PROTOCOL Wine Studio

Category Archives: Who we are

A New Year’s Poem…

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Two Bears Once After a hard day’s forage Two bears sat together in silence On a beautiful vista Watching the sun go down And feeling deeply grateful For life. Though, after a while A thought-provoking conversation began Which turned to the topic of Fame. The one bear said, “Did you hear about Rustam? He has become famous And travels from city to city In a golden cage; He performs to hundreds of people Who laugh and applaud His carnival Stunts.” The other bear thought for A few seconds Then started … Read more →

podcasted.

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(insert mouth noise of confidence) Back in September GUY and I were interviewed by Debbie Gioquindo, Hudson Valley Wine Goddess. Such a cool honour overall.  We met Deb thru our online Twitter program #WineStudio, where we run a 4 week curriculum program based on wines from our sponsor, LeMetro Wine. Underground. Afer hearing the Podcast interview, my ego of course was screaming about the way I sounded. I hear myself much differently than what spews forth. And of course realizing this, I began to panic. Started really thinking about our … Read more →

Juxtapose Poses

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All I wanted was sleep. That unencumbered slumber where life is set to one side to be resumed at a later time. A super light flight—should have the row to myself. I chose my seat, sat down and waited patiently for that split-second of a moment when you know the sandman has his hand on you. “Is that seat taken?” Noooooooooooo………. Why didn’t I say yes? Instead, my mouth betrayed me and whispered “no.”  It’s as if she hadn’t seen a living soul in quite some time and she had … Read more →

studio – Quite a Messy Affair

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As poets are want to tell you, the art of written and verbal communication relies on the artful layout of words.  When we began our hunt for the best words to convey what it is we do at PROTOCOL, we were at somewhat of a loss.  With our business model relying heavily on innovation rather than on the “traditional” retail establishment, we thought we may have a problem conveying our true purpose.  We assembled a list of words, crossed out most, then began all over again to no avail. Then … Read more →

Welcome

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One of my oldest and dearest friends Jeff is one of the last to leave our first opening party.  As I walk him to his car and we say our goodbyes, he’s all smiles.  He comments that he’s proud I’m following my passion and he’s happy to see things come together in our business.  Before turning the key he pauses, almost uncomfortable in what he’s about to say, “I gotta tell ya man, I’m not quite sure of what you’re doing here, but you know I’m happy to help!”  With … Read more →

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