News
For Immediate Release
December 3, 2009
Contact: Mike DeNunzio
Mike@WineCountryMinute.com
Wine Country Minute 00:60 Publishes its Holiday Gift Giving Guide for Wine Enjoyers
50 Wine Related Holiday Gift Ideas Organized In Six Popular Categories Are Displayed In An Easy To Scan Gallery Format.
Greenbrae, CA (PRWEB) December 3, 2009 - Wine Country Minute 00:60, the free email service for a new generation of wine drinkers, announces it has published its Holiday Gift Giving Guide at http://www.winecountryminute.com/shop/holiday-gift-guide-2009.html
"Shopping for wine gifts just got easier" explains Wine Country Minute 00:60 founder, Michael DeNunzio. "Our Holiday Gift Giving Guide assembles 50 great gift ideas for the wine enjoyers in your life, from novice to oenophile." You'll find inexpensive stocking stuffers to splurges for that special someone. An easy to scan gallery and six popular categories will help guide readers to a great choice. Categories include:
Books & DVDs
Wine Accessories
Entertaining and Party Fun
Gadgets and Stocking Stuffers
Tasty Treats
Super Specialty Retailers
About Wine Country Minute 00:60
Three times a week, Wine Country Minute 00:60 sends free emails to a new generation of wine drinkers who can explore the world of wine in a breezy and convenient way. Each email covers a single topic and can be read in about one minute. Readers discover the stories, people, places and products that make-up the tapestry of wine and the lifestyle of wine country. Over 150 short subjects a year enriched with beautiful images can be easily shared with family and friends. Our website, www.WineCountryMinute.com, keeps previous "Minutes 00:60" for handy reference, organized into four categories: Discover, Travel, Taste, and Shop. The first email was sent on January 13, 2009. The Napa Valley & Sonoma Weekend Events edition is the company's second email product and is sent to readers each Monday.
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For Immediate Release
September 2, 2009
Contact: Mike DeNunzio
Mike@WineCountryMinute.com
Wine Country Minute 00:60 Publishes 100th Email
Since its Launch in January 2009
Company's content fills important niche for wine enjoyers.
Greenbrae, CA (PRWEB) September 2, 2009 - Wine Country Minute 00:60, the free email service for wine enjoyers who wish to explore the world of wine in a breezy & convenient way, announces it has published its 100th emailed Minute 00:60 since its launching in January.
"While there are a near limitless amount of wine ratings and reviews available to wine consumers, Wine Country Minute 00:60 focuses on the stories, people, places and products that make-up the tapestry of wine and the lifestyle of wine country," explains founder, Michael DeNunzio. "Our unique 3x/week email format that covers a single topic and can be read in about one minute, combined with our independent editorial, has been the key to a growing and involved readership."
Just last month, the media company announced the launch of a second email product, Napa Valley & Sonoma Weekend Events. More than just wine tastings, Editors' Picks include a variety of events such as concerts, festivals, cooking classes and seasonal items that are located in wine country and can be mostly done as a day trip.
About Wine Country Minute 00:60
Three times a week, Wine Country Minute 00:60 sends free emails to readers who wish to explore the world of wine in a breezy and convenient way. Each email covers a single topic and can be read in about one minute. Readers discover the stories, people, places and products that make-up the tapestry of wine and the lifestyle of wine country. Over 150 short subjects a year enriched with beautiful images can be easily shared with family and friends. Our website, www.WineCountryMinute.com, keeps previous "Minutes 00:60" for handy reference, organized into four categories: Discover, Travel, Taste, and Shop. The first email was sent on January 13, 2009. The Napa Valley & Sonoma Weekend Events edition is the company's second email product and is sent to readers each Monday.
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For Immediate Release
August 12, 2009
Contact: Mike DeNunzio
Mike@WineCountryMinute.com
Wine Country Minute 00:60 Expands Email Offerings - Launches Napa Valley & Sonoma Weekend Events Edition
Local Napa Valley & Sonoma Weekend Events features Editors' top weekend events in wine country.
Greenbrae, CA (PRWEB) August 12, 2009 - Wine Country Minute 00:60 announces it has expanded its email offerings to include a Napa Valley and Sonoma Weekend Events edition.
"We are launching this email in response to subscribers' feedback to keep them current and connected to what's going on locally in Napa and Sonoma," explains Michael DeNunzio, Founder of Wine Country Minute 00:60. "More than just wine tastings, our Editors' Picks will include a variety of events such as concerts, festivals, cooking classes and seasonal items that are located in wine country and can be mostly done as a day trip."
Each Monday, subscribers will receive around five to six events selected by the Editors of Wine Country Minute 00:60 for the upcoming weekend and one to two events for future weekends. In keeping with the Wine Country Minute 00:60 format, the email will be presented in a thorough but concise manner.
Events can be submitted for consideration to Michele Groose, Editor, Napa Valley & Sonoma Weekend Events, at michele@WineCountryMinute.com. Include the name of the event, date(s), time, place, a brief description, location and the URL for website with more details. Submission of an event does not guarantee it will be included in the email. No phone calls please.
About Wine Country Minute 00:60
Three times a week, Wine Country Minute 00:60 sends free emails to readers who wish to explore the world of wine in a breezy and convenient way. Each email covers a single topic and can be read in about one minute. Readers discover the stories, people, places and products that make-up the tapestry of wine and the lifestyle of wine country. Over 150 short subjects a year enriched with beautiful images can be easily shared with family and friends. Our website, www.WineCountryMinute.com, keeps previous "Minutes 00:60" for handy reference, organized into four categories: Discover, Travel, Taste, and Shop. The first email was sent on January 13, 2009. The Napa Valley & Sonoma Weekend Events edition is the company's second email product and is sent to readers each Monday.
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For Immediate Release
July 7, 2009
Contact: Mike DeNunzio
Mike@WineCountryMinute.com
Wine Country Minute 00:60 Releases Editors' Summer 2009 Top Picks For Napa Valley and Sonoma Wineries
Greenbrae, CA (PRWeb) July 7, 2009 - Wine Country Minute 00:60 has just released its Summer 2009 Editors' Top Picks for Napa Valley wineries and Sonoma wineries. Packed with over 40 wineries experienced first-hand by editors of the Minute 00:60, readers will also find Itineraries customized by type of experience plus additional ideas to help travelers round out their trip.
"Whether somebody is looking for a first-time day trip to Napa or a top-tier food and wine pairing lunch in Sonoma, we developed our Editors' Top Picks to help consumers navigate a seemingly endless array of choices," explains Michael DeNunzio, Founder of Wine Country Minute 00:60. "Travelers can read about what our Editors felt were those experiences worth experiencing. We hope this is a good idea generator for visits to Napa Valley and Sonoma."
About Wine Country Minute 00:60
Three times a week, Wine Country Minute 00:60 sends free emails to readers who wish to explore the world of wine in a breezy and convenient way. Each email covers a single topic and can be read in about one minute. Readers discover the stories, people, places and products that make-up the tapestry of wine and the lifestyle of wine country. Over 150 short subjects a year enriched with beautiful images can be easily shared with family and friends. Our website, www.WineCountryMinute.com, keeps previous "Minutes 00:60" for handy reference, organized into four categories: Discover, Travel, Taste, and Shop. The first email was sent on January 13, 2009.
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A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME
Northbay Biz
June 2009
By Alexandra Russell
If you're a typical wine enthusiast, your thirst for knowledge about wine runs a close second to your thirst for the wine itself. The problem is, unless you're a wine professional, you probably have limited time to spend learning about your favorite varietals. But now there's a fast and easy way to incorporate wine education into your hectic daily life.
Wine Country Minute 00:60 (www.WineCountryMinute.com) is the brainchild of Marin resident Michael DeNunzio, himself an oenophile with a very busy schedule. His solution? Short-but-complete profiles that take about one minute to read, emailed three times per week to a select group of subscribers. "Each minute paints a clear and complete picture of that day's subject," he says. "If it piques your interest and you want to learn more, you can click through to the subject or our website, where we'll have related details and, often times, photos." But, he emphasizes, "the story is complete on its own. They can be read between meetings or during phone calls. All it takes is about a minute of your time."
DeNunzio developed Wine Country Minute after a previous online wine publication, VarietalsWineCountry.com, didn't pan out as expected. "The economic model of that web-based publication wasn't viable," he says. "But what was viable was the email/newsletter piece of it. The subscription-based model is what we built the Wine Country Minute idea on."
Currently, the emails cover the enjoyment of wine and the Wine Country lifestyle primarily in California, though expansion into Oregon and Washington is possible (but only "when we can have editorial leadership in those areas"). Content is divided into four main sections-Discover, Travel, Taste and Shop-each with a contributing editor whose personal experiences and knowledge makes them a match for the subject. Content is decided by consensus, with each editor contributing ideas for discussion before DeNunzio develops an editorial calendar. Recent Minutes include spotlights on Anderson Valley, Cade Winery, The Philo Apple Farm and Acme Fine Wines.
So what makes an experience "Minute worthy"? "Our content areas are diverse, but we're guided by a few simple concepts," he says. "First, is it something we'd recommend to a friend-and do we think that friend would recommend it as well? Second, is there a 'call to thought'? We recently did a Minute on ReCork, a company that's started a cork recycling program. We received so much enthusiastic feedback from readers who had never considered such a thing-and neither had I, to be honest. That's a 'call to thought.' Third, we want to tell a story. We don't rate wines or anything like that. We want to find a great story about a place or a person and convey that to our readers."
For more information about Wine Country Minute or to subscribe, visit www.WineCountryMinute.com
January 5, 2009
Dear Friends,
For us the New Year brings the exciting launch of our new email service and website. It's called Wine Country Minute 00:60.
Three times a week, free emails keep subscribers current and connected to the enjoyment of wine and the wine country lifestyle.
Knowing the busy lives we all lead, each email can be read in about one minute. There are also great images and links to other interesting wine lifestyle information.
You can click below for:
Sample one-minute email:
www.WineCountryMinute.com/sample-email.html
Website:
www.WineCountryMinute.com
Subscription page:
www.WineCountryMinute.com/subscribe.html
If you enjoy wine or wine country, I hope you'll sign up. Of course, feel free to tell friends whom you think would be interested. The inaugural Wine Country Minute 00:60 email is Tuesday, January 13, 2009. We'll be lifting a glass of wine that night to celebrate our inauguration!
Mike
