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VINIKÍTAS Marketing & Media Companies: Vinfluent, integrated wine marketing; Vinterviews, the online wine magazine

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About Me:: I provide integrated marketing services to the wine trade through my company, VINFLUENT.
I also write for and publish an online wine magazine, VINTERVIEWS, which featuring "wine views, reviews, and interviews." Want to be featured in my magazine? Reach out and let me know!

Favorite Wine Website:: http://www.vinikitas.com

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Taking Pride

Mountaintop Winery Takes Pride in its Command of Elevated Site Diversity.

An Interview with the Lead Winemaker of Pride Mountain Vineyards.

One striking fact with which visitors to Pride Mountain Vineyards are immediately met is that the 235-acre estate actually straddles the line between the two otherwise distinct appellations of Napa and Sonoma. But while having grapevines and production facilities located on either side of that… Continue

Posted on October 20, 2009 at 9:00am

Mountain Majesty

Napa Winery Elaborates Two Styles of Cabernet from its Steep Hillside Vineyards.

An Interview with the Talent Behind Spring Mountain Vineyard.

Grace and Complexity. Power and Intensity. These are the discrete expressions of Cabernet Sauvignon that we tend to associate respectively with the Old and New World. Yet one Napa Valley winery, in tapping the fullest potential of its mountainside grapevines, seems to have succeeded in… Continue

Posted on September 29, 2009 at 9:00am

Peak Performer

Napa Trailblazer Continues to Reshape New Identity with Mountain Cabernets.

An Interview with the Winemaker of Atlas Peak Winery.

Throughout the 1990s, Atlas Peak Winery built and enjoyed renown in the marketplace for the Sangiovese varietal wine it produced from the elevation after which it was named. But with the new Millennium came broad changes to Napa's wine industry, not the least of which was an upsurge in the production of… Continue

Posted on September 22, 2009 at 9:00am

An Uncommon Consultant

Former Chateauneuf-du-Pape Producer Conveys Efficacy of Biodynamic Viticulture.

An Interview with Wine Consultant Philippe Armenier.

Biodynamic viticulture was something with which I'd been vaguely familiar when I first learned about the work of wine consultant Philippe Armenier. It was during an interview I conducted some time ago with one of his clients that I began to suspect that this once-obscure approach to winegrowing was… Continue

Posted on September 15, 2009 at 9:00am

Budbreak of a Brand

Budding Wine Brand Articulates Burgundian Varietals in the Russian River Valley.

An Interview with the Winemaker of Benovia Winery.

The business of wine production is frought with considerable challenges. Beyond these, launching a premium brand is a monumental undertaking requiring a tremendous amount of resources, talent, experience, planning, and above all, a clear vision for how that brand will position itself among the seemingly… Continue

Posted on September 8, 2009 at 9:00am

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At 4:15pm on August 16, 2009, Tom McQuighan said…: Please accept my apology. My venom should not have been directed at you but the "system" of politicians and distributors who control the industry. I will pull my comment if the web site allows it. I am very certain that the forces of no change- are winning against those who want change. The wholesalers love the monopoly status they enjoy and they see no reason to change it. Any change will be slow and painful.

At 5:36pm on December 24, 2008, Barry Wallace said…: Hi Nikitas,
My direct email is barry@muirmurrayestatewinery.com

Have a great festive period.

Barry

At 8:13pm on December 15, 2008, Heidi Stine said…: Hello and Happy Holidays!

Heidi

At 12:48pm on December 15, 2008, Barry Wallace said…: Hi Nikitas,
Loved you site!
We are going to launch a couple of excellent Ice wines and late harvest wines. Would be great to get a feature on your site and maybe a reciprocal arrangement when our website is live.
Best

Barry

At 12:38pm on December 12, 2008, Randall Hopins said…: I like your site Nikitas. We need to get Washington on your Poll of Favorite Wine Regions :-) I think a good starting point would be Corvus Cellars! Let's connect, sending you an invite now.

At 10:06am on October 9, 2008, Dave Corey said…: We're connected!

At 7:08am on September 30, 2008, Smoke said…: Hi Nikitas,
Welcome to Wine 2.0!

At 8:58pm on September 29, 2008, Cornelius Geary said…: Nikitas - Great to see you, have you recovered from the Double Golds?