I just got back from my vacation in Barcelona, Spain where I spent about 3 days, then rented a car and drove up north through the South of France. My last stop was Nice, France. The trip was a lot of fun and now I intend to find some data to help bring back great memories (hm...it sounds more geeky than I thought but anyway).
Barcelona is located in Catalonia region of Spain famous for its earthy dry reds as well as Cava - world's most delicious bubbly drink. I am a big wine fan which is why I thoroughly enjoyed the trip and decided to write about wine today.
If you wanted to analyze any wine-related topic which one would you choose? Would you map popular vineyards around the world on the heatmap? Or maybe you will play with different grape varieties and figure out which ones people like the most?
Every time I enter a wine store I always wonder - why do certain wines get carried by almost every liquor store and others look brand new to me (I've never seen them in other stores)?
So what does determine a given store's wine selection? Do managers already buy popular wines most people drink and are, therefore, trying to "spice up" their menu with bottles other stores will definitely not have? Or maybe they study customers and select bottles based on consumer preferences?
My big question is what makes wine sell?
Read about how we ALL can help answer this question in my blog post for wine lovers
http://insightmine.com/bring-your-own-data-analyzing-wine-market/