On March 28, the Pennsylvania State Senate unanimously passed 48-0, Senate Bill 790 which would allow consumers to have domestic wines from U.S. wineries shipped directly to their homes in the state. Under the legislation, consumers would be allowed to purchase by phone, mail or internet as many as 24 domestic wines per month. [...]
Calling All Pennsylvania Winemaker’s With No Dirt
Do you happen to be a Pennsylvania Winemaker with no vineyard? No Problem. Perhaps your real calling is that you’re a city dwelling vintner. Besides, the grapes only care about where they are grown and not where they are crushed. With that in mind, have you considered that maybe [...]
How To Ensure Your Wine and Hospitality Business Success In 2012
If you’re preparing to open your own winery or hospitality business you have no doubt heard the warnings “its a jungle out there” or that “most businesses fail within the first five years”.
Whether your winery, restaurant, or hospitality business success or fails, the one sure truth is that you’ll be guaranteed to [...]
An End To Swipe And Blow For Pennsylvania Wine Consumers
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has ended its ill-fated wine vending program after a year’s experiment with statewide grocery stores. The wine kiosks located at 21 stores throughout the state required customers to swipe their ID, blow into a breathalyzer and look into a security camera to buy their wine. The program [...]
The Pinnacle Of Professional Achievement In The Wine World Takes In New Members
The Institute of Masters of Wine (IWM) has announced its newest members. As covered in my earlier post, Does The Pinnacle of Professional Achievement In The Wine World Excite You?, this accomplishment is considered the “hardest test of knowledge” in the wine world. Congratulations to all of this year’s newest members. For [...]
Is Your Pennsylvania Wine Ready To Take Flight?
Does your Pennsylvania wine have a distinct taste and flavor that will come through if sipped at 30,000 feet? Is so, the airline industry may be the place for your wine to take flight. It appears that U.S. airlines have taken note that passengers keep coming back to their airline based on the [...]
Pennsylvania Wine Bloggers:Want To Know Who’s Got The Juice?
The public voting is complete for the 2011 Wine Blog Awards! Over 3011 people voted for their favorite finalists. The social media wine blog winners were announced at the 2011 North American Wine Bloggers Conference. The public has spoken. These folks have got the juice!
Best Overall Wine Blog–Fermentation
Best New [...]
Here’s What Every Pennsylvania Liquor And Limited Winery Licensee Should Know
Pennsylvania’s Governor Corbett recently signed into law Act 11 (HB 148) which has made numerous changes to various sections of the Liquor Code. The Act made changes include adding a definition of “happy hour” and permitting retail liquor licensees to hold happy hour pricing up to four (4) hours per day and [...]
Does The Pinnacle Of Professional Achievement In The Wine World Excite You?
Does The Pinnacle Of Professional Achievement In The Wine World Excite You? Do you have a serious interest in wine? If so, perhaps you are Pennsylvania’s future Master of Wine! A Master of Wine is someone who has demonstrated through rigorous examination, a knowledge or all aspects of wine and ability to [...]
Shout Out To Pennsylvania Winery and Hospitality Bloggers: Whose Got The Juice?
It’s that time again folks! The nomination period is open for the 2011 Wine Blog Awards. We can look forward again to seeing which social media wine bloggers are giving American media a run for its juice. Will your winery’s blog be chosen to be amongst this year’s nominees?
Go now and make your [...]