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Is anyone serious in Washington?

J Smoke Wallin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:39:25 +0000

Alas, given the current state of the US Budget and the latest one submitted by the Obama [...]

Commentary on the US Beer Market 2009 results and 2010 thoughts…

J Smoke Wallin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:27:12 +0000

I’d thought I’d share some thoughts on the US beer market based on the 2009 results (starting to be published broadly) and my own insights calling on the distributors and retailers at Pelican Brands representing Singha Beer.

First, the 2009 beer market was characterized by tough trading conditions overall, consumers trading down from a number of [...]

Pelican Brands and Singha Beer – Now managing 50 U.S. States

J Smoke Wallin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:56:58 +0000

Our first major brand, Singha Beer from the Boon Rawd brewary is fantastic. I have been eating in Thai restaurants for 25 years and enjoyed Singha all along. The beer is perfectly matched to food. The brewery named us Brand Manager earlier in 2009 and in January 2010 we took over for all 50 U.S. [...]

I was saddened to hear Fred Joseph passed away

J Smoke Wallin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:24:20 +0000

I met Fred through my high school friend Scott Isherwood who worked with Fred for many years. Scott graduated 2 years earlier than me from Bayshore High School in Bradenton, FL and went on to Dartmouth. I followed to the north to Cornell two years later. We stayed in touch over the [...]

Wine 2.0 New York was terrific! Catch the overview here!

J Smoke Wallin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:40:34 +0000

This is the first footage from Wine 2.0 packaged up to give a flavor for the event. Overall a great success and positive feedback from our wineries, trade and consumers! More to come!

Wine 2.0™ Announces Presenting Wineries And Partners In Wine 2.0 Expo New York @Webster Hall Presented By Wine Tasting Network November 18th

J Smoke Wallin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:19:02 +0000

Event Showcases World Class Wines and Leading Edge Technology To Learn About and Interact With The Wines You Love

New York, NY (NEWSWIRE) November 16, 2009 – Wine 2.0, the innovator in social networking and events in the wine industry, announced a selection of the presenting Wine 2.0 wineries for its upcoming Wine 2.0 [...]

The Fall Season Shapes Up! Thoughts on online and offline Wine market…

J Smoke Wallin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:28:48 +0000

My friend Liza has a nice piece in Winebusiness.com today on the Fall selling season. Reports from Nielsen, Bill Cascio at Glazer’s, Wilford Wong at Beverages and more! all point toward improvement over last year, though value driving business.

Yesterday, another Wine 2.0 friend, John Corcoran’s blog “Think Wine Marketing” had a well [...]

New York Wine industry booming

J Smoke Wallin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:17:02 +0000

I just saw this report which points out what many of us have known for some time, that NY has a thriving wine industry. I thought it worth highlighting as we have a handful of NY based wine companies (some producers, some importers) joining our many other fantastic wines from CA and around the world [...]

Smoke Wallin, Wine 2.0 Chairman Interview with Carla De Luca on new film: ‘AMERICAS WINE: THE LEGACY OF PROHIBITION’

J Smoke Wallin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:03:55 +0000

J. Smoke Wallin, Chairman of Wine 2.0, had the opportunity to interview filmmaker Carla De Luca Worfolk, Director, EP/Producer, and Writer of an amazing new wine film. Carla is an Emmy award-winning television and documentary producer. Her new DOCUMENTRY FILM ‘AMERICA’S WINE: THE LEGACY OF PROHIBITION’ is an amazing look at the history of the [...]

Wine 2.0 Announces New York Premiere Of Documentary Film ‘America’s Wine: The Legacy Of Prohibition’ At Wine 2.0 New York Nov 18

J Smoke Wallin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:02:41 +0000

New Film Takes Unprecedented Historic View of America’s Wine Industry – ‘America’s Wine: The Legacy of Prohibition’ Includes Interviews Which Chronicle The Rebuilding Of The Wine Industry And The Emergence Of A New American Wine Culture.

NEW YORK, NY, November 06, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ — Wine 2.0, the innovator in social networking and events in the wine [...]

Boon Rawd Appoints Pelican Brands As Exclusive U.S. Brand Manager for Singha Beer

J Smoke Wallin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:53:08 +0000

Singha Beer is The #1 Thai Beer Exported Around The World. Pelican Brands is Led by An Experienced Team from the Global Beverage Industry

BANGKOK, THAILAND, CARMEL, IN, October 26, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ — Boon Rawd Trading International announced today that it has appointed Pelican Brands as the exclusive brand manager for Singha Beer in the U.S. [...]

How are you going to sell that extra wine???? Spend the Week in NY, get involved in Wine 2.0 New York!

J Smoke Wallin — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:58:29 +0000

If you are on the fence or thinking about leaving your backyard to go sell some wine, Wine 2.0 NY is the perfect event to plan it around. You can’t sell all that extra juice sitting in wine country. Get out with consumers and have some fun and SELL SOME WINE! Here is my suggestion [...]

Wine 2.0 New York 2009

J Smoke Wallin — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:54:42 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Cornelius Geary Co-Founder, CEO, Wine 2.0TM Cornelius@winetwo.com T: 415-596-1191 W: www.winetwo.net WINE 2.0TM ANNOUNCES 2nd ANNUAL WINE 2.0TM EXPO NEW YORK HOSTED BY WEBSTER HALL, NOVEMBER 18TH, 2009

Event Features Cutting Edge Wine Industry Start-ups And Wineries From Around The World, Plus Over 1,000 Wine And Tech Lovers In One Exciting Event Timed [...]

Wine 2.0 Expo San Francisco at Crushpad – UPDATED!!

J Smoke Wallin — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:46:55 +0000

Join us for Wine 2.0 Expo San Francisco at Crushpad. We’ll again be hosting over 1,000 attendees, dozens of the coolest wineries and Wine 2.0 tech companies at one fantastic event.

Hosted by: Crushpad

Sponsored by: Robert Oatley Vineyards, Hahn Estates, Cameron Hughes Wine, and Web [...]

Wine 2.0 San Francisco – April 2nd

J Smoke Wallin — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:25:20 +0000

For tickets, go to http://www.winetwo.eventbrite.com/