Archive for the ‘Wine’ Category

Notes from Chile: Cono Sur

Posted on December 17th, 2010 2 Comments

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Notes & a video from my Chilean trip, this time to producer Cono Sur

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Notes from Chile: Santa Alicia in Maipo Valley

Posted on December 7th, 2010 No Comments yet

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First set of notes and a video from my recent visit to Santa Alicia in Chile’s Maipo Valley.

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Date for your diary: The New Zealand Wine Fair January 17th

Posted on December 7th, 2010 No Comments yet

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Details of the New Zealand Wine Fair in Dublin on January 17th.

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Want free tickets to the Wexford Opera?

Posted on October 13th, 2010 No Comments yet

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No quiz, no catch, just free tickets to The Wexford Opera for Sunday or Thursday week

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The Shelftalker 2.0 & Mobile Marketing

Posted on October 2nd, 2010 7 Comments

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Wine Shelf Talker
Live example of Shelf-talker 2.0, using something called a QR code.

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Secret-wine.com – I hope I’ve done my country some service

Posted on October 1st, 2010 3 Comments

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Clever and engaging campaign from French PR company.

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The Tim Adams interview

Posted on October 1st, 2010 3 Comments

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The Tim Adams Interview, inside.

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Here’s to the graduates

Posted on September 24th, 2010 1 Comment

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Ten new graduates for the WSET Wine Diploma.

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Black Oystercatcher “Triton”, Elim, South Africa 2006

Posted on September 23rd, 2010 1 Comment

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Black Oystercatcher Triton
Delicious wine from the southern most wine growing region in Africa, Elim. Expect to hear a lot more from Elim in the next few years. It’s staying where it is, but the wine is going places.

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Guest blogger series: My Grape Escape

Posted on September 21st, 2010 4 Comments

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In the latest Guest Blogger series, Eamon Fitzgerald, who blogs at MyGrapeEscape.ie. Check it out, good read.

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