February 2012 – Missinwine

By - Caroline
Posted on February 20, 2012
Posted in General wine biz stuff, wine fair, wine marketing
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Large Wine Fairs and the Web 2.0

It’s been a very long time since I wrote a wine marketing focussed post here, guess I have been too busy enjoying the good wines and visits:-) However, this weekend I have done nothing much else but thinking of this post… The idea came to me due to a convergence of circumstances… This last week

By - Caroline
Posted on February 17, 2012
Posted in Champagne, terroir

La Cave aux Coquillages – an unusual cellar visit in Fleurie-la-Rivière

About 10 days ago, the WineSleuth – aka Denise Medrano – and I visited La Cave aux Coquillages in the Vallée de la Marne. La Cave aux Coquillages is a project of winemaker Patrice Legrand who had long been interested in the paleontological research and excavations conducted in Fleury-la-Rivière. As a young man, Patrice used

By - Caroline
Posted on February 6, 2012February 16, 2012
Posted in Champagne, social media, terroir, Wine Regions, Wine Review
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Champagne Tarlant – the one Champagne I really cannot get enough of :-)

Champagne Tarlant, is a small independent champagne grower in Oeuilly, in the Vallée de la Marne. The Tarlants started growing grapes and making still wine in the 17th century and almost as soon as the technology allowed it Louis Tarlant, decided the family should produce their own Champagne. So they became one of the pioneer

Month: February 2012

Large Wine Fairs and the Web 2.0

La Cave aux Coquillages – an unusual cellar visit in Fleurie-la-Rivière

Champagne Tarlant – the one Champagne I really cannot get enough of :-)