Sorry for the hiatus, but we’ve got a lot going on these days. Since I last contributed to the D&S blog, so much has happened. Principally, The Other Guys (TOG), formerly a sales division of Don & Sons, has become a completely separate, freestanding entity.
Straying from my typical Sonoma-centric scheduling practices, I find myself traveling quite a bit to kick off 2010. First, I enjoyed snowy Tahoe for Super Bowl weekend with friends. (Still can’t believe that onside kick…) At present, I’m somewhere over the Gulf of Mexico heading home from my first ever trip to the beautiful state of Florida, where I spent the last week selling wine.
It was a remarkable trip, with TOG Southeast Regional Manager, Gene Zimmerman. Gene and I covered the state touting the wines of TOG. For those interested, we’ve got a production contract with Don & Sons, which means we’ve got the pleasure of selling wines made my Greg Kitchens. It makes selling pretty easy.
Over the years, we’ve gotten a lot of credit for packaging and label design. And while it’s clear that we try to have fun with our brands, it’s pointless if the wine isn’t of great quality. Fortunately, we never have to worry about that with superior wines coming from Greg’s kitchen… (See what I did there?)
The trip to Florida could have only been surpassed if the Sunshine State had stayed true to its moniker. Orlando was in the midst of a rainstorm that would make a Seattleite run for an umbrella… Earlier in the week, however, we were in Miami and there wasn’t a cloud to be found.
Next week: Hawaii with my sis. We’ll be kicking off Mia’s Kitchen and Hey Mambo at Foodland Markets.
You can find us at www.togwines.com .