Monthly Archives: June 2011
Newer posts →The Foursquare Wino Badge
June 11, 2011I don’t know if there are any avid FourSquare users reading this website, but I thought this might be of interest to you! Location-based social network service FourSquare recently announced their Wino badge, awarded to users after they “check-in” 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Funny, News | Tagged Foursquare, Foursquare Wino Badge, Kris Chislett, Social for Wineries, Social Media | Leave a comment //Di Majo Norante Sangiovese, Umbria – Italy
June 7, 2011Grapes 100% Sangiovese [San-joe-vay-say] The name Sangiovese is thought to come from Sanguis Jovis or “Blood of Jove” (Jove being the Roman name for Jupiter), indicating that wines were made from Sangiovese grapes even back in Roman times. Facts Di … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Abruzzo, Best Italian Wine, Chianti, Di Majo Norante, Italian Wine, Italy, Molise, Organic, Sangiovese, Tuscany | Leave a comment //Thinking of Opening a Winery in Napa? You Should Probably Read this First…Part 4 of 4
June 6, 2011Following on from yesterdays post, the following is part 4 of 4 of a post made by a friend of mine, Lucas Meeker – Assistant Winemaker at Meeker Vineyards in Sonoma. The post originally appeared on professional Q&A website Quora.com. … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged AVA, How to Open a Winery, Napa, Social Media, Sonoma | Leave a comment //This Week In Wine – P.Diddy Teaches Wine Etiquette, $73k Champagne, VinPass and More!
June 5, 2011VinPass: Wine Lovers Can Now Check In A new social game called VinPass has just recently launched. It’s an application for wine lovers to "share wine reviews, win badges and earn real rewards. VinPass uses the ‘check-in’ paradigm … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Auctions, Champagne, P.Diddy, Restaurants, Social for Wineries, Social Media, VinPass, Wine Etiquette | Leave a comment //Thinking of Opening a Winery in Napa? You Should Probably Read this First…Part 3 of 4
June 5, 2011Following on from yesterdays post, the following is part 3 of 4 of a post made by a friend of mine, Lucas Meeker – Assistant Winemaker at Meeker Vineyards in Sonoma. The post originally appeared on professional Q&A website Quora.com. … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged AVA, Dry Creek, How to Open a Winery, Napa, Social Media, Sonoma, Zinfandel | Leave a comment //Layer Cake Shiraz, South Australia 2009
June 5, 2011Grapes 100% Shiraz Facts The popularity of Layer Cake really seems to have exploded over the last couple of years, and why wouldn’t it!?!? There’s picture of a delicious looking cake on the front label! People are suckers for good-looking … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Australia, Layer Cake, Layer Cake Shiraz, Layer Cake Wine, McLaren Vale, Phylloxera, Screw Cap, Shiraz, syrah | Leave a comment //← Older posts Newer posts →
