WIth the advent of social media / networking, even with the patchwork of Prohibition era “Blue Laws”, wine lovers can stay informed to help support needed changes to archaic legislation

Can anyone produce a quality wine with $.35 worth of grapes per bottle? Mr. Franzia says yes, my tastebuds scream no!

Following a recent article that identified the top 50 wineries on Twitter as of July 28,2009 including data related to those rankings, a survey was sent to these wineries to gather more insight. Here are the results! (UPDATED: New updated results based on 68% Response Rate)

Talkin up the grapes via “tweets” by wineries is happening every day. There are over 172 wineries using Twitter to help identify, connect and dialogue with their customers.

Should ingnition interlocks be mandated in all 50 US States?

New York is again attempting to allow the sales of wine and beer in grocery stores. Will the proposed changes get the necessary votes this time?

Although many still trying to correlate revenue and profit with social media investment, some are finding the engagement good for the business and the bottom line.

As promised! Follow-on survey results focusing on the top 50 winery fan pages in Facebook. Thanks to all the wineries that so graciously contributed!!

Differentiation has always been a critical part of any marketing strategy. It becomes even more important when adding social media and networking to your overall marketing plan.

As expected, many states will be enacting legislation to raise taxes on alcohol including wine and beer. The tax man cometh .. and I don’t think he is going any time soon.