When, where and why did you begin blogging?

Eduardo Benito and I met in the audiovisual department at a communication agency. Every Thursday, a group of us from work would get together for a glass of wine at a bar around the corner to chat and generally share ideas about new projects, current news, etc.,- eventually [...]

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The second topic for discussion at the conference is “advertising”.
What issues do you think advertising raises for wine bloggers, and how might we address this?

On the one hand, it would be great to be paid for what we do. Even if the blog is not meant to be a business, there are costs and we [...]

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Today, we start the first of three questions that will become our round table discussions at the conference. Our motivation for having the questions laid out ahead of time is that it gives us ample opportunity to discuss and debate them before we actually meet. In this way, we can begin the conference hashing out [...]

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In a few short sentences, summarize your intention with your wine blog.
AlgarveBuzz started as a way for us to share our personal experience of living in the Algarve with family, friends and clients. Given wine is such a focal point of Portuguese culture, along with the vast selection available, not to mention our excitement about [...]

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When, where and why did you begin blogging?
In May 2006, during Vinoble, I decided to have a go. The spur was the lack of anything in the bloggosphere devoted only to Sherry.
In a few short sentences, summarize your intention with your wine blog.
My main intention was to write about Sherry/Vino de Jerez and spread the [...]

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When, where and why did you begin blogging?
I began Vino Pigro in May, 2006. Why? ’cause I love to write, and over all, I love to write about people and history, as well as facts regarding the world of wine.
In a few short sentences, summarize your intention with your wine blog.
With my wine blog, [...]

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In a few short sentences, summarize your intention with your wine blog.
I want the Tintoralba blog to become an integrated part of the daily business and practicing marketing at the Bodegas Tintoralba. We still have a long way to go though.
How would you describe your readers?
People who are looking for different and unique [...]

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When, where and why did you begin blogging?
ExcelWines.com is an online shop selling Spanish wine from all over Spain. The company was started in late 2006 by Sandy Tay and Anna Axen, with Ane Miren Lambe joining about 9 months later. We are based outside Bilbao, northern Spain, and our market is primarily within Europe, [...]

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