Checking out the scene and sipping wine.

We did it again, dammit. We threw another huge festival, despite swearing them off two years ago. Maybe we’re addicted to the event marketing rush. Last month was the Arizona Wine Growers Festival at The Farm where the state’s wineries made history with their first event.

It was a big success. Tons of fun. Over 800 peeps. Rave reviews.

The wine growers are a fantastic group to work with. So we came out of retirement after a short career in events (Eats3, Crave Arizona, and this wine fest) to throw this party. Everyone did an amazing job organizing the event. (Rhonni, you are a goddess.) Since the festival, I’ve been thinking about opening my own winery.

Do I have any clue about wines or making them? Nope.

But I do have all the resources. I have plenty of friends who know wine and I can sure as hell market and sell the stuff. My friend Josh Moffitt at Arizona Vines & Wines magazine is a wine country real estate pro and I’m sure he’d be a huge help. I’ve always wanted a little cafe, dessert bar or cocktail bar of my own. Maybe it should be a wine bar.

Should I start a winery?