Congratulations on the new launch. We, at Adegga, are very happy to be working with Catavino in developing a next generation online wine list. Looking forward for what's coming ahead!

We had a delicious meal and a really good time. Évora is one of the best places to eat & drink in Portugal and I highly recommend it to people visiting Portugal. It's is only 1 hour away from Lisbon (by car) and certainly a day well spent!

Talking from a wine social network point of view (adegga.com) I see that most members of the community don't feel comfortable writing traditional tasting notes but actually participate using other tools. By marking a wine as a favourite or adding it to a wishlist they are adding value to a wine allowing then the community to know how interesting (socially) the wine might be to try.

I would say that tasting notes can be useful and people who write them should continue to do so. There's a personal opinion on every tasting note. What they shouldn't be is the only resource when choosing a wine.

The Web provides a much more interesting way of adding context and experience (recipes, video, photos, etc) when talking about a wine and this can be of much more value to a regular wine lover than any rating or tasting note.