Marketing For Wineries & Vineyards

  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…

Exploring Hambledon with Cockburn’s & Graham’s Port houses

English Sparkling Wine Meets Port: Exploring Hambledon with Cockburn’s & Graham’s Port houses As I am seeing the sunshine, I realise English Sparkling Wine Week will come around very quickly. This year, in collaboration with @winesbychix, we’re hosting a home…

How do changing climatic conditions really affect vineyards?

Climate change is having profound effects on viticulture, affecting the quality, yield, and style of wines produced. I wanted to think in a bit more detail about how, higher temperatures, more rainfall, less predictability, may all affect grape growing.  This…

What’s different between Oregon Wine Region and Washington?

Recently I have been thinking differently about wine regions. Instead of thinking about what makes the region distinctive, I’ve been trying to think more clearly about how to compare and contrast different regions that make wine.  One question I asked…

The Balearic Islands

The Balearic Islands are located in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of Spain (on the right hand side, Ibiza being the nearest and Mallorca being the largest having 80% of the region’s population). There are four Balearic islands…