Wine Sales Symposium 2025’s roundtable of writers and PR experts explores how storytelling and publicity can shift the narrative. By Laurie Wachter Does media coverage really help sell wine? That’s...
Tina Caputo is a California-based journalist who has spent the last 20+ years covering wine, along with food, beer and travel. Formerly the editor-in-chief of Vineyard & Winery Management magazine,...
By Carl Giavanti Carmelo Giardina is a former journalism graduate and now marketing and PR professional working with major clients that include Red Bull, Miller-Coors, Bacardi, Southern Comfort and others....
By Carl Giavanti Becky Garrison is a satirist, journalist and author. Since moving to the Pacific Northwest in 2014, she has been covering the PNW craft culture, including food, beer, wine, spirits and...
By Carl Giavanti Tony Edwards is a former BBC TV producer-director-writer with more than 80 science documentaries to his credit (including programs such as PBS’s Nova). His work has received both Silver...
By Laura Ness Christopher Czarnecki, owner of The Joel Palmer House in Dayton, Ore., was born into a family of chefs. His grandparents ran a restaurant named Joe’s, in Reading, Penn., founded in 1916 by...
By Carl Giavanti Erica Duecy is founder of Business of Drinks, a podcast and data-and-insights consultancy, and one of the drinks industry’s most accomplished digital and content strategists. She has built...
Wine professionals share what works (and what doesn’t) when they’re traveling to your region. By Carl Giavanti I’ve been in the business of relationship management and communications for more than 25 years,...
By creating a singular message, these wine regions successfully presented their unique positions. By Carl Giavanti Successful wine press trips are contingent on the harmonious alignment of all parties...
By Carl Giavanti Sean Weir grew up in Sonoma Valley, Calif. He enjoyed his first crash course in wine appreciation as a 20-year-old backwaiter at the Domaine Chandon restaurant in Napa Valley. He later...
