14 years same Job went from first to worst

6 months in and im Top salesperson in company 6 months only at a wine sales job and I already got awarded as being number one in commissions! I won several trip contests to Italy and several to France. 2013 I Leave for a better position as a corporate SOMMELIER. 4 years as a Corporate […]

6 DAYS LEFT TO LEARN HOW TO GIFT !!

Shop The Category Not The brand This is an example of a client that was trying to round up 85 bottles of an Expensive well known Champagne. I advised him that anyone can do that. Still get them an amazing champagne but not the commercial brand. As you can see in the picture my client […]

A Wine For Dog Lovers From WashingTon State

ROAMING DOG WINERY As best friends go, a good dog is tough to beat — like Blue, mascot of Roaming Dog Wines and official squirrel chaser of the vineyard. Seems like just the other day a couple of the field hands spied this scruffy old hound traipsing among the vines, with his tail on high-wag […]

A Wine Made With PRECISION

WHAT IS A CABRIOLA? A cabriola is a precision jump that takes years of practice and connection between a rider and a horse. Much like the connection between a winemaker and his or her vineyards and grapes. BODEGAS BORSAO CAMPO DE BORJA, Spain HIGH UP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF ZARAGOZA SPAIN IS BODEGAS BORSAO. LOADS […]

CHASE AFTER A BOTTLE OF CHASING RAIN CAB RED MOUNTAIN!

FROM WASHINGTON’S PREMIER CAB REGION RED MOUNTAIN AVA Red mountain barely sees 5-8 inches per rain per year Hence the name of this winery : Chasing Rain in Benton City PARTNERS IN CRIME Gianfranco Farimbella and Joshua Maloney are two such people. Our vineyard manager and consulting winemaker, respectively, whose understanding of soil, sun, wind […]

FRANCIACORTA . WHAT A BEAUTIFUL VIEW D.O.C.G.

THe MORETTI FAMILY 40 YEARS OF ARTISTRY IN NORTHERN ITALY! THOSE ORIGINAL VINEYARDS, OF EXTRAORDINARY QUALITY, ARE LOCATED ON THE BELLAVISTA HILL, SO NAMED FOR ITS SPLENDID POSITION, WHICH LOOKS OUT OVER LAKE ISEO AND THE ENTIRE PO VALLEY, ALL THE WAY TO THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ALPS. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, VITTORIO MORETTI DEVOTED SPECIAL ATTENTION […]

Have you had cool Climate Chardonnay?

HISTORY Of STOLLER FAMILY FARMS OREGON The family established the property in 1943 and the vineyard 50 years later. Pioneering Oregonian and founder Bill Stoller purchased his family’s second-generation farm in 1993, guided by the vision of cultivating an enduring legacy for his family’s land. Over the last 25 years, he has patiently transformed the 400-acre property […]

FrOm The Wah-LUKE Slope

The Story Thomas and Kristin Vogele are the founding owners of LUKE Wines. Together they bring over 30 years in the wine business to the family owned winery. They are native to the Pacific Northwest as they both grew up in Kirkland. They run Luke wines operations from their home while the production is done […]

The Gils Are Alive!

Bodegas Juan Gil The origins of Bodegas Juan Gil date from 1916 when Juan Gil Gimènez, great grandfather of the present generation, began getting involved in the world of wines and built a winery in the heart of Jumilla, Spain. His son, Juan Gil Guerrero, dedicated his entire life to the wine business, however, it […]

21st Century Wine Buying!

Order wine from a Text Message There are so many ways to purchase wines. This way is as simple as responding to a TEXT.. Check it out at http://www.winetext.com Grape-fully yours, Larry