Archive for the ‘Wine Media’ Category
Robbers. Thieves. Unethical. Without Merit. There’s just no other way to describe an organization that steals content, then represents it as their own. This is the case with a website called "THE WINERY".They describe themselves as "part magazine, part newspaper, dedicated to wine. What they do, is this: -Surf Wine Blogs-Post 100 words of an entry from a Wine Blog-Create a link that says "Read More"-Take the reader to the entire entry….located on their own site. In other words, they…
It was, I believe, the great Gore Vidal who once wrote, "Every time a friend of mine succeeds a little part of me dies." It’s a pretty astute, and brave, commentary on the effects and power of envy. Some of us bloggers fancy ourselves decent writers. Some of us are mistaken, some close to the mark, other are underestimating their value completely if they think themselves only decent writers. A safe self assessment puts me somewhere between the first two…
I’m not sure what to make of THIS article at Decanter.com. How does a planning commission dispute over the placement of a road and building in the hills above Napa Valley make into the News section of the normally very excellent Decanter.com? –Is the world that thirsty for "wine news" that anything will do? –Have Marc Mondavi and David Abreu reached Hillary Duff and Paris Hilton levels of celebrity status that their every move must be watched and reported on?…
Some people have a great deal of time on their hands…as well as a sense of humor. I’m not sure I approve of the WinoBabe of the month concept. I’m particularly concerned about the April 2006 pick (photo re-posted to the left) for this honor. But what I really want to know is how I can get in the running for the June issue? Hat tip to the folk over at REthinkwine Blog.
NO…."Wine Blog Watch" is not Dead? For a week now the pre-eminent catalog of wine blogs has been no where to be seen. Going to the site rewards one with: "The connection has timed out". However, according to proprietor, Jarret, the site will be back up within the week. The beauty of Wine Blog Watch is its constant reporting on which blogs have been updated in the past hour. It has been one of my most important sources for newly…
