So this is the first in a series of three blog posts I’m working with my friend Brandie McCallum on. The subject is all about listening on social media platforms. We found this topic to still be so overlooked yet so crucial to business in 2016 that we were motivated enough to … [Read more...]
Hoot n’ Annie Visit the Desert: Adventure #11
A few weeks back my (Hoot) sister and niece were coming to California from Texas to visit our Grandmother (we call her Nana, so from here forth let it be) that lives in Palm Springs…so, we left our little paradise (Paso Robles) and drove down to the desert for a mini family … [Read more...]
Social Media for Wineries & Other Small Businesses
We meet again you social media infidels! This post may not be that interesting to those that consume products but don’t care about social media or marketing, so we apologize ahead of time. We feel that after spending three years involved with social media we have learned a ton on … [Read more...]
Bell Street Farm; The Pause That Refreshes!
While on a jaunt to Santa Barbara wine country, we came upon Bell Street Farm in downtown Los Alamos for lunch. We had started at Riverbench Winery and when the subject of lunch came up Bell Street Farm came highly recommended. It was one of those times in the day when food was … [Read more...]
Allen Shoup Discussing Social Media and Gary Vaynerchuk
As you may know, we had the chance to interview Allen Shoup of Long Shadows Vintners a while back. He was in our neck of the woods receiving an award from Sunset Magazine at the Savor the Central Coast Event. We got to chat with him about a couple topics that we know pretty … [Read more...]
Candoni Wines, Crack Those Bottles, Please!
Hoot actually came across Candoni Wines on Twitter ( @CandoniWines ) during a wine chat. Prior to that, we had not heard of them. They were kind enough to send us a Prosecco Brut and a Moscato D’Italia, and we were thirsty enough to open them!! Candoni Prosecco Brut The Prosecco … [Read more...]
Languedoc Region Twitter Online Wine Tasting
There's this Social Media thing called Twitter, maybe you've heard of it? With over 100 million users, Twitter is a tool used by these millions to talk about the things they're interested in, things they're doing, and a way to connect with other people with common interests. Some … [Read more...]
How Many Brix? Four Brix, of Course!
On our way to Newport Beach recently, we stopped in Ventura to see Hoot’s Twitter buddy Gary Stewart of Four Brix Winery. This was our first time meeting him in real life, along with his wife Karen. We were fortunate to get a tour of their new tasting room and winery facility, … [Read more...]
Gary Eberle on Cabernet Sauvignon
We recently went out to Eberle Winery to talk to Gary Eberle about Cabernet Sauvignon in honor of the International #CabernetDay event that is taking place on September 1st. We are honored to be co-hosts here in Paso Robles and the "Headquarters" is Pithy Little Wine Co., in … [Read more...]
#Chardonnay Day 2011, Get You SOME!!!
For 24 hours on Thursday, May 26, 2011 it was #Chardonnay Day. What the heck does that mean, you ask? Well it means that no matter where you are in the world, you grab a bottle of Chardonnay, open it, smell it, taste it, then talk about it. Don't just talk about it though, … [Read more...]