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“I like meeting the people and talking to them, letting them know what they’re drinking,” said Bryan Logue. He and his brother Kevin opened the Sugar Creek Vineyard and Meadery in 2021. ....
Lindsay Benson joins WillowsAwake after working as a senior buyer in Cork, Ireland. Benson also worked at Bleasdale Vineyard at Langhorne Creek, South Australia, and Troon Vineyard at Applegate Valley, Ore. ....
Wine Conferences East of the Rockies Go Virtual in 2021
With the Covid-19 crisis still limiting or preventing in-person gatherings, many wine conferences and educational programs have changed to virtual schedules for enology, viticultural, and wine marketing/business meetings. While online sessions are obviously not the same as seeing and talking with speakers and other attendees in person, there are some advantages to “attending” virtual programs. Conference organizers have the option to include presenters based on their knowledge on topic under discussion, not how much it would cost to bring them to a specific location. And there certainly are a wide variety of virtual programs that anyone in the wine industry can attend, often at no cost. ....