http://www.psfk.com Good Ideas Report Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:12:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/composing-a-wine-list-using-social-media.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/composing-a-wine-list-using-social-media.html#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:07:29 +0000 Jonathan Brown http://www.psfk.com/?p=47013 A top class restaurant in London called L’Anima has decided to allow the public to decide on new wines to add to their list.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/composing-a-wine-list-using-social-media.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/wine-and-food-trends-the-complexities-of-pairing.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/wine-and-food-trends-the-complexities-of-pairing.html#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:27:56 +0000 Joris Peels http://www.psfk.com/?p=36873 Barcelona has a lot of very good restaurants. Two of the best are Moo and Comerç 24. The two are similar in many respects, but where they diverge is in their attitudes towards wine. I interviewed both their sommeliers in order to distill some of the trends in wine & fine dining from their words. Both restaurants have one Michelin star, are beautifully appointed, are playful & inventive with their dishes, while being excellent in service and preparation. Both restaurants also have an impressive pedigree: Moo in being run by the brothers Roca of el Cellar de Can Roca, while Comerç [...]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/wine-and-food-trends-the-complexities-of-pairing.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/platypreserve-portable-wine-storage.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/platypreserve-portable-wine-storage.html#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:39:21 +0000 Dan Gould http://www.psfk.com/?p=36733 Platypus has designed a simple, … [visit site to read more] © Dan Gould for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: storage, wine Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/platypreserve-portable-wine-storage.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/putting-the-social-back-into-social-media-tasting-sessions.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/putting-the-social-back-into-social-media-tasting-sessions.html#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:41:37 +0000 Jonathan Brown http://www.psfk.com/?p=36403 We’ve covered the emergence of the social media tasting trend before and are interested in seeing the likes of Macallan dipping their toes in. We’re sure other brands … [visit site to read more] © Jonathan Brown for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: cheese, social media, spirits, tasting, Twitter, UK, whisky, wine Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/putting-the-social-back-into-social-media-tasting-sessions.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/trendy-wine-bar-newark-airport.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/trendy-wine-bar-newark-airport.html#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 18:29:02 +0000 Piers Fawkes http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/trendy-wine-bar-newark-airport.html As I waited in Newark Airport for our plane to Europe earlier this week, I noticed a new bar opened up. Vino Volo has a very different feel than the regular badly-pretending-to-be-a-city-bar type venue that you find in many US airports. It’s bright and open, uses contemporary furniture and simple interior design tricks to pull off a … [visit site to read more] © Piers Fawkes for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Retail, wine Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/trendy-wine-bar-newark-airport.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/wine-that-wants-to-be-judged-by-its-label.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/wine-that-wants-to-be-judged-by-its-label.html#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 03:04:37 +0000 Orli Sharaby http://www.psfk.com/?p=32475 The fashion designer who brought “trucker chic” to the mainstream is now producing wine – and sources say it might actually be quite good. Ed … [visit site to read more] © Orli Sharaby for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: branding, ed hardy, Fashion, shopping, wine Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/wine-that-wants-to-be-judged-by-its-label.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/australian-wine-in-search-of-second-act.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/australian-wine-in-search-of-second-act.html#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:28:12 +0000 Scott Lachut http://www.psfk.com/?p=30561 Slate takes an insightful look at factors contributing to the sharp downturn suffered by the Australian wine industry which, depending on who’s reporting, has seen exports to the US fall by 15 percent to 26 percent in value during the last … [visit site to read more] © Scott Lachut for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Australia, Australia, Shiraz, wine, Yellow Tail Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/australian-wine-in-search-of-second-act.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/social-media-tastings.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/social-media-tastings.html#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:14:53 +0000 Jonathan Brown http://www.psfk.com/?p=30165 Online tastings are hardly new. Brands such as Laphroaig have done worldwide whisky tastings over the Internet. But with the advent of Twitter we are seeing them evolve and become more popular as people find new ways to engage and educate. Recently in London, Robert McIntosh and ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/social-media-tastings.html/feed 24 http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/a-pouch-full-of-wine.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/a-pouch-full-of-wine.html#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:31:05 +0000 Scott Lachut http://www.psfk.com/?p=21587 There has been a continuous evolution of wine packaging throughout the years from bottles to cardboard boxes, corks to screw tops and more recently the emergence of ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/a-pouch-full-of-wine.html/feed 2 http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/toasting-to-charity-with-hope-wines.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/toasting-to-charity-with-hope-wines.html#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:00:14 +0000 Scott Lachut http://www.psfk.com/?p=20655 Jake Kloberdanz, CEO of Hope Wine, has taken the idea of “cause branding” where for-profit corporations partner with non-profit organizations to release limited edition products and services to raise money for … [visit site to read more] © Scott Lachut for PSFK, 2009. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: cause branding, charity, Hope Wine, wine Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/toasting-to-charity-with-hope-wines.html/feed 1 http://www.psfk.com/2005/07/fun-branding-with-wine-labels.html http://www.psfk.com/2005/07/fun-branding-with-wine-labels.html#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2005 11:30:57 +0000 Guy Brighton http://www.marktd.com/?p=217 Shoppers who want a decent bottle of wine with dinner — but don’t know the difference between a sauvignon blanc and a pinot noir — often feel overwhelmed. But many have decided to avoid serious guides to wine and instead look for a cool label, the Cox News Service reports. The growth of American wines, which don’t have the long history of many European wineries, has led to vineyard owners who are willing to have a little more fun with their labels, not take themselves … [visit site to read more] © Guy Brighton for PSFK, 2005. | Permalink | No comment | Add [...]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2005/07/fun-branding-with-wine-labels.html/feed 0 http://www.psfk.com/2004/06/drink_drive_mon.html http://www.psfk.com/2004/06/drink_drive_mon.html#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:45:21 +0000 Guy Brighton A new wine from France....]]> http://www.psfk.com/2004/06/drink_drive_mon.html/feed 0