So, we crossed a demographic milestone in America last week. People who keep track of such things tell me my neighbors now exceed 300 million. Which goes a long way towards explaining the parking situation in my neighborhood.
This sort of news story brings an unfamiliar spotlight to demographers – normally rather quiet, brainy, government wonks toiling in relative obscurity until lured away by the big bucks of a corporate offer. In a previous lifetime, I worked in demographics. So this kind of social milestone tends to catch my attention. And as I thought about its significance, I began to wonder what my beloved wine industry will be like in 2027 when the 300,000,000th U.S. citizen reaches the age of 21…
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Last week, the wine road took me to the beautiful (but difficult to find!) Pietra Santa Winery. I tasted their wines while learning about the impressive strategy of the new management team. We tasted about 19 wines that day, and will be marketing three of them. Come take a photo tour with me – it may be the only chance you get to see this winery (though I DO encourage you to find the time to visit!)…
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The wine industry is enjoying a boom in popularity today that began in the early 90′s with the airing of "The French Paradox" on the TV show Sixty Minutes. On slow news days, the news media is still abuzz with the latest news of the health benefits of wine.
But not until now has there been a useful guide on how to integrate wine as part of a healthy weight-loss plan. Now we have such a guide in the form of the new book "The Wine Lover’s Healthy Weight Loss Plan", co-authored by Cardiologist Tedd Goldfinger (yeah, I too hear the James Bond theme song in my head, I bet he hates that) and Chef Lynn Nicholson.
Today I have the privilege of interviewing Lynn for our blog readers. I’ve annotated our conversation about her love of food and wine, how she came to evangelize about the health benefits of the Mediterranean lifestyle, and what you can do to include wine as part of a healthy weight management program…
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So, we crossed a demographic milestone in America last week. People who keep track of such things tell me my neighbors now exceed 300 million. Which goes a long way towards explaining the parking situation in my neighborhood. 
