The team you want in the trenches.
John Gomez
Co-Founder, Eppa Wine Co.
Former CMO, Bacardi


The grand cork experiment

The grand cork experiment

Pop goes a nice bottle of wine and it goes perfectly with your dinner. Does that pop of the cork really affect our perception of the quality of the wine? Sensory experts Bompas & Parr, funded by the Portuguese Cork Association (APCOR) recently setup a laboratory...

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Ancient Byzantine wine press discovered

Ancient Byzantine wine press discovered

Israeli archaeologists near the southern city of Beersheba recently unearthed a rare early Byzantine wine press that was capable of producing over 8,000 bottles of wine. The press was found in the Ramat Negev settlement just south of Beersheba where development work...

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Total Wine wins challenge on discount pricing

Total Wine wins challenge on discount pricing

Updating a previous article discussing Total Wines presence in the marketplace, a Boston judge has ruled that Massachusetts alcohol retailers can legally sell alcohol at deep discounts when they order product in bulk. This is a reversal of the state regulators ruling...

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The science of spirits aging

The science of spirits aging

A recent Tales of the Cocktail panel dove into the detailed science and processes of creating flavor characteristics in spirits today. The seminar was called “Better Drinking Through Chemistry” and was packed full at this year’s Tales of the Cocktail convention in New...

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