January 8, 2025
By Carl Giavanti
Erica Duecy is founder of Business of Drinks, a podcast and data-and-insights consultancy, and one of the drinks industry’s most accomplished digital and content strategists. She has...
December 20, 2024
Wine professionals share what works (and what doesn’t) when they’re traveling to your region.
By Carl Giavanti
I’ve been in the business of relationship management and communications for more than...
December 11, 2024
By creating a singular message, these wine regions successfully presented their unique positions.
By Carl Giavanti
Successful wine press trips are contingent on the harmonious alignment of all parties...
December 6, 2024
By Carl Giavanti
Sean Weir grew up in Sonoma Valley, Calif. He enjoyed his first crash course in wine appreciation as a 20-year-old backwaiter at the Domaine Chandon restaurant in Napa Valley. He...
December 3, 2024
Both hosts and attendees should be prepared for a media visit.
By Carl Giavanti
I recall once picking up a media guest at the Portland, Ore., airport. After greetings and hugs, they pulled a crisp...
November 20, 2024
Six years ago, Wine Industry Advisor debuted Turning the Tables, a monthly series of interviews that shined a spotlight on the journalists and storytellers within the wine world. Developed and spearheaded...
October 21, 2024
By Carl Giavanti
Alice Feiring launched her ongoing website, The Feiring Line, in 2011. She is mostly known as an author, writing six books to date. The first was 2008’s The Battle for Wine and Love:...
September 19, 2024
Founder of Azure Road, a digital publication devoted to conscious living, Lauren Mowery has written about wine, food and travel for more than a decade. Mowery serves on Decanter Magazine’s 12-strong U.S....
August 20, 2024
By Carl Giavanti
Steven Laine
Novelist Steven Laine has an international background in hotels and was fortunate enough to study hotel operations in Switzerland, gain an MBA in hospitality with the...
July 15, 2024
Meg Maker is a writer curious about nature, culture, food, wine and place. Her award-winning work appears in her own publication, Terroir Review, and other trade and lifestyle outlets, and has won...