my journey into the world of wine!
my journey into the world of wine!
Great day out yesterday. Found some very interesting wines, but of particular interest was a wine from The Douro. Douro is a Portuguese wine region centered on the Douro River in the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region. It…
So today we have joined The Wine Society. This is really exciting and marks a new chapter in my exploration in wine. Every month I want to find one or two gems through this web-site and expand our collection…
When my then girl friend and now wife gave me a book about wine to take on holiday! Though I had always grown up around good wine, I had never really investigated why that was, or what made good wine.…
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…
I had coffee from my Window Coffee Shop mug this morning. The business closed earlier this year to refocus on different ways of sharing great coffee with people. The Window is a great example of a small business which has…