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WinePodder Eric Porres

WinePodder of the Month: Eric Porres

I make my home in: New York  and Connecticut

A little about me: A little over two years ago I started a wine tasting group in NY called New York Grapes as a way to learn more about wine and my friends and colleagues.

To be eligible in the group you have to work in the digital marketing field.  The premise is simple: every two months or so, one person hosts a dinner at his or her home (or office) and selects the wine theme.  We drink, we share tasting notes, and award a wine of the night.  Over two years, we’ve now tasted almost 200 different wines (the site is woefully outdated!), and I think everyone’s knowledge has improved greatly.

Currently reading:
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Numerati by Stephen Baker
Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff
The Republic of Plato

Three fun wine facts about me:

1. Best French wine I’ve ever had: 1990 Chateau Latour
2. Best American wine I’ve ever had: 1991 Dominus
3. Best location for winemaking I’ve ever been to: Margaret River region, Western Australia
4. Longest decant of a bottle: 14 hours

Why I decided to try my hand at winemaking: It seemed like a good idea at the time!  But seriously, it was a logical obsessive-compulsive next step for me.  I’ve been to vineyards, I’ve been to wineries, I’ve visited wine growing regions around the world, but to really get in the ‘weeds’ (or in this case, in the vines), I wanted to give wine-making a go.

The name of my wine: Vin 23

A short description of my wine: Classic California cabernet, twisted with New York sensibility.

What I’ve named my WinePod: Mr Potato-Pod.

Why I like my WinePod: So far, because it makes the office smell like a winery.

Finally, if I had 30 seconds to speak to BOTH presidential candidates, I’d say . . .
Tear down the walls of interstate wine laws and let small winemakers have their say in national and global markets! And . . . Americans are better than accepting the status quo of negative campaign advertising that is rampant across both candidates’ campaigns.  Enough already.  Stop listening to the campaign consultants and listen to your own moral compass.

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