A break in the supply chain forced me to confront how much pop I drink — and how much I refuse to feel bad about it.

 

A couple of months ago, I was honoured to be invited by Wine Cellar to be on the panel for their #SkillsChallenge Workshop series on marketing.  On the sideline, there was a vivid discussion on influencers and how to best make use of them in the Wine Industry. This is a trending topic worldwide, and a lot of brands are at a loss or have been scarred from previous experiences with so-called ‘influencers.’ In a time where we find ourselves amidst a global pandemic; marketing and correct expenditure of said budget is of uttermost importance.

 

South Africa’s Winelands region is a must for any real wine lover. Discover five of the best vineyards the Winelands have to offer.

 

In Franschhoek, a village near South Africa’s Western Cape with 17th-century charm and postcard views of the Drakenstein Mountains, is L’Ormarins, a 3,200-acre estate belonging to Johann Rupert; it’s the largest part of Anthonij Rupert Wyne, the South African billionaire’s wine empire.

 

South Africa is one of the most exciting wine regions in the world right now because it has so much untapped potential.

 

For our tenth wedding anniversary, I wanted to get my husband, Bryan, a sweet gift to show how much I’m looking forward to the next 10. Also, we love wine.

 

Hang around wine geeks for any length of time and you are sure to hear the word terroir mentioned, writes Jamie Goode.

 

American actor Will Rogers (1879 – 1935) once jokingly commented on the ill effects of drinking wine by saying;

 

Charles Antin spent the better part of his 20s in the fine and rare wine department at Christie’s. But after nearly a decade mainlining some of the greatest wines of the 20th century, he’d realized just how much he’d been missing…

 

A great post by Meg Maker made me reevaluate the industry’s perspective on wine bloggers.