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You can get what you want if you want it bad enough!!
In January, I had an inspiring talk with my @rovingsommelier friend Robert Giorgione and felt like I wanted to learn more about wine yet again. Being quite disappointed that I wasn’t going to start the WSET diploma (thank you very … Continue reading
Wine Bloggers Wednesday (#WBW70) – 2008 Petalos Bierzo
A little while ago I read about the Wine Bloggers Wednesday (#WBW70) project being restarted and this got me quite excited! The theme for this first Wednesday is Spanish wines and my friends at Catavino suggested to pick something a … Continue reading
Posted in Wine Review
Tagged #WBW70, Bierzo, Deciendientos de J Palacios, Mencia, Petalos, Wine Bloggers Wednesday
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Karmozijn – Haarlem
Just over two weeks ago, we visited the Karmozijn – a tiny restaurant in the Gierstraat in Haarlem. The Karmozijn is Haarlem’s famous one man band restaurant – ie the owner Ton Overbeek is the chef, sommelier and front of … Continue reading
Posted in restaurant reviews
Tagged Chateau Neuf du Pape, Crozes Hermitage, Gigondas, Karmozijn, Rhone wines
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Born Digital Wine Awards – Recognition for us online wine journalists!
At the close of the European Wine Bloggers Conference (EWBC) in Vienna Robert McIntosch from wineconversation.com and Ryan and Gabriella Opaz from Catavino.net introduced us to the Born Digital Wine Awards (BDWA), a kind of Pulitzer Prizes for online wine … Continue reading
Posted in General wine biz stuff
Tagged #BDWA, Best Winery Self Produced Content, Born Digital Wine Awards, Catavino, Elin McCoy, European Wine Bloggers Conference, Evan Schnittman, EWBC, Hervé Lalau, Investigative Wine Story, Jancis Robinson, online wine journalisme, Patrick Schmitt, Pulitzer Prizes, Robert Joseph, Wine Themed Video, Wine Tourism Editorial Wine Writing
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Wine pairing with an Amsterdam Twist:-)
On Saturday I met my friend Ilkka Siren and was lucky enough to sit in on the filming of a historic episode of Viini TV. Ilkka had paired up with Franco from the Green House Seed Company and I was … Continue reading
Posted in wine tasting
Tagged Franco Greenhouse, Ilka Siren, unusual pairing, Viini TV, wine tasting
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New Zealand Annual Trade Tasting 2011
On Tuesday 11 January I went to the New Zealand Annual Trade Tasting (ATT) at Lords in London. It was the 30th Edition of the NZ London ATT and I guess New Zealand wine has come a long way in … Continue reading
Posted in wine tasting
Tagged annual trace tasting, ATT, Banockburn Riesling 2010, Bula Wines, Clos Marguerite, Clos Marguerite Sauvignon Blanc aged on lees 2009, Craggy Range Gimblet Gravels Le Sol Syrah, Felton Road, Man o' War Dreadnought Syrah, Neudorf Chardonnay, New Zealand, Rugby World Cup, Shubert Pinot Noir, Trinity Hill Tempranillo, wine
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Why every winery should be signing up for AVIN codes?
On Monday I met with my friend Andre Ribeirinho from Adegga.com and we had a good conversation about the AVIN. Up till then I had only heard very little about this project, but the more I talked to Andre, the … Continue reading
Posted in General wine biz stuff
Tagged #avin, Adegga, André Cid Proença, Andre Ribeirinho, Catavino, Emidio Santos, EWBC, Gabriella Opaz, Google, ISBN, Jancis Robinson, Mobile Tagging, QR code, Ryan Opaz, wine marketing
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Lessons learned from Ryan O’Connell’s #levin20 presentation on social media and wine marketing
Today I would like to share the presentation Ryan O’Connell from O Vineyards gave at le #levin20 – I found a video of his presentation last week and I have been thinking about what he was saying ever since. First … Continue reading
WeinViertel Visit
On Sunday 24th of October I took the post #EWBC trip to Weinviertel, Austria. The Weinviertel is Austria’s largest wine producing area and it’s main grape variety is Grüner Veltliner. Our first stop was the beautiful windmill just outside the … Continue reading
Posted in Wine Regions
Tagged Austrian Wine, Ewald Gruber Wine Estate, EWBC, Grüner Veltliner, Retz, Wienviertel, wine cellars
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#EWBC – online marketing and brand building opportunities
From 22-26 October 2010 I participated in the #EWBC (Eureopean Wine Bloggers Conference) – a fantastic international event organized by Gabriella and Ryan Opaz of Catavino, and Robert McIntosh of Thirst for Wine. The #EWBC was in its third year … Continue reading
Posted in networking, wine marketing
Tagged #adega, #avin, #branding, #cellartracking, #marketing, #reviews, #socialmedia, critic, EWBC, networking, wine
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