Wine as My Suitcase.

When folks hear that I’m in the wine industry they immediately assume, and rightly so, that I travel all over the world and taste an exorbitant amount of wine. Well, at least the latter half is true, mostly. In fact, with a new business undertaking, time for wine trips is fairly nonexistent. Somló There’s something about Hungary. I can’t put my finger on it but mystery surrounds this small country.  Although land-locked, Hungary has several bodies of water, the largest being Lake Balaton, with an area of 592 square km. … Read more →

Finding Serenity: Surviving Super Bowl with a few “Calm” Drinking Tips

Honestly, some of us don’t give a “flying football” who’s playing whom. Or when, why and how for that matter. Let’s face facts: for those of us who are “somewhat indifferent” about the whole thing, regardless, we’re in it in some form or another, whether that means our significant other is crazy excited or somehow the neighborhood is coming over because of that big screen in the back room. (More than likely the significant other let that slip.) For those of us indifferent to the game, but quite ecstatic about … Read more →

#WineChat – it does a palate good.

PROTOCOL wine studio is incredibly honored to serve as current directors of the popular Twitter #winechat program. We are committed to the online wine conversation and the overall wine industry. Learn a little more about who we are and our wine beginnings: taste it,  share it, live it! Mission #Winechat is an on-line conversation with wineries, distributors, sommeliers, wine writers—anyone interested in a wine conversation to improve themselves and their business. All are welcome! Description How do you join #winechat? Using a tool such as Tweetdeck or Hootsuite, log into your … Read more →