As I was cleaning out my phone this evening, I ran across this snapshot from a few months ago. It was taken at Marterella Winery on the outskirts of Warrenton, in the heart of Virginia horse & wine country. This sign hanging above a door well in the tasting room couldn’t have captured the vibe [...]
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Swapping Blue for Gold and Brand for Revenue
Last Monday, March 16, washingtonpost.com swapped out their standard #0c4790 for a glorious #d2b309. For those of you that haven’t memorized the entire RGB hex code, they swapped blue for gold — and we’re not talking Olympic gold here. “Wow, washingtonpost.com has a really, really gold nav bar now…,” Chris Avore, a consultant from D.C., [...]
Vineyard vs. Winery
This weekend, as I continued my trek through the wilderness, I was engaged in a conversation by an interesting gentleman over a glass of Northpoint Red. During the conversation, I clumsily confused wineries and vineyards. So, for those of you that haven’t yet had the opportunity to conversate with a fine Italian over a full-bodied [...]