The fun part of Virtual Vino LIVE is the variety of “Celebrities” we get to have on our show. The lineup has been great (with many more to come in future shows) and the variety has made it super fun and entertaining…in addition to learning some new vocabulary about wines. This past week we had…
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“Media Mavens” tell it the way it is…
Everyone has heard that, “the media wants to show things the way they really are” – and when they are LIVE they usually accomplish this quite well. Well, we had our own LIVE and UNscripted tasting with two highly acclaimed Media Mavens, Nicole Vogel of SagaCity Media, and Pam Pearson of Q13 FOX Television on…
How do the Charities benefit?
Now that we have successfully launched Virtual Vino LIVE, we have been getting some inquiries about how the Charities benefit from having you buy wine through our show and site. It’s simple… At the heart of the show are the “Celebrity Panelists” who typically drink nice wines (usually much more expensive than the ones we…
Behind the Scene on a LIVE show…
Ever wonder what happens on a LIVE show when it is being shot? So did I until we started shooting the Virtual Vino LIVE shows. I can tell you it is crazy busy because once our cameras roll, they don’t stop and we don’t edit anything so what you see is what happens from the…
Two FUN Celebs grace our show!
During the inaugural filming of our LIVE, UNscripted shows, we get to see what local celebrities are really like. This is where they get to be relaxed and simply enjoy themselves with some great wines in front of them. We had two such people on the show this week to help us launch the Virtual…
Working with “LIVE” Celebrities
The bottom line…they’re just like the rest of us. Camera is about to get rolling, everyone is seated, ZiZi Zinfandel Z-Dog of Cathi’s is not barking and the wines have been poured. It’s time to hit the record button and kick off the show. But just before that happens, you can sense just a bit…
Creating a LIVE show…
It’s finally here, the day of the first show for Virtual Vino LIVE, and we are set to just record the show. Since we are not doing any “editing” of the content from the show, we just need to set up the camera and turn it on and sit back and enjoy. Right? Not exactly……
Introducing our “Resident Celebrity”
After I came up with the idea, there was just one problem. I am not a Celebrity – at least I can freely admit it. But I know a few and one in particular that I knew would not only be great on the show but lives in this world – and is just an…
Welcome to a NEW EXPERIENCE for buying wine!
It was just a few years ago when buying wine the “normal” way when it hit me, there has to be a better way. Better economically, better experience, and with better knowledge. But it wasn’t by listening to a bunch of snooty, highbrow sommeliers telling me I should be tasting the hints of wild something…