 Cream Wine Company, starting June 17th, will host monthly wine tastings online using the social media outlets Twitter and Facebook. Creating a virtual wine tasting community is interactive and has many advantages for the consumer and the wine industry: it brings wine novices and participants together with experts in the wine industry, allows winemakers to respond directly to consumers real time, promotes local retail businesses and restaurants, creates an opportunity to engage with people from all over the U.S. and the world, and just makes tasting wine a little bit more fun. “It’s the perfect way to bridge the gap between the vineyard, marketing and consumer without having to host a party for a million people in your own home,” says Andy Pates, proprietor of Cream Wine Company. June 17, 2010, from 5-8 PM central time, Cream Wine Company will host their first online tasting featuring 2008 Murphy’s Law Red from Washington. Special guest Christophe Bakunas, owner of Local Wine Company, the national representative for Murphy’s Law and other wines from the West Coast, will be attending the first tasting as well as sommeliers, bloggers and other wine industry professionals using their personal Twitter accounts and the hashtag #tastecream. Convinced of the success of virtual wine tastings, Mr. Bakunas adds, "It's an opportunity to discuss the same wines with friends, colleagues and people from all over the world." Participation involves three simple steps. - First you will need to buy the wine at your local retailer or restaurant.
- Using your Twitter account, log onto Twitter at 5pm Central Time on Thursday June 17th and follow the hashtag #tastecream. To be connected with other participants be sure to use the hashtag #tastecream all your tweets. If you have access to social media on your phone, then by all means join the virtual tasting while eating out on June 17, 2010. Share your wine experience, questions, pairings, photos, videos and more to the world.
- If you do not have a Twitter account, then log onto Facebook and post your tasting notes on Cream Wine Company's Facebook page. You can also use this page to upload photos and connect with others.
List of Retailers/Restaurants in Chicagoland Area that stock 2008 Murphy's Law Red 1776 Restaurant (Crystal Lake)
Antico Posto (Oakbrook)
Barrington Cellars (Barrington) Beviamo (Little Italy) Binny's (Algonquin, Clark/Lakeview, Des Plaines, Elmwood Park, Glencoe, Glen Ellyn, Lake Zurich, Marcey/Lincoln Park, Plainfield, Schaumburg) Boka (Lincoln Park) Cafe Selmarie (Lincoln Square) Coalfire (Ukrainian Village) Cooking Fools (Wicker Park)
Courtyard Wines at Market Square (Lake Forest) Galleria Liqueurs (Old Town) Gibby's Wine Den (Geneva) Grand Cru Wine Merchants (Arlington Heights) Honey (Glen Ellyn) In Fine Spirits (Andersonville) Life's a Cabernet (Wicker Park)
Malloy's (Lisle) Matilda (Lakeview)
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro (Wrigleyville) Parkview Gourmet (Libertyville) Petterino's (Loop)
Provenance Food & Wine (Lincoln Square) Rave Wines (River Forest) Red and White (Bucktown)
Shady Lady (River North) Socca (Lakeview) W Crossing (Wicker Park) Whole Foods (Hinsdale, Naperville, Lincoln Park) Wine & Cheese by TCC (Plainfield) Wine Discount Center (Elston)
Wit Hotel - State & Lake (Loop)
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