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  • More #TASTE of Sonoma Images

    • 5 Sep 2009
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  • #TASTE of Sonoma pictures.

    • 5 Sep 2009
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    As you can tell... I ate... A lot.

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  • rockin' car music scenes?

    • 23 Aug 2009
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    What is your fav movie scene of people rocking out in the car?

     Ashley and I just hit mile 1,500 on our trip, offically hitting our driving half way point in the trip. We have been on the road for over 20 hours and still like each other.

     Part of that is because we both love music and rocking out in the car.

     Our tastes may differ, but the one thing we share is a love for cheesy pop, 80's and any song that pumps us up on this long drive (doesn't help that we are in the middle of NOWHERE in Texas).

     A song that just came on, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, reminded us both of Wayne's World when they are rocking out in the car... A classic scene that has caused us both to think of that movie anytime we hear that song. The same goes for Tiny Dancer by Elton John (my favorite scene in Almost Famous).

     Now I sit here in the passenger seat trying to figure out what other movies have classic Rockin' Car Scenes.

     Let me know if you know of any.....

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  • going food crazy in @wholefoodsatx

    • 21 Aug 2009
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    ProjectYine knew that if we were going to be in Austin, Texas that we needed to visit the Whole Foods flagship store. 

    Our host and Twitter friend, @Baconator took Ashley (aka @TheBeerWench) and myself there today.

    It was a three hour marathon of wine, beer and food sampling, followed by a feast inside their cafeteria upstairs.  Needless to say, it was one of the highlights of the trip.  The wine section alone is reason to go there and Ashley, of course, squealed from joy a few times in the "Beer Alley."

    Then there was the food....   Oh, the food!   This particular Whole Foods is a meca of yummy treats for everyone, a place where vegans and carnivores can co-exsist. 

    Here are just some of the pictures I took with my iphone.

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  • you made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people agree with you.

    • 3 Aug 2009
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    Anyone else getting several spam comments on their blogs that say:

    You Made Some Good Points There. I Did a Search on the Topic and Found Most People Will Agree with You.

    The first time I read this comment I was flattered and thought to myself, yes, I did make some good points... But of course there is always a link to their page and of course, I always hit the "spam" button.  Now weeks later, having to read this specific comment everyday really makes me wonder what the hell people are thinking?!?

    Do people knowingly get into the "spam" business when they make their career choice?  I know old ladies still seem to fall for these scams, but really??  Are people still falling for all of this?

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  • in case anyone wondered what i do with my rubber chicken.

    • 30 Jul 2009
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    Discliamer - I got this rubber chicken as a gift from @eljefetwisted from Twisted Oak Winery.

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  • in response to "when blogs go bad"

    • 30 Jul 2009
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    I woke up this morning to a DM saying to take a look at Steve Heimoff's latest blog post titled When blogs go bad.  Little did I know that this post was on a comment I wrote on one of his other posts Holier than thou? When it comes to pay to play, blogging is looking a lot like print. 

    Startled and humbled as I was to read my name in his blog, I was also a bit confused at the correlation of my comment and the meat of his blog post.  I talked about how this is a new world where everyone has a voice and he choice to write about one specific instance about a blog reciting a press release, a very good point yes.  But they seem to be two different thoughts, at least IMHO.

    While I am still new to the wine world and corporate America, I have worked with wineries for a few years and loved the marketing industry and diving into consumers psyches for even longer.  I have only been a part of the social media aspect of marketing for a little over a year, but so much has changed within that year and brands are just now figuring out that they have to be online.

    By no means would I ever call myself an expert on anything and my wine blog itself is just me writing about my life in Sonoma County and since wine was/is a huge part of my life, Shana the wine blogger was born.   For some reason (I do like to think it is my sense of humor and that I know about all the cool events) people read and even enjoy my blog.  I am not a wine critic, though I definitely do have an opinion about everything.

    My response to Steve's post on my comment is below and I think it is just as valid as my original comment, both points being that there is room for all of us in this crazy online world. This post really got me thinking about the changing environment and the idea that social media (blogging, Twitter, Facebook, ect.) is still in its infancy.


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    As both a PR “flack” and a “wine blogger” who writes simply because I love wine, I agree that there is a difference between rewriting a press release and doing your homework, but press releases has been regurgitated for years.  This is not a new phenomenon to the wine blogging world, nor is free gifts to the mommy bloggers. 

    The news (speaking generally) has always had a bias and used scare tactics or fluff stories for the sake of entertainment.  I learned at a young age to take the news with a grain of salt…  Same goes with anything I read online through a blog, a tweet, a review on Yelp, or even an article in a magazine.

    Granted, I am much younger than you and many of your readers, but the youth are the wine buyers and drinkers of the future and the Internet has allowed us to personalize the way we get information and given us more choices of what we read.  And that is the way we like it.

    You stated that you were going to explain the difference of good and bad blogs “for some of us.” My case was that for the rest of us, we read what we like.  I personally do not like reading a rewritten press release just as much as I dislike reading them as is, but with the adaptation of the social media press release, consumers now have easy access to press releases anyways.  

    If someone reads a blog post/press release written by a “useful idiot” on Lodi wines and decides to try it based on the blog post, so be it.  That is their problem.   Hell, people still drink Franzia and swear by it.  This does not discredit true wine critics like you, but I think people should be allowed to write their opinions and make up their own minds about what makes a good blog or a bad blog.  

    I am not sure why you have complex, confused emotions about where the Internet is taking us, but to not think you have to adapt to this new way of communication is absurd (in a later comment I stated I wasn't just talking about him, but talking about the industry as a whole).  In your previous post, the wine magazines are not going anywhere and they still can be relevant.  I simply think there is room for both.

    As you stated in Tom Wark’s post -- "Can't we all just get along?"

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  • rotfl from beer sign.

    • 29 Jul 2009
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    Beer

    This was posted on my friend Rose's Facebook page and I had to share it with you all. 

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  • singing in your car.

    • 27 Jul 2009
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    I just passed by two women, around the age of 50ish, rocking out while at a stop sign in their car.  They had their hands out the sun roof and I could see from far away that they were laughing and dancing as much as it is possible to do in a Toyota Camey.   As I walked up closer, I heard that the song they were listening to was no other than 'No Scrubs' from TLC.

    1. I started laughing so hard at their antics that they caught me laughing at them and started dancing more.

    2. This song is right up there with the Thong Song of songs I HATED when they were popular and now I have a not so secret enjoyment for them.

    So here's to crappy music that makes you smile!

    *shana.

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  • recap of day one at #WBC09

    • 25 Jul 2009
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    It is early in the morning on a Saturday..... And, wait?  Why am I awake... And why am I writing?  Well, in less than an hour I need to be over at the Flamingo Hotel, iphone in hand (along with a charger), ready to take the bus over to Napa.

    The first day of the Wine Bloggers Conference was a blast.  And, I made it out without any spills, trips or overly loud outbursts... All thanks to this new thing I learned about called the spit bucket.   It is an amazing tool so that you can try many different wines and not get hammered. :)

    The most memorable moment for me happened during the American Wine Bloggers Awards, when they moved up the ceremony an hour early and neither Judd Wallenbrock nor Jim Morris from Michel Schulmberger were there to accept their award for the best winery blog for the Benchland Blog http://benchlandblog.com/.   I called up Jim to tell him that they were doing all of this and he had Judd call me so that he could accept his award via iphone speaker. 

    IF ANYONE HAS ANY PICTURES OF THIS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!

    Lots of great details and stories to tell about the live wine blogging session, the Taste of Sonoma (BTW -- Props to Rodney Strong for being the only winery there with a sign showing people where to find them on social networks) and the dinner.

    For now I will leave you with what is probably the best video I have seen come from the Sonoma County Tourism Bureau -- A Fairly Decent Job, Sonoma County's spoof on Murphy Goode's A Really Goode Job.

    Now I am off to drink Cabs over the hill.....

    *shana.

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    Hello! My name is Shana Ray, a Digital (Social Media) Marketing Director, working with wineries, restaurants & tech.

    My main website can be found at http://shanaray.com but I use this one as my social media/wine/food/music/llama blog and my way to get out my frustrations with the stuffiness that sometimes comes with wine.

    ...and I have red hair and can usually be heard before I am seen.

    I am a partner at Two Five Media and a Digital Media + PR Manager for Collaborize Classroom http://CollaborizeClassroom.com/blog

    .... yup, llamas.

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