Tag Archives: Wine

Rioja on the (internet) radio

Ryan from Catavino made an interesting point to me recently, something which I am sure we will be exploring in much more detail for the European Wine Bloggers’ Conference.
Blogs have the ability to present information in a range of media (written word, drawing, images, audio & video) so why is it that bloggers tend to [...]

Don’t expect this too often, but …

I am not a deal chaser, nor do I want to dedicate this blog to finding more wine sales or discounts as I truly believe we need to find ways to get out of the UK price-driven deal culture in wine.
However, there are some retailers out there doing a good jobs of building consumer interest [...]

The future of Rioja

I was invited to a very interesting breakfast meeting the other day, organised by Wine & Spirit Magazine (the UK version) and also by Wines from Rioja in the UK.
I don’t want to spoil any surprises that David Williams and his magazine might have planned for their coverage, but I did want to point out [...]

It isn’t easy being green

I first heard these immortal words uttered when I was a child, but they came to mind in my first ever Press tasting.
I’ve been to many trade tastings, almost exclusively as a producer, there to serve my wines and tell others, especially the Press about them and their unique stories. Despite blogging about wine [...]