January 27th, 2013

News January 27, 2013

Tasting Room Calls it Quits.

So…no-more little wine bottle samples!?!? That sucks. I loved getting those in the mail! Online flash wine retailer the Tasting Room has called it quits and shutdown all operations. The basic premise behind Tasting Room was to offer 100ml mini wine bottle samples (in prepackaged flight gift packs) of popular wines for consumers to “try before they buy.” TastingRoom.com have supposedly “initiated a partnership” with Lot18, a invite-only online wine store, who also seem to…

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News January 27, 2013

Wine Drinkers Know Bugger-All About Sonoma.

Not my most eloquent of headlines…but I think it gets the job done. The Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance recently announced they are starting a new campaign to educate wine drinkers on the difference between Sonoma Coast and Sonoma County. A survey of 1,000 US consumers has shown that, when choosing a wine to purchase, very few wine drinkers differentiate between Sonoma County and Sonoma Valley. “We know that Sonoma Valley has very distinct…

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