Wine vs. Spirits

How come when we taste wine we spit and when we taste spirits we swallow? Sphere: Related Content

Tales Presentation: Blogs

Here's a link to the presentation on working with Blogs that I made at Tales of the Cocktail last month in New Orleans on the Panel moderated by Paul Clarke and Bobbie Heugel of Drink Dogma: http://www.slideshare.net/Steveraye/working-with-blogs-by-steve-raye-at-tales-of-the-cocktail.

The key strategy is:

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U.S. Drinks Conference 2009

The U.S. Drinks conference is coming to NY Oct. 13 and 14.If you are new to the US Beverage Alcohol market, currently exporting spirits, wine or beer products to the U.S. or are considering introducing new domestic brands, then the US Drinks Conference 2009 is a “must-attend” event.

In two information-packed days you’ll get the knowledge and strategies you need to successfully navigate the entry and growth in the American Drinks market.

• Strategies you can use right now to grow your brands.
• Learn the things to do…and NOT do…to be successful in America
• Network with spirits, wine and beer suppliers who are making it happen in the U.S. today.
• The most current market data: just-released research on the market structure and U.S. consumer trends on and off-trade.

Conference Details

Date: Oct. 13 & 14, 2009
Location: Helmsley Park Lane Hotel, 36 Central Park South, New York City
Cost: $795
Registration Details: www.USDrinksConference.com
Contact: +1.913.544.113
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Serendipity in Athens

We had the fortunate opportunity to be crossing paths at the Athens airport last week with David Rosengarten of the erstwhile Food TV show "Taste" and George Athanas and Sophia Perpera of All About Greek Wine. David and I had first met at a series of tastings of Greek and Chilean wines in NY. Turned out we were both going to be in Greece at the same time with a window of opportunity to share Frappe's and Cappuccino Freddo's with George and Sophia. Sphere: Related Content