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 had a couple of roles to play at last night’s London Bloggers Christmas meetup at Ember, but I enjoy wearing multiple hats.
As a wine blogger and social media activist, I feel it is important to spread the word about wine, wine culture and the great stuff that wineries are doing online. Of course, one [...]
I will admit I was a sceptic, but it seems that I have been proven wrong.
Recently, the Rioja marketing body started a (viral) campaign to find the “sound of Rioja” by getting (predominantly young) people to send in video clips of them making sounds with their Rioja by running their finger on the edge of [...]
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Mainly because I have not got around to posting about my visits to wineries yet, but want to prove I’m still around. Isn’t it beautiful though?
Vintage seems to be progressing well in Rioja Alta … but it still hasn’t finished and we are getting into the rather nervous period where the weather is due to change at any moment.
Last week saw some light rain on Tuesday, not enough to stop some from picking, but cold and damp weather is definitely [...]
