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RT Contest: Win a Luxury Andaz Hotel Staycation!
RT to Win an Andaz Staycation!
If you haven’t RSVP’d for Saturday’s tWineUp at the Andaz Hotel, here’s a little incentive – one lucky tWineUp attendee will win an awesome luxury “staycation” with a free room for one night. To enter for a chance to win just retweet any (or all!) of the following:
- I’m attending this Saturday’s Dressed Up #AndaztWineUp at @IvyNightClub – enter me to win the staycation! http://ow.ly/1MQuw
- Heading to @IvyNightClub this weekend for #AndaztWineUp – they’re giving away a free night of stay! RT to enter! http://ow.ly/1MQuw
- I just entered to win a free staycation at Andaz Hotel! RT for your chance to win. @IvyNightClub #AndaztWineUp http://ow.ly/1MQuw
To win, you must:
- Be following @IvyNightClub
- RSVP Yes for the May 22nd tWineUp
- Be present at the Andaz tWineUp to win!
RSVP today, and spread the word! -> http://ow.ly/1MQuw
Stay tuned for a chance to win free bottle service at @IvyNightClub as well… details coming soon!
Sign My Book, Please!
Last Wednesday I had the privilege of hosting an exclusive wine tasting and book signing event with the energetic and passionate Gary Vaynerchuk at Vin De Syrah Wine Parlor in Downtown San Diego’s Gaslamp district. Gary was in San Diego as part of his multi-city book tour, including 6 airport signings in just 2 days, for his just released book, “Crush It!”, which in a few short chapters covers his entrepreneurial spirit since childhood, how he grew and built upon his passion for wine, and how anyone that has a passion for something in their life can build a following and make money doing what they love.
Syrah Wine Parlor was the perfect venue for someone like Gary, who is not the norm regarding wine connoisseurs, the same way Syrah is not the norm regarding wine bars. Syrah is a unique venue, styling itself after Alice in Wonderland, with a somewhat secret entrance, wine roots on the ceiling, and captivating decor. It’s become one of Downtown’s hot spots, and later in the night has guest DJs playing great music until 2am.
The event was the 1 year anniversary party of the “tWineUp” (Twitter Wine Meetup) group, and brought together many of Gary’s fans to taste wine in his very unique and enthusiastic manner, to meet him in person, and have him personalize and sign a copy of his book. The venue was filled to capacity, and while pouring wine that fast for everyone to be able to taste along was challenging, Syrah had extra servers on hand and did a wonderful job. After the wine tasting, Gary was busy signing books and talking with people one-on-one.
Everyone left with smiles, from not only the wine being tasted, but from meeting Gary and experiencing in person his passion for wine, people, social media, and life.
Gary Vaynerchuk doing some wine tasting
Gary and I fighting over Melonie
tWineUp One Year Anniversary Party!
Super pumped for the tWineUp One Year Anniversary Party, with special guest @GaryVee, who’s joining me in doing an exclusive wine tasting and book signing at @SyrahWineParlor to go along with the tWineUp Event! While I love @GaryVee, let’s not all forget this is a tWineUp event, an event created in conjunction with my followers a year or so ago! The first tWineUp had 8 people, at my apartment downtown, and we had a great time! Others followed, with the last big tWineUp at @OBrothers, here’s a video highlighting that event!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASKUGK0t06I I love that video! 
Check out the official flyer for the Nov 4th event:
Gary Vaynerchuk Wine Tasting & Book Signing
Here’s a Promo TV spot, this one seen by someone on Twitter at a gas pump in Escondido and TwitPic’ed it (http://twitter.com/JustBecauseiCan/status/4821037963)!
Gas Pump TV Promo for SD!
I’m all about supporting those I believe in, so I’ve bought the book myself on my Kindle app, and read it on my iPhone. Gary’s energy and passion is definitely captured well, along with his core entrepreneurial spirit – something I strongly identify with – and the words in this book motivate you to pursue what you love, and settle for nothing less. Work hard, work your day job if need be, put family first, but work hard to build your own business, and the chapters cover the tools, methods, opportunities, etc that inspire ideas, trigger thoughts, and motivate you to continue striving for what you really want to do in life, and live it to the fullest. A book is included in the Wine Tasting and Book Signing ticket price, but buying a Kindle version or additional copies for family or friends as gifts is something I’m considering doing for my brother, my corporate friends, etc. I was able to get a preview chapter, for those interested in what Gary’s book is all about…
Preview a chapter: Crush It! Chapter 1
I hope you’ll show your support for the tWineUp: RSVP for Nov 4th here! http://bit.ly/xr3X4
Thanks so much! I hope to see you for the tWineUp One Year Anniversary Party, and hope that you enjoy @GaryVee’s presence and his book as much as I personally do.
Gary Vaynerchuk excited for Nov 4th tWineUp in San Diego!
Gary is back in San Diego November 4th and has a few words for San Diego!
Details and to RSVP ->http://www.meetup.com/tWineUp/calendar/11442598/
Are you ready to Crush It with Gary Vaynerchuk(@GaryVee)?!
Gary Vaynerchuk and his new book Crush It!
Join @DowntownRob at the phenomenal Vin De Syrah Spirit & Wine Parlor (@SyrahWineParlor) for the tWineUp Wine Tasting/Crush It! book signing -and- Big One Year Anniversary Party on Wednesday November 4th! This is the wine event not to be missed, and I’d love your support of the efforts in bringing more events like this to San Diego!
** Everyone attending receives a copy of Gary’s just released book, Crush It! -> http://crushitbook.com **
The wine tasting at Syrah will include a flight of wines chosen by Adam Stemmler, Syrah’s in-house wine enthusiast, and presented/discussed by Gary. After the wine tasting, Gary will be visiting with everyone and signing your book!
The afterparty will kick off around 9:30 or 10pm with DJ Smoove, on par with Syrah’s usual amazing Wednesday night lineup of mixed music, and the full bar ready to serve you more wine or whatever elixir you desire.
I am also arranging a bunch of giveaways the night of… including dinner and wine packages, winery tour packages, and more.
I was able to arrange a much lower price than normally charged — tickets are just $39 per person to cover the flight of wine and a personalized/signed copy of Gary’s Crush It! book.
Please help spread the word to your friends, families and other wine enthusiasts you may know via Twitter, Facebook, email, etc!
Details and to RSVP ->http://www.meetup.com/tWineUp/calendar/11442598/
If you’re not too familiar with Gary, here’s some of my favorite clips from his daily wine shows, just watch these:
http://tv.winelibrary.com/2009/09/08/what-wine-pairs-with-cereal-episode-734/
http://tv.winelibrary.com/2006/12/15/how-to-get-your-wine-palate-trained-episode-148/
And here are some awesome TV appearances that are great:
http://tv.winelibrary.com/gary-vaynerchuk-on-late-night-with-conan-obrien/
http://tv.winelibrary.com/gary-vaynerchuk-on-mad-money-with-jim-cramer/
More TV appearances: http://tv.winelibrary.com/tv-appearances/
In short, he’s a brilliant wine and social media enthusiast, and has now written a book on how you too can “Crush It” and cash in on your passion.
Don’t miss the opportunity to meet and talk with Gary during this wine tasting event, get your included book signed, and enjoy a unique night at one of the premiere wine venues, Vin De Syrah.
Details and to RSVP ->http://www.meetup.com/tWineUp/calendar/11442598/
$3,000 Raised from the Tweet Your Heart Out Charity Auction!
Congrats to everyone that came out, bid, and participated in our 1st Charity Auction: we raised $3,000 for a great cause!
Exclusive date & dinner packages, including Yoga and Champagne at The Sofia Hotel, Dinner at Currant, Dinner at Stingaree, Dinner Cruise package from Hornblower Cruises, and more, all included when you bid on San Diego’s most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes!
See the Bachelor and Bachelorette Showcase!
Tweet Your Heart Out Bachelor/ette Charity Auction
