Aug 28, 2008
It’s fairly unusual for this blog to reprint comments for the sake of a new post. But in this case, I think it’s warranted, despite my better judgment—which some would say is on the wane and they may prove to be right dhonig, a commenter on this post, and a fine wine blogger, wrote the following as a response: "The whole thing boils down to a claim that it is "unethical" to commit to writing an unbiased review as a…
Aug 27, 2008
I am absolutely fascinated by the initial discussions that have resulted from Rodney Strong Winery’s program of sending samples of a new wine to a selection of wine bloggers. The PR initiative is described here by Dr. Debs, here by Tim Elliot of ACAN Media, and here by Jeff at The Good Grape, and here by Mike Duffy of Winery Website Report. What appears to be different or unique about Rodney Strong sending samples of its new Rockaway wine to…
Aug 25, 2008
I’ve been reviewing the various blogs linked up here at Fermentation, looking for those blogs that I tend to overlook or have not fed into my blog reader. I came across "FERMENTED THOUGHTS", authored by Nicholas Solga. Nick’s blog defines what for me is most frustrating in the world of wine blogging: Wine Bloggers with a GREAT sense of what makes for a fine blog post, a CACHE of insider’s knowledge, an INVITING personality, and WONDERFULLY useful reviews—BUT WHO DON’T…
Aug 5, 2008
Another new beverage magazine has been introduced and this new one has something of the flare that Wine X exuded. Mutineer Magazine is produced out of Southern California and looks to appeal to a younger drinker with more on their mind that terroir and mailing lists. Like the now retired Wine X, MM strikes a rebel pose and is looking to unmask wine and other adult beverages. MM comes with a pretty substantial on-line presence to augment the bi-monthly publication…
Jul 31, 2008
If you meet enough people in your lifetime you eventually come to the conclusion that there is a scale upon which all people can be placed with "Tossers" at one end of the scale and "Savers" at the opposite end. Extreme Tossers are the least sentimental among us. They toss stuff out readily, surround themselves with only minimal reminders of who they are, never kept a scrapbook in their life, and can’t figure out why anyone would save that picture…