We were thrilled to read the Globe & Mail’s analysis of wine apps in today’s paper! With thousands of apps to choose from, and new ones added daily, it’s incredible to just be reviewed these days let alone be picked as the clear winner. Our team intends to keep improving the app and adding new features based on our customers’ feedback. In a sense, this is already a crowd-sourced app with so many great ideas from wine and food lovers built into it based on their suggestions. We’ll be making some exciting announcements in the next few weeks, so […]
Social Media and Wine
Top Wine Retweeters on Twitter
A few months ago, a wine friend sent me a list the top wine lovers on Twitter whose tweets get reteweeted most often: which tweets do wine lovers find most interesting or valuable, and forward to others, answering that eternal question: Is anyone out there listening or am I just twittering to myself? It’s a fascinating way to look at how the worlds of wine and social media are coming together. I think that Twitter in particular suits wine lovers who can dash off a quick note about a wine they’ve just discovered or they can ask others which wine to […]
Google & Wine: Great Pairing!
My team and I are thrilled that our site has hit #1 on Google for the most popular wine-related search terms: – wine and food – wine newsletter – wine and food matching – wine with food These search term rankings are driven by traffic. You can’t buy this traffic, you can only build it … in a sense these are click-through votes from wine lovers who visit the site. On these key search terms, these sites all ranked highly in the #2 or #3 spots: – Food Network – Globe & Mail – Montreal Gazette […]
Drinks Matcher Mobile App in December Chatelaine
In the December issue of Chatealine magazine, the editors have chosen their favorite food and drink mobile apps for iPhone, BlackBerry and other smartphones. I was thrilled that my Drinks Matcher app was among them. The review notes that the app has 380,000 pairings, with new ones added daily. Why, yes indeed it does. You can find more info here. Got a match I’ve missed? E-mail me and I’ll add it. Natalie
Saveur’s “Sites We Love”
Just found out today from Saveur magazine that they’ve chosen my site for their featured “Sites We Love.” I’m thrilled to receive the endorsement of such a respected food and drink magazine … Over the years, I’ve loved reading the stories in this publication … the food photography is gorgeous too. Off to celebrate with something tasty! Cheers, Natalie
