John Corcoran
recovering wine marketer | amateur photographer | wine business ombudsman | dog walker
“Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.” ~ Francis Bacon
- In California, old vines exist in the margins ~ by W. Blake Gray quench.me/longform/cal...
- Nine wine pros shared how artificial intelligence and other technologies are impacting dining and hospitality ~ by Julia Larson www.winespectator.com/articles/ai-...
- Fred Reno and host Carol Collison talk about the history of the Virginia wine business, including viticulture, growing regions and issues in sales and distribution. And he ends the interview with his keys to success in the wine business smallfortunepodcast.podbean.com/e/small-fort...
- Every generation wants something slightly different from their bottle of wine ~ by Kathleen Willcox www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/02/hi...
- The American turn toward temperance has hit wine hardest of all. The industry has a plan. Will it be enough to get corks popping again? ~by N.C. Stevens slate.com/life/2026/02...
- For years, many believed that one tiny movie brainwashed American wine drinkers forever. The truth is weirder ~ by Willa Paskin slate.com/life/2026/02...
- “Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.” Vincent van Gogh
- French consumers are drinking a lot less wine—a government program aims to uproot more than 80,000 acres of vines nationwide. Is it enough? ~ by Paige Donner www.winespectator.com/articles/bor...
- A California winery that produced highly acclaimed Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from the Bay Area’s chillier extremes is closing ~ by Esther Mobley www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar...
- Some people are walking away from the California wine industry as tough times see wineries left unsold ~ by W. Blake Gray www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/02/wi...
