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VinItaly 50 - Day One

Written By Craig Thompson - April 12 2016

I'm always nervous day one. Don't ask me why, must be the anticipation....of seeing my producers...of trying to speak some form of intelligible Italian...of not wasting time and of wanting to find some new and exciting wines.

VInItaly 2016 - The Tyranny of Jet Lag

Written By Craig Thompson - April 10 2016

Getting to VinItaly in Verona is my own version of Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

I left home about 1.00pm for a 3.50pm flight....I hate lines and I love getting value out of my Qantas Club Membership.

The flight to Dubai is pretty good....if you think that 14 hours upright in a steel tube that somehow gets off the ground weighing 580 tonnes (thanks for pointing that out captain), 10kms above terra firma with 400 assorted friends, staring at the back of your chair is fun. I don't mind flying, but there are times during that 14 long hours where I question the absurdity of the whole thing.

The Lion Of The Barossa

Written By Craig Thompson - February 22 2016

The Lion’s role is to protect and defend his pride with every fibre of his being. In every respect Carl Lindner is the Lion of The Barossa.

Silver Lining to a Foreign Invasion

Written By Craig Thompson - July 16 2015

Gone are the days of the icon labels of Australian wine appearing, like familiar beacons, on Australian wine lists. Few Penfolds (except perhaps the obligatory single vintage of Grange), no Wynns, or Tyrells or Yalumba. Twenty years ago the average wine lover could have identified 4 out of 5 wines on restaurant tables by a quick glance over at the label. No chance now.

Vin Italy

Written By Craig Thompson - May 01 2015

I travel to Vin Italy in Verona every year, a terrible hardship. Vin Italy is a 4 day extravaganza of 4,500 exhibitors (there about 3000 wine companies in Australia in total) in 11 aircraft hangar sized convention halls. There are tiny stands made of what seem to be old wooden fruitboxes, up to 2 storey jobs that are all Italian arty and have a full kitchen that serves lunch to 100 people daily.

Carparelli family vineyard I Pastini in Southern Italy

Written By Craig Thompson - April 07 2015

Read about my visit to the Carparelli family at the I Pastini vineyard in Locorotondo, located in the Southern Italy province of Puglia.

Challenges for the new Millenium

Written By Craig Thompson - September 23 2013

You may have seen recently comments by the head wine buyer of UK’s Tesco supermarkets, Dan Jago, saying that Australian wines ”lacked personality”. He revealed that his customers are looking for more refreshing wines and Australian winemakers need to meet these new consumer demands.

Marketing Guide for Foreign Raiders

Written By Craig Thompson - August 22 2013

The rippling muscularity of the Aussie dollar is making it heart breakingly difficult for our winemakers to sell competitively offshore, with many brands in standstill.

Poor Australian winemakers are copping it both here and abroad.

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