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Paso Robles, Wine Blogging, and What We Really Do

August 23, 2013 matt 14 Comments

This blog is about 43 months old and I just recently figured out what the hell it’s all about. In the beginning we started it to document the Paso Robles tasting rooms we went to, since at the time, we were hitting up three to eight tasting rooms per weekend…religiously! As that … [Read more...]

Paso Robles: Big-City-Busy

August 9, 2013 matt 10 Comments

We live in little, tiny, quaint Paso Robles…who knew there would be so much sh!t going on for us? In fact, there is so much going on that we’ve recently had to start turning down some invites and I blame little Sammy for this. If only he could take care of himself at almost 10 … [Read more...]

The iPhone – To Ditch or Not To Ditch?

July 26, 2013 matt 6 Comments

I was recently asked if I wanted to partake (be an “ambassador” for the product I receive) in a Verizon project that is known as #VZWBuzz on Twitter. The way the project works is they send out gadgets to different folks to try out and talk about. I said 'yes' and not long after I … [Read more...]

Here We Go Again: Social Media and the Wine Business

July 19, 2013 matt 7 Comments

The forever doubting, Mr. Steve Heimoff, had another blog post about social media. I will let you read it here if you choose. I actually do not visit his blog, ever, but Paul Mabray from Vintank posted it on Facebook and I was stupid enough to bite. … [Read more...]

How to Plant Grapevines At Home

July 17, 2013 matt 8 Comments

I like to drink wine; I think that’s been abundantly obvious. I am not a farmer; I think this too is abundantly obvious. That being said, I planted a grapevine. It was one that we’ve had for over 3.5 years, probably over 4 years, and we got it from Tablas Creek Vineyards. … [Read more...]

Paso Robles: Paso Fork & Corks Festival

July 12, 2013 matt 2 Comments

It’s been an interesting time to see the evolution of wine events here in Paso Robles. There has been a lot of growth to the point where it seems like many of the events are really trying to up the game over the previous one. My opinion…I think it’s great to see more creativity … [Read more...]

Social Media Tips for Wineries

July 8, 2013 matt 3 Comments

In the past I have allowed myself to rant (and this may come off as one too) on here about how wineries use social media (or lack of use) and although those posts got a lot of views and often created a lot of conversation…something is still missing. I understand it takes time to … [Read more...]

Paso Robles: Crush and Roll West 2013 (Part 2)

June 12, 2013 matt 4 Comments

I was going to post something today on here that was more “rant-like” but opted to show Part 2 of the video I did with the Crush & Roll folks. I will save the rant for this Friday…I think, so stay tuned. … [Read more...]

Venteux Vineyards, Berlin, and must! charities

June 10, 2013 matt 2 Comments

It’s an interesting combination don’t you think? A winery, a band, and a charity…it was actually an epic night in Templeton last Thursday night when we headed over to Venteux Vineyards to see Berlin play to benefit must! charities. … [Read more...]

The Future of Hoot n Annie and Social Media

May 8, 2013 matt 20 Comments

I posted this comment on my personal Facebook page (Matt Browne) yesterday: “I'm thinking about getting rid of our Hoot 'n Annie and Little Browne Facebook pages. Instead of spending the time updating 3 different FB handles I would just do this one. We've been downsizing in life … [Read more...]