There is so much to be learned at the Wine Bloggers Conference. Both about wine and and about marketing. Instead o writing an indepth review I thought I’d share with you notable quotes. Some are funny, some serious and some educational.
Karen MacNeil Keynote |
“Wine should never be stripped of its culture. To know Malbec, you need to know the Tango” ~ Karen MacNeil
“Be on top of your game all the time!” ~ Karen MacNeil
“Why are hybrids such crappy grape” ~ Wine Folly (Madeline Puckette)
“Wineries that make bad hybrids, also make bad vinifera”
“Generation Open – tired of Cabernet and Chardonnay”
“The only barrier we have to fight is medocrity” ~ Karen MacNeil
“I want to make wine that people can drink” ~ Craig Camp, Cornerstone Cellars
” I travel so much I passed myself in the air” ~ Sally, Brix Chocolate
“This is the most engaged group of people to talk to” ~John Wagner
“There are 13 different soil types in Alsace”
“Alsace has 38,300 acres of vines, 90% white wine, 15% of the vineyards are organic or biodynamic.”
“Swiss tour guide says if you don’t look someone in the eye during a toast it’s 7 years of bad sex.”
“We are heading to Lodi to get dirty for #WBC16”