How to Survive in the Jungle of Spanish Wines
ANDALUSIA CACTUS CANYON CERAMICS GRINGOCOOL IMPORTING AND EXPORTING SEVILLE SPAIN SPANISH BEER SPANISH CERAMICS SPANISH FOOD SPANISH POTTERY SPANISH WINE VISIT SPAIN WINE
How to Survive in the Jungle of Spanish Wines

Baby Bacchus is alive and well in Spain. While you won’t find many Spaniards worshiping the Roman God of Wine, you will definitely find wine at most meals.  Wine is an important element of the Spanish gastronomical experience.  But, there are so many wines in Spain it can be a...

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Extra virgin or just some pomice and chemical pretender?
ANDALUSIA CACTUS CANYON CERAMICS EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL GRINGOCOOL IMPORTING AND EXPORTING IMPORTING OLIVE OIL OLIVE OIL SPAIN SPANISH POTTERY
Extra virgin or just some pomice and chemical pretender?

3 recommendations to help buy the real thing - extra virgin olive oil.

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Andalusian olives
ANDALUSIA CACTUS CANYON CERAMICS EXPORTING EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL GRINGOCOOL HANDCRAFTED IMPORTING AND EXPORTING ITALIAN OLIVE OIL OLIVE OIL SPAIN SPANISH OLIVE OIL
Andalusian olives

Andalusia - olive orchards galore!

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Exploring Italian Ceramics on the Amalfi Coast of Italy
CACTUS CANYON CERAMICS CERAMIC ARTISTS COAST OF AMALFI EXPORTING CERAMICS GRINGOCOOL HAND PAINTED CERAMICS HAND PAINTED ITALIAN CERAMICS HAND PAINTED SPANISH CERAMICS HANDCRAFTED ITALIAN CERAMICS HANDCRAFTED POTTERY IMPORTING AND EXPORTING IMPORTING CERAMICS ITALIAN ARTISANS ITALIAN ARTIST ITALIAN CERAMICS ITALIAN CRAFTSMEN POSITANO SOURCING CERAMICS SPANISH CERAMICS SPANISH POTTERY VIETRE SUR MARE
Exploring Italian Ceramics on the Amalfi Coast of Italy

The three of us were sitting on two 125cc scooters on the Island of Capri, off the southern coast of Italy.  The day was a nice, early spring day; a little cool, a slight breeze, and a little overcast with a low cloud overhang.   My wife Pia, my son Vincent and I were set on… ...

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A Wintry Drive
GARDEN POTS IMPORTING AND EXPORTING SPANISH EXPORTS SPANISH IMPORTS SPANISH POTS SPANISH POTTERY TRAVEL TALES TRUCK DRIVING WHOLESALE GARDEN POTS WHOLESALE SPANISH POTTERY WINTER DRIVING WINTER TALES
A Wintry Drive

I climbed into the Penske truck and the first thing I did was pop in an 8-track tape and sing “On the Road Again” with old one lung Willie.  ….Not!  …8-tracks don’t exist anymore.  Actually, I jumped into the truck, plugged in a GPS guidance system and turned the radio to a cl...

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Incoterms – a Short Summary
CERAMICS EXPORTING GARDEN PLANTERS GARDEN POTS IMPORTING AND EXPORTING INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL TRADE POTTERY SPANISH CERAMICS SPANISH EXPORTS SPANISH POTS SPANISH POTTERY
Incoterms – a Short Summary

A high level summary of Incoterms.

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A cost experience shipping a pallet via air (Spain to US)
AIR SHIPPING AIR SHIPPING COSTS CACTUS CANYON CERAMICS COST OF AIR PALLET FEDEX INTERNATIONAL IMPORTING AND EXPORTING INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING SHIPPING SPANISH CERAMIC SPANISH POTTERY UPS INTERNATIONAL
A cost experience shipping a pallet via air (Spain to US)

There are many interesting and unique products in Spain but most do not see the light of day in the United States. There are several reasons for this but one of the most important is the cost of shipping. For a product to enter into the US market, it has to leave Spain by boat...

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