Well, we're finally live. The wine marketing website is up, tested and running, with orders coming in on Select Wines & from Select Wineries here in Oregon. My 1st 5 wineries are on it, with another 6 in the setup que and will be added shortly.
My quest of visiting every winery in Oregon, and forming a partnership with select wineries has been a good mix of fun and work. From the start, I wanted this to be about the smaller, family run wineries, you know, like it used to be in Northern California, before the all became "Big", with massive tasting rooms, and no real "personal touch". You know what I mean. The wineries I have chosen aren't like that, and probably never will be. I know when I walk in the door if they are what I'm looking for. Friendly staff, personable, knowledgable, and "family run". Now, in most cases, yes, your talking to a family member, or someone that has worked with the vineyard long enough to be thought of as family. They just love to tell you the history of the grapes, the wine and the family.
Next and most important, I taste their wines. To be honest, I ask them if they were serving their wines to a very important person, at a dinner party at their home, which of the wines would they serve to impress ? Those are the wines I direct my attention to. In most cases, these aren't the wines offered to the public for a "free taste", or for $5. If I find wines at that winery to be really tasty and Yummy, I select them for my site. Now, I'm not talking only expensive wines, but a good range pricewise. But, trust me, there are no bottles of "No Luck Chuck Noir" on my site.
The bottom line is that we don't need to look at 1000's of wines, and blindly choose something to order for our winecellar, or table. Instead, I'm giving a more select choice of great wines, from Oregon wineries, pre-tasted, with interresting and unusual video tastings on each selection, from every vineyard. I'm also offering a video tasting experience of every winery on the site, so, if your sitting in New York, and interrested in some great Oregon Pinot Noir, you can visit a winery here, and get some experience with the wine before you buy some. Besides that, I'm doing a video tasting in an "exotic setting" for every wine on the site.
So, how about you log on and make my site a "Favorite" www.awinetodiefor.com
Happy Wine Trails,
Gary
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