Wine is a passport to the world!
Wine is a passport to the world!
Highlights would be a 2014 Viognier by Alpha Domus based in Hakes Bay, North Island, and two very contrasting Pinot’s. The two pinot’s I loved were Tinker’s Field, by Rippon Vineyard, mature vines in Central Otago in contrast to Te…
On Sunday Evening my wife and I decided to go to a restaurant and enjoy a family favourite – steak and red wine! After we looked at the menu, we decided to go with this bottle of Vacqueyras. A southern…
So, my wine of the week this week is Pietradolce – Etna Rosato Winery : Pietradolce Where : High altitude vineyards on Mount Etna in Sicily. Mount Etna, or Etna, is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily,…
So, my wine of the week this week is Terroir Sense Fronteres – Brisat 2017 Winery : Terroir Sense Fronteres Where : Monsant To understand DO Montsant one needs to be intimately familiar with its geography, as confusion comes easy…
Marketing For Wineries & Vineyards I’m writing a comprehensive marketing manual / handbook specifically for the wine industry. It will feature, history and case studies of the main marketing considerations for wine, a practical guide covering the key topics…
Exams are a pretty blunt instrument for assessing knowledge – but they are what we have to work with on the WSET Wine Diploma. Whatever our knowledge level or capacity to answer a specific question, let’s not let the exam…
As we go into the final 10 days of preparation for the Wine Diploma exams, if you are anything like me, it is quite likely you may experience a sudden bout of anxiety or a real drop in confidence. This…
Experimenting with this today! Does anyone else have positive or negative experiences to share??
We have just installed a new till / PoS system into our shop. Initial results have proved positive. The useability is good and the records appear accurate. Next week we will begin to reconcile stock activity as well. Along side…