In the wine business we agonise, sometimes for hours, on the best way to write tasting notes that convey the details of a wine in a way that might inspire others to buy it and drink it.
Then, something comes along to show how silly that is.
You’ve probably seem me mention twitter before (you can follow [...]
I’ve managed to get hold of a map of all the wine regions of Spain and Portugal – on the same map! How innovative is that?
Why is it that 99% of wine maps ignore the surrounding areas? It removes so much context, particularly when wine regions can be separated by some pretty arbitrary political borders.
Anyway, [...]
This week, Rafael Vivanco of Dinastia Vivanco was in town to attend the Bibendum Annual Tasting, so I thought it would be a great opportunity for him to meet a few people outside our usual “trade” circles.
Trade lunches and dinners are extremely interesting as I get to talk to some of the most influential sommeliers [...]
