Jeff’s Public Speaking Initiation
I was working wine wholesale in NY, and a retailer friend asked me to speak for his wine society. I agreed. I forgot to consult my nerves on the decision, and come the night of the tasting, they were...
View ArticleWhat inspired ConsciousWine: Part 1
In 2002, I was running Suburban Wines & Spirits in the New York City area. A sales rep came into the store with six wines he hoped to sell me. These six wines happened to be from six different...
View ArticleOne Day at a Retail Store…
I was helping a customer who wanted an organic wine. Suburban Wines & Spirits carried over 2,500 hand picked (mostly personally tasted) selections. I was the wine buyer there, and we prided...
View ArticleNew York, New York
It has been over four years since my last adventure to the Big Apple. I have maintained my belief in “MAGIC,” my code word for hiding my fantabulous fanaticism for the NY Mets, Jets and Knicks (with a...
View ArticleNatural Wine
Natural wine… is a topic of hot debate. What exactly is it? How do you qualify it? Is there a certification for natural wine? It is defined differently depending on who you’re talking to. Natural Wine...
View ArticleIn a New York State of Mind
It’s been over two weeks of NY adventuring and this Oregonian (a former New Yorker) is just about ready to go home, but not before celebrating what we’ve been working on for several years. On June 3,...
View ArticleThere’s a Biodynamic Vineyard inNew York
Barbara Shinn and David Page moved from San Francisco to New York, and in 1993 started a thirty seat culinary hotspot in Greenwich Village called Home. Their passion and focus was on local food and...
View ArticleSpice Up Your Summer Picnic
The weather’s warming up and it’s picnic time! What are your favorites to eat and drink? From a wine point of view, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pinot Noir are the first three varietals I run to....
View ArticleThe Morning After
On “the morning after,” at Tazza Cafe, Megan and I settled in for some rehab at a Somers, NY caffeination station pit stop. Within minutes we were chatting to discover the location of an excellent...
View ArticleOur New York Launch Party
After two whirlwind weeks of events, winery visits, and meetings, it was time to party! The furniture was rearranged, wines decanted, foods gathered, glasses cleaned, handouts printed, BBQ put in...
View ArticleConsciousWine Talk on Healthy Frontiers
Vinny Liscio, my partner in ConsciousWine, asked me if I wanted to do a cable TV show during my visit to New York. A good friend of his, Dr. Lou Bisogni, is a chiropractor with a show called Healthy...
View ArticleFarmer John Ubaldo on GMO’s
By John Ubaldo, John Boy’s Farm Newsletter, July 9, 2012 …As early as last week someone came to my stand and asked the age old question. “is it organic?” When I tell them my stuff is better than...
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