Archive for the ‘Wine Blogs’ Category
A few days ago I had the privilege of giving a short talk in front a number of wine industry types hosted by Inertia Beverage Group. The topic was "Blogs, Wine Blogs and Communication". A Texted Up version of that talk is reproduced below. BLOGS, WINE BLOGS & COMMUNICATIONS The ways by which we communicate to friends, family, colleagues and the market are expanding on a near daily basis. One particular form of communication that you need to be aware…
The Annual Family Winemakers of California San Francisco Tasting is set for Sunday August 20 (public tasting) and Monday August 21 (trade tasting). I’m going (for what must be the 10th year or so) but I have no idea how I’m going to navigate the more than 400 wineries that will be showing their wares. I have this discussion with myself every year. "Should I just wander down the rows?" "Should I seek out certain vintners?" I mean, we are…
Should wine bloggers and wine publicist/marketers get together…just to look each other in the eye and see what each other has to say and think? I started thinking about this after getting an email inviting me TO THIS CONFAB of fashion bloggers and fashion publicists. It’s a pretty good idea and something that has been bandied about here and there among other wine bloggers. But it seems like now and again we see stories in the blogosphere and in the…
It’s time to re-evaluate my blogroll of wine blogs. It has been a while. And…I’d like some help. Here’s what I want to know:Is there a Wine Blog not on my blogroll over there on the right hand side that NEEDS to be there? Is there a wine blog you think NEEDS TO BE READ? Let me know what wine blog that is by posting a comment. I’ll evaluate it and get it up. I don’t care if you own…
There are some interesting takes in the Blogosphere over today’s announcement from the Wine & Spirit Wholesalers of America that a survey shows the world is about to end because 2% of those answering said survey announced they had bought wine online (By the way, the 2% is within the margin of error). Over at TECH DIRT they conclude that rather than proving there is a problem with minors buying wine online the survey in fact demonstrates that, "No, this…
