Wine Talks with Paul K.
All you knew about wine is about to bust wide open… We are going to talk about what really happens in the wine business, and I'm taking no prisoners.
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When Business Kills Passion: Florencia Palmaz Questions the Soul of America's Wine Country (opens the original)
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When a visionary enters the proverbial "studio," the world should listen. It isn't every guest that graces Wine Talks with Paul K that raises an eyebrow, Florencia Palmz did just that. She didn't say enything that industry leaders don't already think, but she was compelled to express the very thoughts that need to be expressed...to change things, to reorient the view point of the wine trade. Bravo. What you will learn: 🍷 Why the "connection to the land" isn't just marketing fluff—and how Florenc
Digital Nomads Swarm Armenia—And a 400 year old vineyard? Meet Mathew Zein (opens the original)
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Who does this? I am actually part jealous and part concerned for this mans sanity. He goes to a country, married no less, to visit for a week and hasn't left for 10 years. I'm like "what?" When Matthew landed in Armenia, he didn't bring a suitcase full of big plans—just a battered laptop and the crazy notion that a tiny country he didn't even have roots in could become his home. Instead, what happened next might change how you think about destiny, culture, and even what it means to plug in and c
Why Most Master Sommeliers Are Still Broke: Doug Frost Exposes Industry Secrets (opens the original)
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The top accolades in the wine trade are tough to acquire. The Master of Wine and the Master Sommelier both can take years if not a decade to study for and pass the tests. But to have both credentials on your resume! I'm like what? Doug Frost is the man...and one of three in the world that have accomplished earning both accolades. It's one thing to love wine, but it's another to flat-out admit you may have to drink your entire inventory if nobody else buys in. That's the raw honesty you're in for
Is It Going To Work? Ancient Wines, Modern Idea: How Armenia Is Sharing Its Bottles: Vahe Baloulian. (opens the original)
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This is cleaver, and grass roots. Vahe has an idea to promote the wines of Armenia, one bottle, one dinner, one enthusiat at a time. And, if you ask me, that is what it is going to take to get the industry grounded again. There is alot of spectulation on the role AI will play in this renassance, and most likely the role will be voluminous, but AI cannon the place of sharing a bottle of wine with a friend. And Vahe is proposing this very idea. If you've ever wondered how the wine world can get sh
Champagne Rebel: Marvina Robinson Pops the Industry's Bubble (opens the original)
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Most...no, all Champagne and Sparkling wine houses will tell you: Champagne is not just foe celebration. Kind of like tinsel in the movie Elf (not just for decoration). Enter Marvina Robinson with an intriguing journey from Wall Street to the wonderful world of wine and Champagne. Who would hang up their proverbial cleats of a steady high paying job for the unknown landscape of adult beverages and uncertainty. Nobody ever told Marvina Robinson that starting a champagne brand as a Black woman fro
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