Jun 27, 2007
Good News!!! You no longer have to come to Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog in order to read it. You can now read Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog HERE . …And the best part…You don’t even have to know what you are reading is from the Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog. …because they use my copy and don’t attribute it to me. Isn’t technology great!! WineOnlineDirect.com appears to be a wine blog with pretty good wine information, if don’t say…
Jun 18, 2007
So much to impart, so little time. So, Here are some mini posts about things I’ve been wanting to say…. 1. 100 POSTS: The Cork Board Blog, which just finished up its 100th post, is turning out to be one of the best new blogs in the past couple of years. The Cork Board focuses on Napa Valley. I’m unaware of another blog, though it may exist, that constantly works the Napa Valley beat. That’s hard to believe. 2. A…
May 16, 2007
It seems to me something of a rule (though with exceptions) that the really good writers and thinkers who take up blogging disappoint because they just don’t blog enough to satisfy the desire of their readers for a lot more of their really good stuff. They are stingy. This is the case with Thomas Pellechia’s "VinoFictions" blog, a source of wonderfully written, provocative, educational and opinionated posts by a man who knows his stuff. Pellechia is the author of "The…
Apr 25, 2007
If you are looking for a seasoned wine voice and thoughtful mind with which to indulge your wine desires there is a new source on the Internet that is part website-part blog-part tasting and review publication that is put together by one of America’s most respected wine writers. Paul Gregutt’s Northwest Wine Insider is described as "the Web’s most up-to-date, in-depth, objectively critical guide to Northwest wines and wineries. I do not work for wineries and I do not sell…
Mar 30, 2007
I don’t usually take time to use this blog to say nice things about myself or the blog itself or to highlight what others have said about me or this blog. Modesty is a virtue, said the PR Guy. In fact, I’ve always said, if my name shows up in the media it’s because I’m not doing the job I should for my clients because it’s their names and their efforts that are supposed to be of interest to commentators…