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St Vincent 2014 in Hautvillers
It was unusually cold on the 22 January, the day St Vincent is celebrated in Hautvillers. ‘La St Vincent’ gathers the whole village together to give thanks to their patron saint for the harvest that was and to pray for … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline's Champagne, Champagne
Tagged brioche, Champagne, Dom Perignon, Hautvillers, St Vincent, wine
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A quick review of Prowein 2012
Last weekend I attended Prowein in Dusseldorf. Over the past decade Prowein has developed itself into THE wine fair to attend in Europe. It attracts visitors and exhibitors from all over the world and with a lot of determination and … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Wine, networking, Uncategorized, wine eductation, wine fair, Wine Regions, wine tasting
Tagged #WineLover, Australian trail tasting, distributor, Ecological and Organic Wine Hall, free wifi, importer, Institute of Masters of Wine, introduction to Wines of Turkey tasting, lack of free wifi, MW Master Class, Organic Wine, Prowein, tasting experience, wine, Wine Australia, wine business, Wine Fair, wine tasting, Wines of Turkey
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Perfect Lisbon visit combining Niepoort 1984 Colheita and Pasteis de Belem
Today the theme for the Vendredis du Vin is “Le Vin et les Voyages” or Wine and Travel – a topic which is right up my street so I decided to write my first Vendredis du Vin post :-) I … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Wine Pairing, Porto, Vendredis du Vin, vinocamp
Tagged #PortDay, Colheita, Le vin et les voyages, Lisbon, Niepoort 1984 Colheita, Pasteis de Belem, Port, Tawny, travel, Vendredi du Vin, Vinocamp, wine
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Napa Valley – part 4 of the Californian Wine Road trip
It seems a long time ago now, but the next wine region I visited on my Californian road trip was the prestigious Napa Valley. I have to admit that I did not really have much of a plan of where … Continue reading
Posted in Californian wine trip, wine eductation, Wine Regions, Wine Review, wine tasting
Tagged Broman Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cakebread Cellars, Californian wine, food and wine pairing, Gravity fed winery, Napa Valley, Palmaz, Rutherford, Sauvignon Blanc, Single Vineyard wines, Syrah, wine, wine educator, wine tasting, winery
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Paso Robles Wine Country and Rhone varieties
Next destination on my wonderful wine trip through California was Paso Robles. I was really excited to visit Paso as a lot of my Californian and International wine friends had been raving about the place. As soon as I drove … Continue reading
Posted in Californian wine trip, Rhone Varieties, wine eductation, Wine Regions, Wine Review, wine tasting
Tagged Bordeaux Blend, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Californian wine, Chateau Neuf du Pape, Denner, Domaine de Beaucastel, Grenache, L'Aventure, Linne Calodo, Mouvedre, Paso Robles, Petit Verdot, Rhone Blends, Rhone Varieties, Syrah, Tablas Creek, wine, 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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#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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The Social Media Network
I am writing this blog post from the Rennaissance hotel in Vienna. I am here to attend the European wine Bloggers conference and to extend my network with like-minded people:). Whilst I know that attending a conference is a more … Continue reading
Posted in networking
Tagged #ewbc2010, #socialmedia, #winemarketing, EWBC, networking, social media, wine, wine marketing
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