Publications and public speaking engagements by GiraMondo Wine Adventures

In addition to providing written publications, GiraMondo Wine Adventures invests its time presenting technical topics for diverse audiences.

Recent Articles

• “The Economics of the Wine Business” – Upcoming book – Laurent Guinand
• “Building Starbucks of wine” Wine Business International, November 2007 – Laurent Guinand
• “Learn from the Label - The outside of a wine bottle can speak volumes” Tufts Magazine, November 2007 – Laurent Guinand
• “A Slow Start: Wine and Internet” Wine Business International, June 2007 – Laurent Guinand
• “Should you export to India? Wine is Avant-Garde in the cosmopolitan thriving country” Wines and Vines Magazine, January 2007 – Laurent Guinand and Rafael Marti
• “American Pie Wine’s Meteoric Growth” Wine Business International, February 2007 – Michael Schaefer – Insert including Laurent Guinand’s comments on Wine and Internet on page 2
•  “The Chinese Taste for Wine” Wines & Vines Magazine, Dec 2005 – Laurent Guinand  

Public Speaking Engagements:

•  December 10, 2008: “Georgia: Opening New Frontiers” – Georgia Business Council's 11th Annual Conference, December 2008– Laurent Guinand

• “Economic Summit” - Laurent Guinand, president of GiraMondo Wine Ventures, will talk about our current economic environment with Mr. Kenneth Cook, CEO of PNC Bank and Mr. Anirban Basu, CEO of Sage Policy Group - Germantown Innovation Center, October 30, 2008
• “Wines of Argentina with H.E. Jose Octavio Bordon, Ambassador of Argentina in the United States” – Embassy of Argentina, March 2007
• “Wines of spain with H.E. Carlos Westendorp, Ambassador of Spain in the United States” – Meridian International Center, January 2007
• “A Georgian Wine Reception with H.E. Zurab Noghaideli Prime Minister of Georgia” December 2006, Meridian International Center
• “Baja, the Other California for Wines” March 2006 – Laurent Guinand with Author C.M Mayo and Ives Lelevier, Deputy Secretary of State, Baja California – Mexican Cultural Center
• Straight from the Caucasus, A Georgian Wine Tasting” September 2006, The Smithsonian Resident Associates

Presentations at recent conferences and trade events

• Jan 2007: “Importing and Marketing Wines in the United States” – Winevolution Conference, Paris, France
• Nov 2006: “Men are from Bordeaux, Women are from Burgundy”  - Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show, Washington, DC: An irreverent presentation on the differences between men and women when it comes to buying, tasting and consuming wine.

Academic Presentations:

• 2007 Visiting lecturer – Fuqua School MBA, Latin American GATE program - Duke University, SC - USA
• 2007 Visiting lecturer – Bordeaux International Wine Institute (www.wine-institute.com) , Master in Wine Marketing and Management, Bordeaux, France

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