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 …
Ok time for a new simple feature. Someone wants wine or someone has wine to get rid of. Everyday, literally, we receive emails from people either looking for wine, or looking to sell some wine. The problem being that the local governments here in Spain and Portugal have been useless in lending us a hand. …
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; …
It’s “official”, Facebook is useful!! Approximately 1 year ago, I stumbled across a study that researched the productivity levels of employees that were given access to social networks. Placing one group of employees from a “cubical farm” in one room with access to social networks, while another group was placed in a similar room without …
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.
Image via Wikipedia There is plenty of controversy around the upcoming Wine Future Conference in Logroño, Spain, this week. Parker is in town and there are lot’s of winemakers who are hoping to snag an audience with the Emperor himself. While Jancis, Oz, Steven and others will also draw big crowds, the other big news …
Worth sharing this if only to humble Gabriella with our poor Spanish skills…Either way this was a great weekend!
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 …
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 …