Archive for the ‘Wine Blogs’ Category
A week from today, upwards of 300 wine blogger will converge on Portland, Oregon for the Wine Bloggers Conference. They will come from across the country and in some cases around the world to examine their chosen avocation, to commune with fellow bloggers and to learn. During this conference, which will be my fifth, I have the happy responsibility of moderating a session entitled "Are We Wine Writers or Wine Bloggers?" In preparation for helping instigate an invigorating discussion of…
There is a symbiotic relationship between the publisher, the advertisers and the readers. While that church/state line must always separate what gets printed and what gets advertised, it's an important fact of publishing life that the publisher, readers and advertisers live under the same roof. The readers want the content.The advertisers want the readers.The publisher wants both. No content, no readersNo readers, no advertisersNo advertisers, no content. While this might not always be true in the world of wine blogging…
Dear Tom Wark: I recently googled 'Three Tier System' and noticed that your writings rose to the top of the list. It brought me to your blog titled 'The three tier system and consumer acces to wine'. Then I noticed your Manifesto for Change in Wine. I read it too. I only have one question-Who the fuck do you think you are? You probably don't realize that 100s of thouses of good Americans are employed by distributors. But al you…
The finalists in 9 categories of the 2012 Wine Blog Awards were announced today. If you examine them all, it's hard to not to be impressed with the quality. And it's hard not conclude that the blog publishing platform has delivered to the wine category a collection of voices that likely would have been silent and unknown just 10 years ago. I've been helping the organizers of the Awards this year with a bit of marketing, PR and such. And…
It's just not very consequential when a new wine blog launches. But sometimes you take close notice of a newly launched wine blog because of who is behind it. You ought to take notice of SVB ON WINE. Rob McMillen, the founder of Silicon Valley Bank's Wine Division, is one of the most respected minds in the wine businesses. For the last few years, his mind was on display via his annual Silicon Valley Bank Wine Report. You might also…
