Archive for the ‘FermSurvey’ Category

Nov 17, 2006

Survey: The Tough Wine Questions”

Writing a wine blog day in and day out you tend to find reason to contemplate the "tough questions" associated with wine. I know my own feelings on these issues. But I want to know yours! Take the FERMENTATION’S "TOUGH WINE QUESTIONS" SURVEY It’s very short and won’t take more than three or four minutes. Or, if you are a deep thinker, it might take you up to five minutes. We will post the results of the "TOUGH WINE QUESTIONS"…

Sep 21, 2006

The Wine Experimentation Campaign

I had  chance to very briefly chat with Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon the other day. In the midst of a short conversation he explained his belief that we live in a "post-varietal" world. This would put him in line with Appellation America (a Wark Communications client) publisher Roger Dial who also believes the future of North American wine culture is terroir driven. This idea that we are moving toward a terroir-driven understanding of wine in America doesn’t necessarily conflict…

Sep 18, 2006

Why You Buy: Survey Results

So here’s what I wanted to know: What prompts you to buy a  wine you’ve never had before given only the information on the bottle? The answer? In general, you told me that the producer and the varietal hold equal sway over your purchasing decisions. When asked "In general, and all else being equal, what is the most important factor in your decision to buy a wine you’ve never tried previously," 33% said producer and 31% said varietal. The price…

Sep 1, 2006

SURVEY: Why did you buy that wine?

Why did you buy that wine? Why did you pay more for this wine? These are questions that wine markers want answers to. The answers hit on your expectations, experiences and comfort level with wine. And I’m curious about those thing and how they relate to the fine readers of FERMENTATION. So…It’s survey Time Again.TAKE THE FERMENTATION WINE PURCHASING DECISIONS SURVEY. Your responses are 100% confidential. I don’t know who you are and no one else will know who you…

Jul 7, 2006

Fermentation Wine Blog Housekeeping

Some Friday Fermentation Housekeeping and Public Service Messages… 1. SUBSCRIBE TO FERMENTATION It’s easy as a chilled Chardonnay to subscribe to the FERMENTATION RSS Feed. Over there on the right side of this page you see a number of one touch RSS Feed subscription buttons. Click on the RSS Reader that you use (MyYahoo, Bloglines, Newsgator, etc) and voila, you can easily see what’s being discussed here and at your other favorite blogs at your one-stop blog reader 2. ONE…