Worldwide Wine Consumption Conundrum
I’m a man of science, of statistics and objective scrutinization. So when it comes to wine consumption statistics, I tend to take them to heart. In 2008, global wine consumption shrunk by almost 5%. This was predominantly due to reduced consumption in the ‘traditional’ wine producing regions.
However, it’s not all bad news as global [...]
For Profit or Pleasure… The Choice is Yours!
I’ve always considered the relationship between a vineyard and its produce as nothing but extraordinary. Vineyards are a fascinating junction between nature, the elements and chemistry, chemistry that we are fortunate enough to experience as wine. To any wine enthusiast, vineyards are central to the wine we love so much.
It should come as no surprise [...]
Power to the Consumer!
For far too long has the wine industry being pouring wine down the throats of consumers. Behind the facade of a label, wine finds its way onto the tables of the average wine consumer. The problem lies in that fact that the wine fraternity is such a bottomless pit of information, guarded intently by wine [...]
South African Synergy
I never gave it much thought before, but after speaking with wine bloggers and the like outside of South African borders, I came to the realization that we are fairly advanced when it comes to IT integration within the local wine industry.
From what I have understood it seems as if the IT world has been [...]
Cellar Software
I’ll say it over and over again that the convergence of IT and the wine industry will change the way we interact with wine. But I suppose you already know that? Sure, there are aspects of IT that may take the ‘romance’ out of wine, but there are also very practical tools that one can [...]
Nanotech and Wine
I believe that the next age will be the age of Nanotechnology. Nanotech will undoubtedly change our lives in ways that can’t yet be comprehended. Science, medicine, engineering, agriculture, geology all stand to benefit from the technology. Even what we eat… and the wine we drink. That’s right… wine.
‘I believe that nanotechnology will have applications [...]
Times are Changing…
I think I was about 18 years of age when I fell in love… with wine of course. At the time it was a little unusual that, while in the company of my beer guzzling friends, I instead decided to enjoy a soft Merlot… albeit from a box.
“The commercialization of the wine industry [...]
Welcome to My Wine Cellar!
Hello and welcome Everybody to a place that is as much your home as it is mine. This blog is intended to be a friendly community for wine fanatics rather than an arena for another self-professed ‘expert’ to spew out wine jargon and personal opinions. Although, I must warn you in advance, my sheer passion for [...]
