A new voice has come to the world of on-line wine information/reporting and it's an important one. Actually, the voice is not new. Lew Perdue is among the most experienced reporters/publishers to work in the wine industry. Many of you who read FERMENTATION will know and remember Lew. To some of you, he's probably a new name. He founded both Wine Business Insider as well as Wine Business Monthly, two publications that remain among the most important wine trade publications…
I read LOTS of wine blogs and I'm always on the lookout for the next new one that will educate me, entertain me or inspire me. There were a number of such blogs launched in 2008. Here is my list of FERMENTATIONS' MOST INTRIGUING NEW WINE BLOGS OF 2008(in no particular order) 1. Hosemaster of WineRon Washam's wine blog is smart, irreverent, funny and thoughtful. The man writes very well and if you take a look at this blog he…
What makes a wine blog credible? What give a wine blog an authoritative voice? Does it matter? Can it be measured? These questions and other similar to them have been bandied about the wine industry of late in a variety of forums. I think the issues are under greater scrutiny for a number of reasons, not the least of which are 1) the fact that there are more wine bloggers than ever and the issue of credibility and authority is…
Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog celebrated its fourth full year in existence today. What that means is a little beyond me. However, more than 1,700 posts (1.1 per day) and 8,000 comments (5.4 per day) later I do know these things: 1. Good Lord, was I lucky! 2. I'm a better man because of it 3. There's no end to the fodder provided by the concept of "Terroir" 4. This blog has changed my life in immeasurable ways—all for the…
