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Exciting new brand - Elderflower Liquor - Pelican Brands and Chase Distillery partnership...

I’m very pleased to announce our partnership with William Chase and his distillery… as laid out below, William has created an exciting brand platform and everyone at Pelican Brands is very excited to bring these hand crafted brands into the US.  I look forward to tasting you on the Elderflower Liquor… you won’t believe it!

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Pelican - Altamar Brands Strategic Partnership, Anchor Brewery Acquisition

Well its been a busy couple of weeks since I posted my thoughts on the growth in Craft Brewing.  Since then, Tony Foglio and Keith Greggor of Griffin Group (Formerly Skyy and in the old days Diageo/UDV/Paddington) purchased the Anchor Brewery from Fritz Maytag.  Wow!  I’d like to say they read my post, and went [...]

J Smoke Wallin interviews Michael Gelb Author of Wine Drinking for Inspired Thinking

Coincidentally, I was in NY last week for meetings and Marvin Shanken’s industry CEO Impact Seminar and found out my friend Michael Gelb was also in town to promote his new book, “Wine Drinking For Inspired Thinking”.   We arranged to meet up at the London on 54th street and I taped our brief interview (link [...]

Napa Smith Appoints Pelican Brands As Exclusive U.S. Brand Manager For Its Award Winning Craft Beer Portfolio And Its World Class Napa Wine Program

I’m pleased to share with you our latest announcement from my Pelican Brands company.  In 2009 the craft beer segment outpaced all others and grew on a volume basis over 5%.  We have been looking for the right premium craft brands to fit into our growing brand platform.  Napa Smith is the perfect fit!  More [...]

Remembering Ray Tye and Dustin Drapkin

I usually try to keep this focused on relevant issues I see in the industry that deserve being called out or discussed in some greater detail.  Those of you who have read my posts will know that once in a while I will reflect on something or in this case, someone, who has made a [...]

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

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. [...]

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

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

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 [...]

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

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

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!

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

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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!!

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

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WINE 2.0 ANNOUNCES ROBERT OATLEY VINEYARDS SIGNS ON AS CORNERSTONE SPONSOR FOR 2009 MULTI-CITY EVENTS SCHEDULE

New Brand Founded By Australian Wine Legend Bob Oatley, Founder Of Rosemont Estates, Will Jumpstart Marketing Push With Participation In Over 15 Events Around The US For 2009

San Francisco, CA (NEWSWIRE), February 10, 2009, Wine 2.0, the innovator in social networking and events in the wine industry, today [...]

WINE 2.0™ ANNOUNCES WINE 2.0 EXPO SAN FRANCISCO PRESENTED BY CRUSHPAD, APRIL 2ND, 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 To Coincide Again With O’Reilly Media’s Web 2.0™ Expo

 

San Francisco, CA (NEWSWIRE), February 19, 2009, Wine 2.0, the innovator in social networking and [...]

ZAP (ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES & PRODUCERS) & WINE 2.0 ANNOUNCE COLLABORATION WITH TWO EVENTS AT ZAP FESTIVAL IN JANUARY “WINERY BEST PRACTICES” SESSION ON 1/30 AND “BLOGGERS’ LOUNGE” ON 1/31

                                             

San Francisco, CA, January 8, 2009, Wine 2.0, the innovator in social networking and events in the wine industry (www.winetwo.com) and ZAP, Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (an organization [...]

WINE 2.0 ANNOUNCES ACTION PACKED AGENDA FOR 2009

Four New Live Event Formats Offer Multiple Opportunities For Brands to Connect With Over 15,000 Consumers

Online Social Network www.winetwo.net Surpasses 1,700 Members In First 60 Days

 

San Francisco, CA (PRNEWSWIRE) December 9, 2008 – Wine 2.0, the innovator in social networking and events in [...]