Spot the consumer groups on the list! What drives policymaking that affects wine consumers? Thanks to opensecrets.org , we get a glimpse into how the sausage like HR 1161 gets made. via WII. Further discussion of the political coloring of beer and wine donors. wine politics MORE >>

Following the success of the first Wines of Israel tasting, the Israeli Economic Mission with the help of the Dunn Robbins group put on the 2nd Wines of Israel event today in NYC (following a similar event in Houston this past Monday). Though I was able to sneak around and taste the wines of some [.]. MORE >>

In the first two groups, the test people who had been given negative information rated the wine considerably worse than those who proceeded on the assumption that the wine was good. But it’s too bad the the synopsis doesn’t elaborate on what the group with no prior information thought about the wines. Siegrist et al. MORE >>

Easy or not, Joe inspires deep affection, respect, and love from an enormous group of people. Joe Dressner was a rare type of person. He made his living selling wine, but unlike most salespeople, he had no interest in pushing his products or reaching the widest possible audience. If not, no problem, your loss. He will be greatly missed. MORE >>

Founded by Eric Vogt, a wine collector formerly of Boston Consulting Group, eProvenance can provide a detailed history of wine’s temperature during transit via an RFID tag inserted into either a case or tacked on to a pallet of wine. In our recent discussion on “cooked&# wine , Louise from eProvenance joined the discussion. MORE >>