Nov 20, 2008
This is a post that I think I've written for at least the 3rd year in a row. I write it annually because it's important and becoming even more important as wine blogs take on more relevance to the industry. Main Message: FERMENTATION: The Daily Wine Blog does not review wines. Key Message: Do what you do best and leave the rest to the experts. The number of emails I get asking if I'd like to receive a media sample…
Nov 11, 2008
I've been at serious risk for quite some time of being accused with good reason of being an Alice Feiring stalker But I'll risk the additional chance of solidifying that perception in the minds of many by pointing you all toward something that I'd never seen before today. It's a beautiful and revealing piece Ms. Feiring wrote in 2007 for the New York Times to which she so very subtly links in a recent blog post of hers at Veritas…
Oct 28, 2008
This has been a good year for Tyler Colman, the first Wine Blogger to go mainstream. Earlier in the year he saw published, and has since gained a great deal of publicity for, "Wine Politics"—— a book about its title that I loved. On November 11th, Tyler will begin swimming in the deep end of the mainstream wine media with the publishing of: "A Year of Wine: Perfect Pairings, Great Buys and What to Sip for Each Season". This…
Oct 25, 2008
13 Things I learned at the first day of the American Wine Bloggers Conference 1. Amy Atwood of Cleanskins & My Daily Wine blog is a fascinating lovely woman whose two websites don't completely scratch the surface of her potential or involvement in the wine industry. She's one of the folks from the Wine Blogger's Conference who I immediately liked and immediately knew was meant for much greater things. Nice handbag too. 2. Quivira Winery in Dry Creek Valley's one…
Oct 23, 2008
The power and importance of The Wine Spectator, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Wine & Spirit's Magazine, the Wine Enthusiast or any other wine print publications isn't determined by the quality of their content. It isn't measured by the number of wines they review. And it's not measured by the insight of their various columnists, editors or writers. The power of these publications and any others is determined by one single thing: The number of eyeballs they attract. With eyeballs come…