Feb 29, 2008
John Gavin, best known as the author of Quaffability Blog and popular web designer to the wineries is on a roll with two new and innovative websites that wine lovers probably should be aware of. WEB TASTING ROOM It’s a video blog. It’s a source of excellent deals. It’s a message direct from the winemaker. What John has done here is create not just a web site the provides access to good deals on wines, but gives you much deeper…
Jan 25, 2008
Logos! Over the years we’ve done more than our fair share at Wark Communications. We’re pretty good at it. The real key to creating a good logo is to understand perfectly the idea that a simple image is supposed to convey and who you are primarily going to be communicating to with the logo. Why do I note this? Well, your chance to prove your Wine-Related-Logo-Creation-Skills are upon you. The venerable Wine Blogging Wednesday folks are having a logo design…
Jan 16, 2008
"While wandering the aisles of a Lithuanian supermarket recently…" If you aren’t willing to at least investigate a wine blog that begins a post like this then you really shouldn’t be in the business of open minded wine inquiry. It has been a while since I recommended a new wine blog. But Reign of Terroir, written by three highly educated wine lovers and educators, is well worth a recommendation if only for the intellectually rigor and thoughtfulness they put into…
Jan 9, 2008
The issue of direct shipping brings out the best and the worst in folks, no doubt about that. But I also think the Direct Shipping issue is the kind of topic that can demonstrate the power of online media and the power of blogs. First the good in people. Alder’s post on the Wine.com Stings has resulted in a remarkably coherent and well thought out set of comments on the issue. I can tell you that people are reading them…
Dec 18, 2007
In the first place I’m willing to check out any wine blog that names itself with a genuine word I’ve never even heard of. Hence, SPUME is something I wanted to check into. But then I realize that SPUME is a new blog written by Wolfgang Weber, the second but better reason to check out this brand new wine blog. Wolfgang is is Senior Editor at Wine & Spirits Magazine, a very well respected (particularly by those in the wine…