Changing people’s minds is always a challenge. For some kind of obscure reason an opinion, about anything, is the right thing to have. But if you think that political changes or even bringing an old regime down takes a lot of convincing effort, wait until you talk about wine. Change as a concept always seems… [Read more…]
February 7, 2011
First day in the office, and a rather long one. ( ok ok, just for those of you who now wonder about the office bit, let’s quickly catch up: I’m in London for a couple of weeks setting up the wine operations for NOPI, the new restaurant from the Ottolenghi crew…disco!) Funny how it never… [Read more…]
November 20, 2010
So it’s been a hell of a week and part 1 of our mission is accomplished. No idea what I’m talking about? Well check my previous posts or just keep on reading, I’m sure you’ll figure it out. A whole week (7 full days counted), of intensive tasting which left us almost gumless but with… [Read more…]
November 9, 2010
It’s London init! And not in a sentimental mood, promise! And we’re here on a mission, a serious one. The award wining Ottolenghi gang is now working on a new exciting project (follow it here). We feel extremely lucky to be part of it and are proud to launch the wine tasting week! But first,… [Read more…]
October 31, 2010
Blind tastings anyone? Yes of course, one for me please, don’t we all love them? No prejudice, no labels, live and let live, peace and love. Yet behind every “innocent” & professional blind tasting lies a simple human urge, winning. This second of suspense, just before the bottle is revealed, is for many the essence… [Read more…]
August 20, 2010
Let’s start with some old news shall we? Social media is booming, hello! Social media and wine go hand in hand, that’s why we’re all here, right? More and more restaurants embrace social media to interact directly with their customers; interaction is what we need. But aren’t we missing something? If restaurants love it and… [Read more…]
June 26, 2010
Tel Aviv is the capital of trends. You go to bed with a new kind of coffee shop down the road and when you wake up the city’s full of them. It’s happened before with frozen yogurts (remember?), espresso bars, and now – it’s wine bar times. I have a particular issue with these latest… [Read more…]
June 16, 2010
Relocating is a new word in my lexicon. Four years ago on the plane over to the big sun to the big smoke we where moving to London. Times have changed and we are not moving back but relocating. At least we learned something over these past few years. But my London times are here… [Read more…]
April 28, 2010
We all have these mornings when nothing seems right. Not sure of our lives, are we really happy and wondering if it’s now time for real change. Early last week I almost experienced one but then I remembered it is Krug lunch today. Couple of hours in the office then skip the routine desk lunch,… [Read more…]
February 28, 2010
You might have noticed that I’ve got a vinous issue. I kinda like the stuff and am said that I tend to exaggerate. I must admit things tend to get a bit weird. Not only can I yak about it for hours but can also convince innocent peeps to drive a lot of kms on… [Read more…]
February 11, 2011
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