We are founders of the European Wine Bloggers Conference and have spent the last 6 years running Catavino.net. Today we teach wineries how to get online so that they can sell more wine.
The EU economy is seriously in trouble. I know, shocking isn’t it?! In the Spanish and Portuguese wine sector, wineries are closing their doors and banks are sitting on properties t. It’s a mess. And sadly, this is not going to get any better any time soon, but there are wineries out there who are …
During a recent skype chat, a friend and co-wine-blogger asked me, “If you had your druthers, what do you tell a winery who is preparing for a blogger meet-up or wine fair?” Astounded by the poignancy and relevancy of the question, I admitted that I needed time to think, and promptly changed my skype status …
If you live in Europe, you know this. For those of you who do not live in these parts, just a quick list about living in Europe in August: Restaurants are not guaranteed to be open Stores of almost any type are guaranteed to have strange hours Offices are closed by 3pm Emails bounce Meetings are rarely made Wineries …
I just had someone contact me on Skype to ask if I had any tips for them about how to arrange a successful “blogger press trip”. Boy do I! But rather than spend time chatting online and letting it fade into the ether, I figured let me share a few bullets here. If you need …
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Ryan Opaz interviews wine writer Sarah Ahmed from Ryan and Gabriella Opaz on Vimeo.
Here in Europe, we don’t have the mailing list culture, nor the concept that for a US based winery a mailing list is fundamental to selling wine. When I tell wineries here in Europe that some US wineries entire sales are through a mailing list their eyes roll at my naivete. Impossible they scoff, but …
Robert McIntosh of the Wine Conversation gave wineries a key piece of information during the London International Wine Fair regarding the future of wine marketing. How can a winery leverage their brand? How can they take hold of free tools available online to access their consumers immediately? Inquiring minds want to know.. Interview with Robert …
I respect anyone who can simultaneously translate anything. As most people know, my Spanish is less then stellar, and the fact that there are people who can simultaneously translate what they hear in one ear into a completely different language deserves a ton of credit. However, this format does very little when translating a speech …
LIWF and The AccessZone Wrap Video from Ryan and Gabriella Opaz on Vimeo. A look at what happened during the 18,19,20 of May in London at the #Accesszone, and why social media is changing wine as we know it! Catavino.net walks you through what happened and how! Special Thanks to The London International Wine Fair …