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My favorite explanation for the Sopranos finale…

Warning! Spoiler alert.
Like everyone else who watched the finale, Candace and I thought that the satellite feed had gone out when Tony looked up and the screen went black.
Such an abrupt cut after so many minutes of building suspense makes sense best if you buy the theory that David Chase went ahead and whacked [...]

Bench grafts: Pinotblogger Wine Links

Free Phone Notification For Wine Delivery
In a recent post on wine getting overheated in the back of delivery trucks, Jake pointed me to one of his posts over at the Grape Thinking blog that mentions that UPS will provide a courtesy phone call alerting wine buyers that their shipment will arrive the next day.
I [...]

Upcoming Speaking and Radio Stuff

Just a quick note that I’ll be out in Ukiah on Thursday for a PR conference put on by the Mendocino Winegrape and Wine Commision. I’ll be talking about blogging and PR/Branding for (shudder) about an hour. Hopefully everyone won’t be glassy-eyed and drooling by the time I’m done.
I’m told there’s wireless, so part [...]

What I’d Have Pitched If I’d Made It To Wine 2.0

“Jigsaw, but better, for wineries and wine salespeople.”
That’s the quick pitch. But before I go on, let me give a little background on why I think this could be a killer app for folks interested in self distribution.
A couple weeks back I was at the Best of the Best at the Westin in SF with [...]