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		<title>Murphy Goode Marketing FTW: A Really Goode Job</title>
		<link>http://www.vinotrip.com/2009/06/08/murphy-goode-marketing-ftw-a-really-goode-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Murphy-Goode, a winery located in Sonoma&#8217;s Alexander Valley, was faced with a problem that lots of small businesses grapple with: how to get on the social media train that so many people are yammering about. They did the smart thing and set out to hire someone who is plugged into this sort of thing. So [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.murphygoodewinery.com/">Murphy-Goode</a>, a winery located in Sonoma&#8217;s Alexander Valley, was faced with a problem that lots of small businesses grapple with: how to get on the social media train that so many people are yammering about.  They did the smart thing and <a href="http://www.areallygoodejob.com/about.aspx">set out to hire someone who is plugged into this sort of thing</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>So to get going, we’re looking for someone (maybe you) who really knows how to use Web 2.0 and Facebook and blogs and social media and YouTube and all sorts of good stuff like that — to tell the world about our wines and the place where we live: the Sonoma County Wine Country. </p></blockquote>
<p>Did they hire a college freshman to intern for them?  Did they pick up an outsourced freelancer to blog for them from around the globe?  No, that would be boring (plus, I wouldn&#8217;t be writing about it)</p>
<blockquote><p>we’re offering you a “Really Goode Job” — a six-month job paying $10,000 a month plus accommodations! </p></blockquote>
<p>Murphy-Goode is offering a six-month paid job to work their blogs, twitter, and Internet marketing campaign. Let&#8217;s stop right here and give credit to Murphy-Goode and the employee that came up with this.  NICE MOVE.  Seriously.  Love the innovation, love the thinking on it.  They&#8217;re getting tons of buzz, everyone is applying, and they have a great chance at landing a prominent wine blogger to come on and run their social media marketing.  The blogger has an instant network of friends with him, and they have a jump start bringing in Facebook fans and Twitter followers.</p>
<p>So who is in the running?  269 people, as of this writing.  The applicants submit video applications and us, the unwashed masses, get to vote on who we want to work for them.  Pretty cool.</p>
<p>I humbly endorse two candidates:</p>
<p>Hardy from <a href="http://www.dirtysouthwine.com/">Dirty South Wine</a>.  Hardy writes one of the few wine blogs that I actually read.  He knows his way around the Internets but doesn&#8217;t get too excited about all the madness.  After hearing about the job offer, he up and flew from ATL to SFO to meet with Murphy-Goode at their event.  Murphy-Goode would have a hard time finding a better man to handle their electronic empire.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.areallygoodejob.com/video-view.aspx?vid=e4-cDn8wez0">Here is Hardy&#8217;s video</a>.</p>
<p>Rick Bakas of <a href="http://www.openwineconsortium.org/">Open Wine Consortium</a> and <a href="http://rickbakas.com/">RickBakas.com</a>.  Rick knows his way around all things Tweet, has been influential is getting Wine Bloggers together, and spearheaded the inaugural season of the Open Wine Consortium Fantasy Football league (which I won, nooch).</p>
<p>View Rick&#8217;s video <a href="http://www.areallygoodejob.com/video-view.aspx?vid=eYCLwrgEdn4">here</a>.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t take my word for it, <a href="http://www.areallygoodejob.com/video-thumbs.aspx">flip through the applications</a> and vote with your heart.  </p>
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		<title>$1.79 Million Gets You A Virginia Winery</title>
		<link>http://www.vinotrip.com/2009/02/20/179-million-gets-you-a-virginia-winery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Savoy-Lee Winery near Smith Mountain Lake is up for sale, asking price is $1.79 million. Looks like a turnkey opportunity for someone who wanted to own a winery. Tasting room, offices, and wine making supplies: it&#8217;s all there. From the post on OWC. &#8230;located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains on 117 acres, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Savoy-Lee Winery near Smith Mountain Lake is up for sale, asking price is $1.79 million.  Looks like a turnkey opportunity for someone who wanted to own a winery.  Tasting room, offices, and wine making supplies: it&#8217;s all there.  From <a href="http://www.openwineconsortium.org/forum/topics/virginia-winery-for-sale">the post on OWC</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8230;located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains on 117 acres, with a fully stocked 7 acre lake and a 3500sqft house.</p></blockquote>
<p>It&#8217;s all salivating in a romantic, quit-my-job-and-start-a-winery sort of way, which is the angle they&#8217;re shooting for I suppose.</p>
<p>Realtor listing, with a ton of pictures, is <a href="http://www.savoy-leewinery.info/">here</a>.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve never even heard of the winery, anyone tried the juice?</p>
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