Writing good Haiku is not an easy task. It’s much easier to communicate a message using 1000 words than using 100 words. And it’s very difficult to communicate impressions with about 20 words. This fact alone makes "The Red Wine Haiku Review" something to see. The Red Wine Haiku Review is a wine blog that reviews wines….using Haiku. For example: Panarroz Jumilla 2003 (Spain) Fat luscious droplets Another Spanish hat trick Three grapes & five stars or Red Bicyclette Syrah…

I received an e-mail from Mark Fisher, the wine writer for the Dayton Daily News in Ohio. Mark wrote to let me know that he, though the Daily News, had launched "Yet another wine blog" they are calling "Uncorked". It’s not "just another wine blog" for a number of reasons. In fact, it’s significant  for a number of reasons. To my knowledge, "Uncorked" is the first wine blog begun by a true Main Stream Media entity. On one level this…

Catherine Granger is the author of "Purple Liquid", a wine and food blog that got my attention today for its interesting content and good writing. What bothers me is that I’ve not come across Purple Liquid before. Catherine has had the blog for about a year now. That’s longer than most. her content is often place related and boy can she post. Long, interesting in depth posts with good reviews and interesting insights. But she doesn’t post often. Alas…. Nevertheless,…

I get a good amount of email from people like me (PR Types), blog owners and others who pitch me on the idea of writing about their blog, their writings or otherwise. Some of it is interesting. Some not. The email I got from a person encouraging me to look at the "Rantings & Ravings" page of the Weimax Wine & Spirits web site was interesting and fun. Located in Burlingame, California, Weimax offers a fairly eclectic selection of wines…

It has been a while since I did  survey of new wine blogs, recommending those that I like and believe have potential. No better time than the present. I’m partial to wine blogs that update on a fairly regular basis and have an original voice or an experienced voice. NO BULL GRAPEAn engaging blog that goes beyond just reviews and ventures into the wine business and consumer consumer concerns. Started in July and just getting going. WINE TASTINGSA wine blog…