Last Friday, March 12th saw a Napa Valley Tweet-up take place here in the valley. The event was sponsored by Robert Mondavi Winery and provided the opportunity for networking, conversation and of course wine.

Since we were unable to attend due to the fact that our new little one arrived just days before the event, we decided our contribution would be a quick analysis.

For the purposes of this exercise, we analyzed three separate hashtags that were used during the Napa Valley Tweet-up, including: #NVTweetup, #NapaValleyTweetUp and #NVT10. All data presented here is based on the date range of March 1st – March 14th, 2010 and was compiled using Sysomos MAP.

All told the #NVTweetUp event saw participants send approximately 1,200 tweets, which translated to an estimated 1.4 million impressions.

Twitter buzz around the Napa Valley Tweet-up peaked on March 12, 2010, the day the Tweet-up took place here in the valley

Similar to our previous event analyses, the vast majority (45%) of Tweets issued around the Napa Valley Tweet-Up were considered “regular” Tweets, while 34% were Re-Tweets and 21% were @replies.

The solid percentage of Re-Tweets leads us to the conclusion that a small sub-set of attendees were generating a majority of the content, which was then being Re-Tweeted by others.

A breakdown of the types of Tweets sent using any of the three hashtags #NVTweetUp #NapaValleyTweetUp #NVT10

In terms of key words that were being Tweeted, it’s no surprise to see “Mondavi” “winery” and “napa” at the core and used often in conjunction with one another (noted by the thicker grey lines). Based on the image below we can also conclude that the event had an overall positive vibe, as terms such as “fabulous” “nice” “love” “wonderful” “good” and “great” appeared quite often.

A view of the most commonly used terms by those that Tweeted using #NVTweetUp #NapaValleyTweetUp or #NVT10

We also decided to look at which of the attendees drove the conversation–the image below highlights the Top 10 Twitter users from the event. @GabrielCarrejo drove 28% of the conversation, followed by @pmabray (16%), @sharayray (8%), @winesoiree (7.5%), @hellovino (7%), @markdevere (7%), @sunshinemug (6.8%), @nicolalilylou (6.8%), @wineinkbytia (6%) and @danicasattui (5.8%) rounding out the Top 10.

A breakdown of the Top 10 Twitter Users to send Tweets using #NVTweetUp, #NapaValleyTweetUp or #NVT10

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Bud Break: 2010 growing season underway in Napa Valley

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The week ahead promises Spring-like weather here in the Napa Valley with plenty of sunshine and temperatures expected to reach the 70s.
As we made our way through the valley this weekend we noted the 2010 growing season is already underway in some parts.
Bud break is clearly visible on many of the vines in [...]

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Friday round-up: Napa Valley winery foreclosures, moths invade and new items at Bouchon Bakery

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It’s Friday and the rain is falling. Given everything we’ve had going on this week, we’ve fallen behind on sharing some new and interesting Napa Valley items.
So, here goes…
Napa Valley winery foreclosures looming
Earlier this week BusinessWeek/Bloomberg ran a story about the financial state of the California wine industry–a topic we’ve discussed here before. The [...]

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Cork Bits: ideas for your Napa Valley weekend

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Another weekend is nearly here and there are plenty of events taking place in the Napa Valley should you be looking to fill out your social calendar.
Check out these events that are sure to entertain you and your taste buds…

Friday, March 12th

In the latest sign of the local wine industry throwing itself full-force into [...]

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Interview: St. Supéry’s Josh Anstey on the art of vineyard pruning

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On any given day over the past several months you could pass by a local vineyard and find large crews out working amongst the seemingly dormant vines. Just what were they doing?
Vineyard pruning, while not perhaps the sexiest of topics, is an important part of the process. We recently caught up with St. Supéry’s vineyard [...]

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A quick analysis of the #SauvBlanc Twitter tasting event

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Just like we did for the #CaliCabs Twitter tasting event back in February, we’ve pulled together a super-quick analysis of last week’s #SauvBlanc tasting event.
All told the #SauvBlanc tasting had significantly more participation than the previous month’s #CaliCabs tasting (~8,600 tweets sent vs. ~3,500 tweets), which also translated into a much broader reach (6 million [...]

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Cork Bits: ideas for your Napa Valley weekend

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Here we are, another Thursday and another rapidly approaching weekend.
It’s gonna be a busy one here in the Napa Valley with the 32nd Annual Napa Valley Marathon taking place on Sunday, March 7th (race time is 7am).
Here are a couple events that should make the weekend even more enjoyable.

Saturday, March 6th

From 11am – 2pm [...]

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