Author - Barrie Cleveland
Barrie Cleveland has been writing, studying, tasting, teaching and talking about wine since 1978. He writes about many wine and wine country topics. He especially enjoys communicating about the wine tasting experiences he finds in tasting rooms, wineries and wine regions
With travels to dozens of countries and numerous wine area, Cleveland enjoys interacting with winemakers, grape growers and wine country visitors. As a wine marketing professional he is able to communicate his stories and experiences as well as educate and entertain.
Cleveland is the managing editor for California Winery Advisor.com, a leading independent winery directory, where hundreds of wineries are profiled, reviewed and publicized. Cleveland is also the Founder of Winery Advisor, LLC, a winecountry focused marketing firm helping wineries navigate their online promotion.
Cleveland has a passion for wine, technology and marketing. He has held positions as a retail wine buyer, bottling supervisor, tasting room manager and regional sales director. Cleveland has taught wine appreciation classes, wine sales classes, he has hosted a wine radio show, has been a wine industry guest speaker, has dozens of published wine articles and a new book, Vino Journal, published by Random House.
Cleveland is a member of many California winery associations and trade groups along with having connections with technical and communication organizations. He lives with his family in rural San Luis Obispo where he writes, tastes, and has yet to master the challenges of farming grapes. He has a Geography degree and a Master’s degree in Business Administration.
Cleveland consults with many wineries and wine country businesses with direct to consumer marketing, social media management and online promotions. He can be reached at: Bcleveland@wineryadvisor.com.
Articles by Barrie Cleveland
December, 2011 - High Scores & Gold Medals - Do They Sell Wine -Yes! - Wine Musings From An Old Hand
October, 2011 - Yin & Yang* in Wine Country
October, 2011 - Harvest Time in Wine County
July, 2011 - Tasting Room Etiquette
May, 2011 - Wine Festival in Paso Robles
April, 2011 - San Luis Obispo’s Edna Valley – Wine Country At Home
February, 2011 - How to Host a Wine Tasting
February, 2011 - Grape Varieties Along the Central Coast
February, 2011 - Visiting Sonoma County
December, 2010 - Let's Taste Some Wine!
November, 2010 - Wine Country After Dark, Nightlige in the Wine Country
October, 2010 - Santa Barbara - Its AVA's and Its 100 Wineries
August, 2010 - World Class Food & Wine Event Every November in Monterey California
August, 2010 - Stoppers, Screw Tops, Plugs, & Corks
August, 2010 - Tour California's San Luis Obispro Urban Wine Trail
June, 2010 - Better Wine Tasting: The California Winery Advisor Tasting Room Personality Profile
June, 2010 - Wine Dinner on the Dunes On the Central California Coast
June, 2010 - Central Coast Wine Tasting
May, 2010 - New Facility Options for the Small Winemaker
May, 2010 - Central Coast Appellations - Place Names for Vineyards
