Archive for the ‘Wine Media’ Category
Over the course of the past week, I’ve been interacting with different folks in a number of forum where the subjects of the wine media and the wine trade in particular have been commingled in the discussions. It became clear that too often these conversations are stalled when different terms are used differently, particularly where the subject of the wine media is concerned. So, I thought I’ve offer a few definitions and explanations on this subject. Below are words often…
Is technology, the emergence of the Millennial wine drinker and changing attitudes toward wine fundamentally altering the world of wine criticism and wine buying in such a way that we are seeing a wholesale change in the way we understand, buy and appreciate wine? This would be the topic at hand in a number of articles issued of late by some very astute writers and observers of the American wine industry. If I am to believe many of them, this…
There are a very small number of newspapers in America that still possess a combination of great prestige and serve as the information source for such a large number of people that it becomes important when these newspapers raise an issue or take a stand. I call this category of information sources “Big News”. Sitting atop this small group of newspapers are the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Like them or hate them, these two daily papers…
A company issuing new information into the vast expanse that is today’s “information flow” can seem like a near futile project, particularly if the goal is to clarify or convince. This leaves the idea of a”press release” seemingly wanting for today’s businesses, including wine related businesses. But I want today to make the case for the Press Release, an animal that is too often incorrectly derided as “propaganda” or worse: fluff. First, let’s take a whack at defining the “press…
Without hope, there is no sense in going on. Hope sustains us. Hope motivates us. With hope there is no action. Hope is the seed that grows into a wish. MY WISHES FOR WINE IN 2013 1. The Natural Wine Movement Reforms Itself I wish 2013 is the year that those who self-identify with and promote the “Natural Wine” movement finally give credit where credit is due and recognize all the artisan producers everywhere who have for years (decades, really),…
