Archive for September, 2008

WinePod Announces the 2008 Harvest Update and Grape Availability

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Ask any winemaker—they’ll tell you that if you are going to make excellent wine, you must start with excellent grapes. That’s why we started very early this year in choosing our 2008 vineyard selections for the grapes we’ll be offering through WinePod.
Contact Johanna Hirt at (408) 722-7313 or johanna.hirt@winepod.net for current pricing on grapes. [...]

WinePod in the News

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

The WinePod has been receiving a lot of attention lately, with our appearance at Wine 2.0 in New York and our most recent events in Silicon Valley. We’ve had stories on CNET, MSNBC, Wine Library TV with Gary Vaynerchcuk, and more. Read or watch some of our latest coverage by clicking on the links below.
CNET [...]

Help WinePod Win the 2008 Wine Tech Contest

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

The WinePod was recently nominated for Vator.tv and Wine 2.0’s Wine Tech Contest, which features the hottest wine-related ideas, technology and companies in the U.S. Help us get to the top of the list by going to Vator.tv and searching for “WinePod” to see our video interview. Or, just click here.
Video pitches with the highest [...]

Club Ferment: Turning Pinot Grapes into Unforgettable Wine

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Join us for our next Club Ferment on Friday October 10th,  where we’ll be doing our first Pinot ferment for the WinePod.
If you know Pinot, then you know it is one of the most noble, yet exasperating varieties out there, with a character that is hard to define but has produced some of the world’s [...]

The WinePod on CNET

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

As many of you know, the WinePod made its way to Wine 2.0 in New York last week. We had the opportunity to speak to the folks over at CNET, which resulted in a great story for us. You can watch it below or go directly to the CNET site by clicking here.
WINEPOD ON CNET

Wine 2.0 and the WinePod Personal Winery

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

Last week, our Provina sales team made the 5-hour flight to the East Coast and New York City’s Webster Hall, where we showcased the WinePod personal winery at Wine 2.0 2008. The crowd was large—around 1,100 attendees who came to see the latest in wine technology . . . but probably more likely, came to [...]

The WinePod at Joseph George Wines

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Silicon Valley WinePod celebration at Joseph George Wines in San Jose, California. We had a great crowd and enjoyed meeting everyone.
We poured barrel samples from the WinePod and also tasted wines made from the same vineyard sources as ours such as Tandem Pinot Noir and Rombauer Chardonnay.
We [...]

Making fine wine with the WinePod personal winery.