere. But it was worth the trip – several great speakers (Dr. Andy … Continue reading
Three Ways to Produce Positive ROI in Half the Time or Less (Part 1)
I just returned from Colorado where I attended VinCO. The Colorado Association for Viticulture and Enology (CAVE), Colorado Wine Industry Development Board (CWIDB) and Western Colorado Horticulture Society (WCHS) put on this conference focusing on grape growing, winemaking, and issues … Continue reading
A Case Study: You CAN Start Small
After a great career as a helicopter pilot in the Army, June Ritterbusch landed in Salado, Texas. Upon evaluating the market and the busy tourist industry that Salado commands, she set her sight on becoming a winery owner in 2003. … Continue reading
What Do Your Customers Want?
Over the weekend I had a perfectly refreshing Vinho Verde. It was a perfect heat buster wine for a blistering August day in Texas. I got to thinking about this wine, where it comes from and how it came about … Continue reading
2011 Southwest Harvest Outlook
It’s no news most of the United States is in the midst of an ongoing heat wave. But how has that affected harvest for the southwest? And what about that late frost that hit much of the south in early … Continue reading
Arizona: A Budding Wine Frontier
Next stop on my Southwest Winery Tour was Arizona, the Grand Canyon State. With its mountains and deserts, Arizona’s wine industry faces interesting climate challenges. Most vineyards are located around Wilcox in the southeast corner of the state, with a … Continue reading