NZ Pinot Noir – needs a little more time? »
Recently we held the latest TiZwine.com tasting. For once, I did not judge – instead it was an all ladies panel consisting of Kay Morganty, Jo Hooker and newcomer Rebecca…
4 May 2010 / No Comment / Read More »
Winery marketing strategies – competitions or not? »
Last November I was fortunate enough to be invited to release tasting of the Misha’s Vineyard 2009 range of wines at the Grove Restaurant in Auckland. I have always been…
25 Apr 2010 / No Comment / Read More »
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc – developing a wider range »
With all the news of even lower prices for Marlborough most famous grape and the deluge of rebranded sauvignon blanc now available to us at $10 a bottle, I have…
25 Apr 2010 / 1 Comment / Read More »
Christchurch Food Show Report »
As I sit at my desk late on a Friday, I feel as though I am getting overrun with ‘shows’. Three weeks ago we were at the Christchurch Food Show…
16 Apr 2010 / 1 Comment / Read More »
Sauvignon Blanc Tasting on Twitter – Friday 5th March at 2pm »
I am pumped – as our American friends would say – to be participating in the Sauvignon Blanc Tasting on Twitter which has been organised by Rick Bakas (@rickbakas on…
3 Mar 2010 / 2 Comments / Read More »
Invivo – great wine and hard graft behind sexy exterior »
The second part of our ‘tough’ week was to go to the ‘Invivo nell’Oliveto’ (Live life in the Olive Grove) evening at Bracu in the Bombay Hills. This was in…
15 Feb 2010 / No Comment / Read More »Winery marketing strategies – competitions or not? »
Last November I was fortunate enough to be invited to release tasting of the Misha’s Vineyard 2009 range of wines…
25 Apr 2010 / No Comment / Read More »Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc – developing a wider range »
With all the news of even lower prices for Marlborough most famous grape and the deluge of rebranded sauvignon blanc…
25 Apr 2010 / 1 Comment / Read More »Christchurch Food Show Report »
As I sit at my desk late on a Friday, I feel as though I am getting overrun with ‘shows’.…
16 Apr 2010 / 1 Comment / Read More »Marlborough Exotica – especially for the Asian market »
Marlborough Exotica is a new wine brand that has been specifically designed for the Asian market. The concept is that…
11 Mar 2010 / No Comment / Read More »Sauvignon Blanc Tasting on Twitter – Friday 5th March at 2pm »
I am pumped – as our American friends would say – to be participating in the Sauvignon Blanc Tasting on…
3 Mar 2010 / 2 Comments / Read More »Is discounting the only way forward in the current climate? »
Recently I had a very interesting conversation with Mike Eaton of Terravin Wines. Mike states that Terravin is going great…
8 Oct 2009 / No Comment / Read More »Twitter – can it help sell wine? »
YOU BET IT CAN! Let’s take the best example. Gary Vaynerchuk from New Jersey, America is well on the way…
30 Aug 2009 / 2 Comments / Read More »The Food Show – does it work? »
It’s now two weeks since TiZwine went to the Food Show and we have had time to reflect and assess…
17 Aug 2009 / 3 Comments / Read More »
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