A new monthly podcast featuring a panel of wine bloggers and an industry guest. Co-host Jeff Lefevere of Good Grape and I welcome Tom Wark from FERMENTATION and Jeff Stai from the Twisted Oak Winery.

Show notes:

00:24 - Welcome and introductions

01:53 - Show format

02:16 - Twisted Oak Winery background

08:04 - Direct to consumer shipping trends

14:28 - Do wine blogs create demand?

15:47 - Tom's new role as Exec. Dir. of SWRA

22:35 - Current state of wine distribution

31:07 - Balanced, "Old World-styled" wines

39:07 - The "hot wines" of 2007?

45:36 - Round of plugs for participant blogs

47:32 - Contact details and next show participants

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