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Vignes-et-vin.com: Satisfy the curiosity of wine tourists

Today, at the request of many visitors, vignes-et-vin.com offers wineries addresses that have activities related to wine tourism.

Free, from your description and some photos, the website will post a page dedicated to your winery. This page will drastically increase the number of visitors on your website and present your skills (translated into French, links and social media integrated into the page). For examples:

Haut médoc: Château d'Agassac
Champagne: Champagne Dérouillat
AOC Cornas: Wines Jean-Luc Colombo
Beaujolais: Château Thivin

Illustration by two screenshots at random:

You have the same pages translated into French

If you are interested send your documents to this address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., you will receive an email confirming receipt, the maximum in the day. You will be given a date to check the page and allow its online.

Steps to an article on vignes-et-vin.com

Vignes-et-vin.com presents only wineries that put the quality of their vineyards and their wines (environmental, sustainable development etc.). before their activities related to wine tourism

There is no limit, but if the page is too long it will not be read. I suggest you paragraphs indicating:

Your activities specific to wine tourism (tastings, vineyard/cellar tours, open doors etc.);
Details of your quality approach (specifications of the AOC, sustainable development, labels, organic farming etc.);
Stories or features of your domain (history, historical site, original wine etc.);
Address, phone and website, facebook page, twitter etc.;
Photos without digital correction and fairly large (at least 2-3MB), so that I can resize them and add the effect and "click to enlarge".

Not mere copies

Important: Do not simply copy / paste information from your website, the page will not properly referenced and will not return visitors.

Text of the article

Note: No need to think too much about the form of text, I'll probably resume to highlight the important keywords (wine tourism + nameofyourwinery)

Quickly spread your information to more visits

The page contains all thesocial Media common and an opportunity to comment. The page will be displayed on the home page and also to (in French) oenotourisme and wine tourism).

You are master of the informations published

Before putting it online, a confirmation email will be sent. Without your consent the page will be viewable only by you (with a login name and PW). After the online you can modify it yourself by logging to the website. If you encounter difficulties contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Diffusion de la page

If you take the time to spread the page (by email or social media), vignes-et-vin.com take over quickly for even more impact: the website broadcast its articles in more than 10 social media in English and French.

The promotion of your pages (English and French) in the social network of vignes-et-vin.com is not done automatically. The owner must broadcast at least once on social media (Facebook, email, Twitter, Google+, blog etc..) Analysis tools will detect this first release: At this time your 2 pages are widely reported and disseminated on the network vignes-et-vin.com.

Why not make available an automatic module to achieve our own page (such as classified ads)?

Voici les principales raisons:

Vignes-et-vin.com adapte vos photos (ajout d'effets qui attire l'oeil, effet lightbox et commentaires pour le référencement) et éventuellement les améliore;
Resume of all the text to optimize the referencing of the words: wine tourism + nameofyourwinery;
Pages automatically created with an editor are almost never well referenced here they will be written in code html-css;
Your page should not be similar to other farms (although there is a certain unity due to the graphic style of the site vignes-et-vin.com);
Share pages on social media
It is a single page and not a part of main page referenced under the website name.

Broadcast your pictures of the 2012 grape harvest, in French and English

The harvest is a good time to take beautiful pictures of your work. These photos will be unique for this year and can showcase your wines, your expertise and the quality of materials used.

Specifications to achieve the page

At least 4 pictures;
For each page photos and videos should be part of the same subject (you can send multiple subjects);
The photos will be processed and resized: format your photos should not be less than 1MB to ensure that I can work without loss of quality and add effect "click to enlarge ';
I can make videos: If your files are too heavy send me a message I will show you how to send them;
The text is not required but it is mostly text that is referenced on search engines, so to maximize your SEO write a few words (if necessary I rephrase your ideas).

Why not show your photos to the world?

Vignes-et-vin.com offers to broadcast these photos/videos on social networks and optimize their SEO (thus the name of your farm) on the search engines. To do so, send your pictures (and videos) to the following address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The page made from your photos includes your web links (to your website, for example) and your adress . After you agree to its publication, vignes-et-vin.com will broadcast this page on social networks without you have to do anything.

Examples of topics

Pages must contain only one subject (this is not a story about your farm). It can be related to harvest or cellar, here are some examples:

Press, Pressing of white grapes, Pressing of red grapes , Harvest machine, Hand picking, Controlling the temperature, rotary filter, Thermovinification, Oak barrels, Security measures, Equipment for sustainable development, Preparation of a sourdough, Exclusive use of gravity, regulated tanks... And all other matters that you consider meaningful for your organization

Do not let yourself more abuse, become an expert

Learn to appreciate wine over other requests to have experienced a lot and have them memorized. It's long and it takes a lot to invest.

A simple way to evaluate and retain the characteristics of the wines will be to associate them with their production area.

VIGNES ET VIN allows you to link the observation of the vineyards, the winery and working methods to wine quality.

In the manner of a learning technique of memory you'll link soil characteristics, type of pruning or vinification techniques with certain flavors or types of wines. Thus, your memory will fix the information much better without the risk of forgetting. Ultimately, this will make you a lover who knows whereof he speaks without being misled by marketing techniques.

The world of wine is not hermetic or elitist

The oenologist, with or without a degree, gives the image of a serious person. Be able to advise on a wine confers an aura of almost mystical knowledge, especially in France : many vendors are taking advantage of this prestige, be careful not to be manipulated

Too many formations teach a vocabulary hermetic only available to insiders. They maintain thus, a club of good etiquette and French high culture. This is obviously of conditioning techniques to build customer loyalty: do not be fooled. Tasters and winemakers, serious, speak a language understood by everyone..

As you gradually learn a very specific vocabulary (but that is useless) it evokes in you a sense of belonging to the community of French good taste and this is highly flattering to your ego. However, if you start you do not absolutely need a very specialized vocabulary. Words like anthocyanins or tannins just want say color and roughness. If you become a specialist in plant molecules you will learn that there are several configuration for these molecules and therefore, at that time, the use of their biochemical name becomes essential . Until then no need to clutter the mind with specialized words.

Wine tourism without being abused

The tendency to oenology, as a hobby during the holidays, was well established in recent years : this is oenotourisme (in French language), or the wine tourism. This discipline gives excuses to travel in many picturesque domains and meet people very friendly. You will be introduced with local winemakers to the loud voice and accent that requires some adaptation. If you do not follow to the letter all the good advice of tour guides you will find producers who do not have standardized communication and have their true roots in their terroirs.

Disconnect the analytical part of your brain and enjoy the wine without thinking. This is the best way to remember your sensations at first. The wine tasting will teach you that what you do not like is the delight of many people. In the manner of a technique for personal development the wine will give you the means to communicate and develop new relationships.

St. Emilion wine tourism, vignes-et-vin.com

So, discovering a region through the wine tourism has become an obligatory. Imagine returning from vacation in the region of Saint Emilion without knowing everything about Cabernet Franc or Merlot : does one find good wines locally ? can you find good prices ?

To help you answer these questions numerous training offers you to become a connoisseur in a few hours of lessons, "How to recognize the aroma of wine, its flavors and colors". Many of these initiations are quite enjoyable and worthwhile. But on internet the temptation is great to offer training with poor relevant content but giving the impression to the contrary.

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