tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067484014645471560.post5000185061822313638..comments2023-04-01T03:53:38.923-07:00Comments on Come for the Wine: The Theater of Nature at Raymond Vineyards: Growing Wine TourismMarcy Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10200603652963262211noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067484014645471560.post-48599853770331207422011-10-10T15:02:11.109-07:002011-10-10T15:02:11.109-07:00Marsha, you had me at animatronic sheep! I had a p...Marsha, you had me at animatronic sheep! I had a pet lamb as a small child and she followed me wherever I went.. even into the house! No kid-ing. But, that is another story. <br /><br />Congrats to Raymond Vineyards. This actually sounds like they did a great job. I cannot say the same for the Wine Museum at Castello di Barolo in Piemonte. Great idea but not executed well at all. The first half... got much better as you descend each floor but the wine you taste at the end was worth it all. I will check this out next time I am in the Valley.Harold D Partainhttp://www.epicopia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067484014645471560.post-55669629328093632162011-10-10T10:40:45.078-07:002011-10-10T10:40:45.078-07:00for those not members of Wine Aficionados, my rema...for those not members of Wine Aficionados, my remarks are as follows:Jean-Charles Boisset has embraced nature amid an object-oriented decor with sofas and picture frames in his homage to the surrealist Salvador Dali. While the immediate tangible goal of his many projects is to drive attendance and revenue at the visitor center, on a more fundamental level, he has built his content around core values http://vinebuzz.biz/node/115 . Thus, Raymond Vineyards creates its' wine industry footprint as a social business, at a time when most other large wine enterprises are afraid to voyage out beyond business-as-usual. I'd love to hear from those few other wineries who are even nearly so bold.Rich Readerhttp://www.vinebuzz.biznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067484014645471560.post-29474523778760221202011-10-10T10:38:25.342-07:002011-10-10T10:38:25.342-07:00I've written a post about this article on Face...I've written a post about this article on Facebook, in the Wine Aficionados private discussion group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/wineadvocates/?id=274336372588884Rich Readerhttp://www.vinebuzz.biznoreply@blogger.com