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2 months ago
in Wikio Gastronomy Rankings for May - Sneak Preview on The Wine Conversation
How in the name of Bacchus did I make the top 20? I'll take it, though
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thirstforwine
LOL - I must admit I'm a little sceptical of my own position too ... but hopefully a few more links like this one will help you (hence my point about this being self-fulfilling)
5 months ago
in On wine and computer games on The Wine Conversation
Back again, I can be a pest.
Actually the Nintendo analogy is quite spot on when it comes to new customers.
In an interview about the Wii, Nintendo's Iwata says they're not competing with Sony or Microsoft, but rather battling the indifference of people who have no interest in computer games.
Actually the Nintendo analogy is quite spot on when it comes to new customers.
In an interview about the Wii, Nintendo's Iwata says they're not competing with Sony or Microsoft, but rather battling the indifference of people who have no interest in computer games.
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thirstforwine
thank you - I do try a little to make sure the point is valid :)
I have great respect for what Nintendo has done to rethink the marketing of consoles, not least because it meant that my wife bought me one this Christmas!
Thanks for the quote though - it is a gem that could be used in so many business situations
I have great respect for what Nintendo has done to rethink the marketing of consoles, not least because it meant that my wife bought me one this Christmas!
Thanks for the quote though - it is a gem that could be used in so many business situations
5 months ago
in On wine and computer games on The Wine Conversation
How about, "makes the opposite sex look really really good"?
Seriously, though, it's a commodity product so how do you make yours different? How do you go about telling your story better than anyone else?
The organics/biodynamics are preaching to the converted.
The big producers can sponsor cookery programmes on the telly.
But better labels could still be the best way to get wine off shelves and then let the wine do the talking.
Of course, there's this little thing called the Interweb and recently there's been a new version developed.
Let's just call it Web Two.
A clever winery could use this to build up a loyal fan base of new drinkers.
Hopefully, these new drinkers would then publish how lovely the wine is on their own personal website journals and their friends would read about this and then try the wine and then tell their friends.
Do you think this idea has legs?
Seriously, though, it's a commodity product so how do you make yours different? How do you go about telling your story better than anyone else?
The organics/biodynamics are preaching to the converted.
The big producers can sponsor cookery programmes on the telly.
But better labels could still be the best way to get wine off shelves and then let the wine do the talking.
Of course, there's this little thing called the Interweb and recently there's been a new version developed.
Let's just call it Web Two.
A clever winery could use this to build up a loyal fan base of new drinkers.
Hopefully, these new drinkers would then publish how lovely the wine is on their own personal website journals and their friends would read about this and then try the wine and then tell their friends.
Do you think this idea has legs?
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thirstforwine
That interweb thingymajig sounds interesting. Must look into it, but my Encyclopaedia Brittanica dates back to 1978, and doesn't seem to have an entry for it. I wonder if there is an alternative somewhere?
On a more serious note, the web is potentially interesting, but you still need a story to tell that is different. You still need to innovate. If all the wineries do is use the web to say the same old things, nothing has changed.
However, I'm an optimist.
On a more serious note, the web is potentially interesting, but you still need a story to tell that is different. You still need to innovate. If all the wineries do is use the web to say the same old things, nothing has changed.
However, I'm an optimist.
9 months ago
in WBW 50: Hiking with La Vicalanda 2001 Gran Reserva and Casa de la Ermita 2005 Petite Verdot on Catavino
Hi Ryan, never got my act together for WBW50 - I don't really do hiking, I really should I suppose.
What piqued my interest was the Casa de la Ermita PV as I just opened the Reserva 2003 (Monastrell, Cab. Sauvignon and Syrah) last night (and video tasted it, cringe)
Really liked it and sounds similar to the PV in "elegance and delicate". Is that the style of the vineyard?
What piqued my interest was the Casa de la Ermita PV as I just opened the Reserva 2003 (Monastrell, Cab. Sauvignon and Syrah) last night (and video tasted it, cringe)
Really liked it and sounds similar to the PV in "elegance and delicate". Is that the style of the vineyard?
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Ryan Opaz
Lar, to tell you the truth most wines I've had from them have been big and jammy. This one though after we got past the initial tightness was pure fruit, and softness. Really a fun wine in the sense that you got that rich fruit character without the overly jammy quality that wines from this area usually possess.
Casa de la Ermita is a bit of a legend, and their wines are usually of high caliber. Both of these were part of the Keynote tasting at the EWBC, and as I remember, enjoyed by many.
Casa de la Ermita is a bit of a legend, and their wines are usually of high caliber. Both of these were part of the Keynote tasting at the EWBC, and as I remember, enjoyed by many.
