Israeli Wine Direct » Links http://israeliwineblog.com Introducing Americans to boutique Israeli wines and winemakers. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:35:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Israeli Wine Direct introduces the finest artisan wines from Israel to American wine lovers. This podcast is a series of interviews with leading Israeli winemakers and food and wine experts. You can learn more about us at our website http://www.israeliwinedirect.com Richard Shaffer no Richard Shaffer richard@israeliwinedirect.com richard@israeliwinedirect.com (Richard Shaffer) 2008 Israeli Wine Direct LLC, All rights reserved. Introducing Americans to boutique Israeli wines and winemakers. wine, Israeli, Israel, online wine, kosher Israeli Wine Direct » Links http://israeliwineblog.com/images/IWDpodcast144.jpg http://israeliwineblog.com/category/links/ Richard’s Tweets for the Week on 2009-12-27 http://israeliwineblog.com/2009/12/richards-tweets-for-the-week-on-2009-12-27/ http://israeliwineblog.com/2009/12/richards-tweets-for-the-week-on-2009-12-27/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:00:00 +0000 Richard http://israeliwineblog.com/2009/12/richards-tweets-for-the-week-on-2009-12-27/
  • We can get wine packages to you for Christmas if you overnight them tomorrow http://bit.ly/Y0U5f #
  • "We give gifts to acknowledge, shape and celebrate our relationships" http://bit.ly/8MP0Jo #
  • I'm a big @mensjournal fan #
  • In fact, (confession) a dream of mine is to have a photo shoot in @mensjournal with Israeli winemakers… #
  • @lauramaniec hey there! still hoping to catch up with you… happy holidays… #
  • Does anything last long enough any more to count as a "trend"? Geez. #
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  • WSJ "a tapas-style menu, hotel location and major focus on bar scene are hallmarks of restaurants…best surviving" #
  • 8 Great Israeli Wineries to Follow (2 of which I import into the US) http://bit.ly/8H6xDS #
  • @Losnet I agree Pelter, Margalit and Flam should be included, of course!! in reply to Losnet #
  • @Losnet Rock on, brother! You know all about the good juice from Israel! in reply to Losnet #
  • Does it seem strange NO ONE from Binny's will respond to calls from me OR Israel's Consulate in Chicago?! Do you know anyone there? #
  • @lauramaniec hey Laura – can we talk? in reply to lauramaniec #
  • @RN74 I enjoyed RN74 when I ate there (twice) earlier this year. How can I send you some Israeli wine I import to get your feedback? in reply to RN74 #
  • @RN74 Yea, I love a disaster for some serious lesson
    -learning! in reply to RN74 #
  • @lauramaniec great – my email is richard@israeliwinedirect.com in reply to lauramaniec #
  • @buttermilkbklyn I love Hearth in Manhattan. Say hey to Paul for me… Try the Tzora wine there too… in reply to buttermilkbklyn #
  • What do YOU think about this? Getting Small-Producer Juice into the Hands & Mouths of Trade Buyers http://qa5et.th8.us #
  • wow check out this vintage Listerine packaging http://bit.ly/6wzN9C #
  • Cant deal w people who show off wine "knowledge" by correcting people publicly. Pardon me if I backhand the guy beside me #
  • Teach your kids how to smell and taste. #
  • RT @RichardPF: @israeliwine The 06 Margalit Special Reserve Cab. Sauvignon made my list of Top 10 Wines Over $50 http://tinyurl.com/ylfry5c #
  • Here's what I am drinking in bed tonight http://bit.ly/7NAJyI #
  • @LushWine Great! Let's plan something fun to get people excited about wine from the birthplace of wine together! in reply to LushWine #
  • Had a nice long wine-y afternoon at this table with the Finkelstein family at Judd's Hill winery once http://bit.ly/661bkL #
  • This whole The One stemware concept makes sense to me. I want some. http://bit.ly/5m9UA6 #
  • woke up from a stone-cold sleep and now wide awake doing a naked wine tasting in my kitchen of some Roussanne. and it's snowing. #
  • I think Roussanne is a killer winter white wine by the way. #
  • Here's what sunset looks like in winter at Tablas Creek Winery…wow… http://bit.ly/6VtedO #
  • Fatherinlaw is out back in the snow w long coat, hat, and Target bags wrapped round his feet. Looks like a cannibal from The Road #
  • kids have me on equivalent of waterboarding regimen-one wakes me at 2, one falls out of bed at 4, one needs milk at 6. I need crack! #
  • beware- 3 yo's are literalists! if u tell em sarcastically to rip ball they want from baby bros arm and push him down hard they do it! Oops #
  • I think John Legend is totally underrated. Listening to Used to Love U. #
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  • Ooops. There might have been some ants on the food Zeke has been eating off the floor. Aww well. #
  • I like that critic Daniel Rogov describes Pelter winery as being 1 of Israel's best http://bit.ly/60ME6y #
  • @leahjones hey Leah! Hope you are doing great! My small mind can barely figure out wine – I better stick there for a while! Thanks though!! in reply to leahjones #
  • READING @vintank 's deck on new media and wine http://bit.ly/8ltTbR #
  • My son Noah and I just recorded this video about wine from Israel http://bit.ly/6hVnYx #
  • Check this video out — Noah's The Coolest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRymvbPMN6Q #
  • @gapingvoid we have em here in Chicago, too ;) in reply to gapingvoid #
  • Fun! RT @SkyviewWine: Skyview's Twitter Van has arrived, sort of… Photo: http://bit.ly/7HHMWZ #
  • Failure is fruitful. #
  • Check out the dancing at 2:50 — Chris Brown Crawl (OFFICIAL Music Video HD) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZmtJZEKe-4 #
  • Hey Houston friends! I am will be in your great city the weekend of 12/11. Details to follow! Let's hang out Friday and Saturday nights! #
  • Using the promo code israel gets you 20% off wine you purchase thru us til 12/7…then the holiday discount goes down http://bit.ly/6nTlXu #
  • @pinotblogger is a good man with a drive to get something meaningful done. Follow his candid, personal story here http://bit.ly/7TkJxe #
  • Did I mention i tasted Israeli wines I import with sommelier Scott Tyree at Sepia in Chicago yesterday? Great feedback. #
  • RT @pourtal: Cradle of Wine party in full swing @Pourtal Wine Bar, Santa Monica. The importers brought extra!!! #
  • Realize new oak barrels can add $3 to the cost of a bottle of wine for the winery? Expect less oak in this new economy! http://bit.ly/72dW9M #
  • We can only discern 3-4 aspects inside a smell! So no more wine tasting notes with like 40 different things you smelled, people, puhlease! #
  • RT @VinoCaPisco: Sipping 2006 Flam Classico blend of Merlot/Cab wine from Israel. LOVING it! Thanks @israeliwine for the speedy shipment! #
  • Akon never lets me down. #
  • A blogger reviews the Cradle of Wine event last night in LA at @pourtal http://bit.ly/5RKIvB #
  • WSJ reports: "Man cleavage – plunging necklines slit open to reveal chest hair, pectoral muscles, maybe more – is back." #
  • At Noah's basketball game. How cool is it to see these kids wearing kippot during the game? Warriors. Love it. #
  • Drinking Priorat from winemaker Alvaro Palacios. #
  • We are called here for more than morality, for more than just being Really Nice Guys. Man up. #
  • why Amazon decided to post-pone selling wine…..TAXES http://bit.ly/5H5nEg #
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  • READING Cormac McCarthy's The Road and it's coming at such the right time for me. A deep parable dads need to read. #
  • http://twitpic.com/qpeji – Lovin this velvety beauty w the smokey grape kiss #
  • @JRCohen Hey I want to come to Houston weekend of 12/11 – let's do something that brings people together. #
  • So many great lines in the novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy like when he says of his son "If he is not the word of God God never spoke." #
  • @JRCohen @texantiff – exacltly ! 24 hours in the day, Tiff!! Help a brother out! I want to get back to Houston!!! in reply to JRCohen #
  • "I look for nuance, subtlety and complexity. I love these qualities in wine, and I appreciate them in life" Eric Asimov. Amen. #
  • Americans have changed our buying strategies and there will be a "new normal" http://bit.ly/6nMsjs #
  • I read that in the Garden of Eden the juice inside of grapes was actually wine. #
  • Lord pls help me not assault this meathead talking so mean to his girlfriend in Nordstrom. Y r so many hot smart fun women with losers? #
  • RT @JRCohen: I'm very Thankful that I wasn't invited to a vegan ThanksGiving. #
  • RT @ericasimov: Slate's Steinberger on great old-school Napa cabs http://www.slate.com/id/2236309/ #
  • The market seems to step back from wines priced higher than $50 http://bit.ly/2MEvNg #
  • Just finished an hour-long skype call with Golan Flam from Flam winery in Israel. Lots of good discussion and planning. #
  • "Let the critics criticize. It's the builders who count" http://bit.ly/5RbQ1j #
  • Have to bring all kosher to friend's home for T-Giving: Castel, Tzora, Red C, Yiron, a Vouvray, etc #
  • Fave new song is Body Language by T Pain and Jesse McCartney. #
  • I wana be done playing the wine scores game. It's kooky. Sort of like visiting the oracles and waiting expectantly for a response #
  • Heading to Province restaurant in Chicago for supper. #
  • Oh wow. Just got home and the girls have been cutting the hair off all their dolls. #
  • MBA Winemakers http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/business/29wine.html?_r=1 #
  • On a skype call with Sam Pelter of Pelter winery now. They start bottling their white wines soon. #
  • I just love when T Pain sings "I'm lifting up my voice to say… you're the hottest girl in the world today". #
  • READING (and enjoying) Drink This: Wine Made Simple by Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl http://bit.ly/5l8pQB #
  • If you are in LA, check this out! @pourtal wine bar is including our wines in their Cradle of Wine Tasting Tour! http://bit.ly/6llAOG #
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    How to Build a Brand through Community

    Israeli Microbreweries: Who Knew?

    The Power of Passion

    The Next Gen of Social Media: Mobile Internet

    Making Google Work for You Even More

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    Forget About Left Brain vs. Right Brain – Are you light-brained?

    Steve Rubel’s Nine Digital Trends for the Future

    ]]>     http://israeliwineblog.com/2008/05/what-im-reading-in-wine-marketing-this-week/feed/ 0     Wine + Marketing Links for The Week http://israeliwineblog.com/2008/05/wine-marketing-links-for-the-week/ http://israeliwineblog.com/2008/05/wine-marketing-links-for-the-week/#comments Fri, 23 May 2008 09:38:00 +0000 Richard http://israeliwinedirect.terapad.com/index.cfm?fa=contentNews.newsDetails&newsID=58711&from=list This week's short list of some things that caught my attention:

    How Might the Recession Impact Wine Sales?

    How Do Social Networking Sites Work?

    Let's Get Upwind of Distribution!

    What's Up in Illinois?

     How Meetup.com Can Drive Sales and Database For You

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    FEEL FREE TO ADD YOUR OWN LINKS IN THE COMMENTS SECTIONS TO THINGS YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS WEEK.

    Wine Wholesalers Think We're All Idiots

    Building Your Brand On-Line

    Email Newsletter Open-Rates

    Do You Listen to the Whispers in Your Life? 

    Seth Godin on What We Know About Marketing

    In Praise of Subtle Wines

    Will Someone Please Make Love to Alice Feiring?!

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