In January, we were guests on an American press trip to visit a Cava producer located in the heart of Cava Country. Of the journalists who joined us, many had visited Spain previously, though very few had visited the regions dedicated to cava production. They did, however, boast of thoroughly enjoying Cava, but conceded that …
I had never been to one of these monster food-and-wine fairs before, so when Gabriella and Ryan invited me to join their team at Alimentaria 2010, I jumped at the chance. Others are writing about the sexy stuff: the wonderful wine tastings with the head sommelier at El Bulli; our fine meal at Cinc Sentits; …
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Recently, I had a winery approach me about a review I had done after a visit 3 years ago. Archived content came up in Google and they were unhappy that I said their tour was less then stellar. They asked what the problem was and I went on to …
I like Social Tasting note sites. I’ve been a Cellartracker user since before you could freely sign up for an account. We also help consult with Adegga.com a direct competitor to Cork’d, so please consider that when you read this article. None the less this article is meant to not attack Cork’d but rather raise …
A confluence of factors has led to my landing in London, not one week after getting back from an extended holiday in the States. Meetings and future event planning all made for a trip that without a single landmark event, has allowed me to enjoy a few days of sightseeing and tastings. This opportunity has …
Wine Future Thoughts by Ryan from ryan and gabriella opaz on Vimeo. Ryan Opaz of Catavino gives you some of his thoughts on Wine Future.
Last week, while I was in London, someone asked a frequently posed question during my talk that has yet to be discussed: “My shop has a bad rating that is showing up in the top ten results in Google, is there anything I can do to get it removed?” The answer is yes and no, …
Having recently dealt with more than one Generic (wine promotional board at a country level), I came to a simple realization. While most are FAR from ready to call themselves “tech savy”, they are starting to consider the possibility of engaging online. One problem, however, is that most of the Generics split their budgets based …
Social Media and wine, a logical intersection. Yesterday, I had someone call me for a quote about an online tasting that Catavino will be hosting, inquiring “how can wine and the internet work together, they are so different?” I responded by saying that the internet is a communication tool, and wine inspires communication. Thus they …