Kris Chislett

News January 25, 2011

Top 10 Mistakes Wineries (and Other Businesses) Make on Facebook–Part 2

Continuing on from my post yesterday, these are my top 5 mistakes wineries (and other businesses) make on Facebook.     5. Not Embracing the Human Element As the Internet is evolving, it is becoming inherently more human. You can’t just setup a website, or in this case a Facebook Page and hope people love you and your content! In order to embrace the human element, it is wise to show your audience what you…

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News January 24, 2011

Top 10 Mistakes Wineries (and Other Businesses) Make on Facebook – Part 1

This is a post that I have been wanting to write for quite some time, but am only just now getting round to it. First of all I wanted to use real examples to illustrate each point, and I knew that would take a certain amount of labor in order to collect each screenshot. I am using wineries as an example of the top 10 mistakes made on Facebook, but it can indeed be applied…

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Facts, News January 22, 2011

Champagne Terms – You Need to be Drunk to Understand Them…

It’s no secret that all the different terms used to describe the production, style and quality is mind-numbing! Here’s my guide to just about every term imaginable that you will ever find on a Champagne label.   Champagne / Sparkling Wine Dryness Levels Brut Nature – You don’t see this used too much, but it means totally dry, no dosage (sweetening) added (less than 3 grams of sugar per liter) Extra Brut (also less than…

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News January 21, 2011

Is Wine the Same as Pot or Cigarettes?

This caught my attention…     It really concerns me that it’s being taught in schools that wine is the same as illegal drugs and cigarettes. My opinion has always been that if kids are educated (both in schools and at home) about moderate alcohol consumption, there is a lesser chance for binge drinking and alcoholism in later life. Maybe this is due to me being born and raised in England, where you can order and legally…

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Pairings January 19, 2011

13 Gypsies and Biltmore Estate Blanc de Blancs

  Sometimes it’s hard for me to get to restaurant’s working the schedule I do. Some of the best places in Jacksonville are closed on Sunday and Monday (my usual days off), and most places are closed by the time I finish work. Dinner at 13 Gypsies has therefore been a long time coming! First off, let me start by saying that the place is tiny, and by tiny I mean 7 tables. It therefore…

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Reviews January 18, 2011

Biltmore Estate North Carolina Chardonnay 2008

Grape 99% Chardonnay, 1% Riesling   Facts Biltmore Estate took almost 7 years to build, but this isn’t so shocking when you consider the size of the 175,000 square foot home. To put that in perspective, that’s about the size of 88 average size homes! The Vanderbilt’s were worth over $200 million, which is obviously a lot of money today, but think about that amount back in the 1800’s! Biltmore wines are made by the…

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News January 18, 2011

The Mother Vine in North Carolina – 400 years young!

If you saw my post last week on the 10 Facts About North Carolina Wine, you would have seen the #1 fact being the 400+ year old Scuppernong vine on Roanoke Island. Well I did a bit of digging, and I thought you might be interested to see what the vine actually looks like. The 400 year old vine actually had a lucky escape last year, when a utility contractor actually thought it was a…

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Giveaway January 17, 2011

Biltmore Wine Giveaway!

I have 6 bottles of Biltmore wine that desperately need to be won! The wines are: Biltmore Sur Lies Chardonnay Biltmore Century White Wine Biltmore Century Red Wine Biltmore Estate North Carolina Chardonnay Biltmore Reserve Pinot Noir – Russian River Valley Biltmore Estate Blanc de Blancs Sparkling   Here’s what you have to do to win: In 2010 Biltmore celebrated their 25th Anniversary AND WE MISSED IT!!! So what I need you to do is…

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