String of Pearls Blended to Perfection
iMi account team visits Washington State Wine Country and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates.
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Don Billings
Don Billings is the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of "in the Mix" Magazine. He is also President and CEO of iMi Agency for the past 20 years.
Mixing it Up With Millennials
The millennials are coming. What are they drinking and why? After listening to a lecture on how to talk wine to millennials by Paul Wagner of Balzac Communications, I thought this might be a good subject to delve into, over a glass of wine. I decided to do a little more research and retrieved information from Restaurant Hospitality, Nielson Research, Wine Business.com, and Brand Amplitude.
Wine’s Perfect Pour
As the wine bars evolved, the technology of the wine-dispensing machines has also been changing and evolving. An interview with Nick Moezidis, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Napa Technology, about the company’s intelligent preservation and dispensing system called the WineStation ®.
Wines With Good Karma
Here are a few emerging wine brands and their wine labels, who’s names you know and some you don’t, that represent new opportunities for old and new world wines focused on national accounts.
Aveniu, My Way
It’s easy to see why Artesa is called the Jewel of Carneros, as it is set high into a hilltop with panoramic views of Napa Valley, San Francisco Bay, and its own estate vineyards. Perhaps no other winery captures the multi-faceted beauty of this windswept, world-famous appellation as dramatically as the Artesa estate.
Wente Vineyards Makes Waves
While on-board the QM2, we had the opportunity to imbibe in wines with the Cunard label, which made me curious about where they came from. I was pleasantly surprised to see that Wente Vineyards was the wine company that provided these private label wines.
The Art of Molecular Photography
Along with mixed drinks, Michael Davidson picked out a few favorite brews and wines too, took some shots of the beverages under his microscope, and the Molecular ExpressionsTM Cocktail Collection was born.
CORE™
A Night of Giving
Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE™), a 501 (c) (3) non-profit charity established in 2004.
Consummate Collaborations 4
One of our main missions this year is to bring more food & beverage related articles into the magazine. Over the past five years we have seen increased use of food & beverage pairings on menus and in promotional concepts, as well as a rise in general interest by the consumer.
Consummate Collaborations 3
One of our main missions this year is to bring more food & beverage related articles into the magazine. Over the past five years we have seen increased use of food & beverage pairings on menus and in promotional concepts, as well as a rise in general interest by the consumer.
Consummate Collaborations 2
One of our main missions this year is to bring more food & beverage related articles into the magazine. Over the past five years we have seen increased use of food & beverage pairings on menus and in promotional concepts, as well as a rise in general interest by the consumer.
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