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WBA Best New Blog Finalist: I Need you !!

Jun 17, 2015

Social Vignerons has just been shortlisted by the Wine Blog Awards in the ‘Best New Blog’ category. Being a finalist in this prestigious awards run by the Wine Bloggers Conference is already an acknowledgement of the quality content I try and create for my readers, for you. But receiving the...

2013 Ata Rangi Crimson Pinot Noir, Martinborough

Apr 18, 2015

In Ata Rangi‘s offering, the ‘Crimson’ is seen as the second label Pinot Noir, while the wine simply called Pinot Noir represents the top level. The Crimson is produced from vineyards aged 12 to 22 years, compared to the Estate’s oldest Pinot Noir vines aged 30 that make the top...

Guest Post: Will 2014 En Primeur Wines Pass the Bar ?

Apr 17, 2015

Following our 2015 En Primeur Tasting WinePorn Post, Los Angeles-based wine investment broker Alexander Westgarth gives us his perspective on this season’s much anticipated Bordeaux event, and discuss its potential future. This guest post was written by Alexander Westgarth of westgarthwines.com exclusively for Social Vignerons. “En primeur tastings...

Q&A with a Wine Influencer: Tim Atkin MW & Social Media

Apr 7, 2015

Tim Atkin is — if these words can ever be put together — NOT ONLY a Master of Wine. He has also become one of the most prominent wine personalities and critic in the world. Like a few in our Top 20 Worldwide Wine Influencers he accepted to...

Wine Porn: En Primeurs Tasting Season in Bordeaux

Apr 2, 2015

The 2015 ‘En Primeur Season’ has just started in the Bordeaux wine region of France. Every year in April, the wine critics and buyers from all around the world converge into the Unesco-classified Bordeaux city and its surrounding vineyards to taste the last vintage’s ‘baby...

Q&A with Wine Influencers: The Wine Wankers & Social Media

Mar 25, 2015

Sydney -based bloggers The Wine Wankers started their WordPress site thewinewankers.com.au no sooner than July 2013, but have become since a firm favorite in the worldwide online wine landscape, and on social media in particular. In February 2015, they made it among the very first positions of our February...

2013 Mt. Difficulty Roaring Meg Sauvignon Blanc, Central Otago

Mar 20, 2015

Mt. Difficulty is one of the most prized and respected wine producers in New Zealand. The Estate is composed of 6 vineyards in the picturesque Bannockburn sub-region of Central Otago. Their founding vineyards established in 1992 are among the oldest in this region of New Zealand’s rugged South Island. The...

Interview with Clive Paton: Ata Rangi’s Iconic Founder

Mar 19, 2015

Clive Paton left his farm in the Wairarapa (the geographical region containing Martinborough) and founded what has become one of the most iconic New Zealand winery: Ata Rangi. He planted the first vines on the estate in 1980. But Clive is not only a farmer...

Q&A with a wine influencer: Jancis Robinson talks about social media

Mar 17, 2015

Jancis Robinson is a busy women. Her #2 position in our Top 20 Worlwide wine influencers on social media hasn’t come by chance. Between many major wine publications, Jancis is the editor of The Oxford Companion to Wine (3d ed. 2006), co-author with Hugh Johnson of...

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