Lesson 2. How not to do a tourism video

Meanwhile, over on Regional Food

• A signature drop
  Nick O’Leary makes wines firmly rooted in the Canberra district, the place where he grew up and lives. The officially designated wine region of Canberra District is a small triangular area with 60km sides that stretch from Yass in the north, Bungendore in the east and Canberra in the south. This cool climate ‘Bermuda’ triangle…
• Antonio Carluccio cooks!
  Here’s a 14 minute video that we’ve just finished. It’s the cooking demonstration that Antonio gave as part of the Truffle Festival event at the Emirate Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa in the Blue Mountains. He was going to cook just two truffle dishes but there was a request for a gnocchi dish so he…
• Making a move
  Yeah, it’s time to leave our lovely country house and we’re cleaning up ready to put it on the market.  So we’re a bit distracted for online posts for a while. Part of the process is we have to CLEAN THE SHED. And that involves throwing out all the old things that I’ve held to…
• Would sir like to try the pin nott?
  India is set to see a second consecutive year of record grape exports, with its crop in particular demand in Russia and throughout Europe, the Economic Times reports. This is a source of some concern for Indian exporters, as record shipments in 2012 resulted in a severe oversupply in Europe, with prices dropping by 50…
• Justin talks!
  Yeah, quite a lot!  Stopping the flow of bubbling ideas and excitement is impossible when you meet him. But this time he’s talking very seriously in a short video that’s promoting Adelaide and the nearby regions as an ‘alternative’ tourism destination for South Australian Tourism Commission. Have a look. Now if it all sounds a…