Wine 2.0’s Smoke Wallin gives me the background on the methodology behind the competition This week, we wrapped up the Wine 2.0/Vator competition, which sought the top wine startup, incorporating new technologies. We're announcing the winners this Monday. On Thursday night, I met up with J. Smoke Wallin at the Wine 2.0 party held at Crushpad this Thursday, to get an idea of the competition standings, and to showcase the methodology behind the rankings. As you'll see from the video, it was a very festive event. While my visit was partly to catch up with Wallin, it was also to check out the party and the wines. The Coral Mustang Tempranillo was on the top of my list, as far as wines go. So, here's how the startups of the Wine 2.0 competition were ranked ...   [ Read more ]