Wine Blogging

10 Tips to a Successful Press Trip for Wine Bloggers

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 …

II Annual European Wine Blogger Conference in Lisbon, Portugal

The second edition of the European Wine Bloggers Conference (EWBC) will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, between the 30th of October to the 1st of November 2009. Bringing together bloggers of all backgrounds including: winemakers, wine writers, marketers, retailers and distributors from around the world, this year’s conference will address, “The Future of the Social …

Catavino Marketing can Speak in Your Wine Region about Social Media!

Lately, we’ve received a considerable amount of requests to give talks in and around Spain and Portugal on social media, many of which stem from the great reception we received at the Wine Pleasures workshop in Sitges last month. As a team, Gabriella and I educate and blog at the same time, not only providing …

Social Media Updates: Wine Pleasure Conference, La Rioja Alta, Newsletter

We would like to offer you a quick update on current events happening at Catavino Marketing: Live Blog: This past weekend, we were speaking at the Wine Pleasures Conference in Sitges, Spain covering a wide range of topics including Social Media, Blogging and Youtube. If you are interested in reading the archive of Ryan’s speech, …

II Annual European Wine Blogger Conference: Are you Interested in Attending?

Greetings! As the New Year has finally dawned, the time has come for us to think about new and exciting events in 2009. One such event is the European Wine Bloggers Conference. However, before we break the big news, we are trying to get some initial feedback regarding the event. We would love to know …

Wine Blogs for Wineries?

Image via Wikipedia Lately there has been some questions about whether wineries should bother with blogging. Tim Elliot is a big fan of winery blogs, while Paul Mabray (formerly of Inertia bev) is not so much. Others praise the winery blog, while many wineries just can’t seem to figure out what a blog actually is. …