Comments on: Postcard From Germany: A Bike Without Wheels? http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels A Serious Wine Blog For the Not-So-Serious Drinker Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:32:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: 1WineDude http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4536 1WineDude Thu, 28 May 2009 14:43:40 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4536 A quick update, Penelope Trunk has a FANTASTIC post about the irrelevance of conflict of interests when blogging. Worth a read (and a re-read): <a href="http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/28/conflict-of-interest-doesnt-apply-to-blogs-another-reason-newspapers-are-dead/" target="_blank">http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/28/conflict...</a> A quick update, Penelope Trunk has a FANTASTIC post about the irrelevance of conflict of interests when blogging. Worth a read (and a re-read): http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/05/28/conflict...

]]> By: 1WineDude http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4441 1WineDude Wed, 27 May 2009 10:27:17 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4441 I'm not saying that you're wrong Tom, but surely it's not that simple. I was a third-stringer on Jeff's list for being selected for the Rockaway assignment, if memory serves me correctly. So two other bloggers had to turn it down for various reasons before Jeff considered me - it doesn't feel like being in an elite group... I'm not saying that you're wrong Tom, but surely it's not that simple. I was a third-stringer on Jeff's list for being selected for the Rockaway assignment, if memory serves me correctly. So two other bloggers had to turn it down for various reasons before Jeff considered me – it doesn't feel like being in an elite group…

]]> By: tommerle http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4425 tommerle Wed, 27 May 2009 03:26:45 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4425 The operating psychology was not the value of the wine but being included in the elite group of bloggers sent the wine. No matter how much you protest, studies show that such favoritism influences outcomes. The operating psychology was not the value of the wine but being included in the elite group of bloggers sent the wine. No matter how much you protest, studies show that such favoritism influences outcomes.

]]> By: 1WineDude http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4365 1WineDude Tue, 26 May 2009 10:51:01 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4365 Guess I need to understand better what you mean by foresight. Certainly more and more wine brands are engaging bloggers proactively? I do agree that if RS hadn't put the wine in front of bloggers it wouldn't have been on the radar screen for many of us. But there are 7K+ wine brands out there at the moment, so isn't this also true of nearly any wine, including the $8 Portuguese find you just had? Guess I need to understand better what you mean by foresight. Certainly more and more wine brands are engaging bloggers proactively?

I do agree that if RS hadn't put the wine in front of bloggers it wouldn't have been on the radar screen for many of us. But there are 7K+ wine brands out there at the moment, so isn't this also true of nearly any wine, including the $8 Portuguese find you just had?

]]> By: 1WineDude http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4364 1WineDude Tue, 26 May 2009 10:48:03 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4364 Wise! :) Wise! :)

]]> By: Ken Payton http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4327 Ken Payton Tue, 26 May 2009 04:27:30 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4327 Rodney Strong's foresight is a passing phase, I assure you. And I find it remarkable that you found the wine fantastic. Of the many wines I've tasted in the past year, both foreign and domestic, I really must say the Rockaway was pedestrian at best. I enjoyed an $8 Portuguese wine this evening that was truly superb, I simply had to return to this thread. Had the RS not been put in front of your (charming) face you would never have known of its existence, or cared. Rodney Strong's foresight is a passing phase, I assure you. And I find it remarkable that you found the wine fantastic. Of the many wines I've tasted in the past year, both foreign and domestic, I really must say the Rockaway was pedestrian at best. I enjoyed an $8 Portuguese wine this evening that was truly superb, I simply had to return to this thread. Had the RS not been put in front of your (charming) face you would never have known of its existence, or cared.

]]> By: Ken Payton http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4297 Ken Payton Mon, 25 May 2009 17:16:41 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4297 The FTC guide merely promotes disclosure. It says nothing of favorable or unfavorable reviews. The FTC's underlying thought is that bloggers should no longer be exempt from 'truth-in-advertising' regulations, regulations that have not been revised since 1980. Let the consumer decide whether the information is relevant. Very simple. The FTC guide merely promotes disclosure. It says nothing of favorable or unfavorable reviews. The FTC's underlying thought is that bloggers should no longer be exempt from 'truth-in-advertising' regulations, regulations that have not been revised since 1980. Let the consumer decide whether the information is relevant. Very simple.

]]> By: Viktoria http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4274 Viktoria Mon, 25 May 2009 12:26:35 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4274 We drove and im happy about it ;) We drove and im happy about it ;)

]]> By: 1WineDude http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4268 1WineDude Mon, 25 May 2009 10:53:32 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4268 Hi! It was great to meet you, hope your flight back home was a bit better than mine :-) Hi! It was great to meet you, hope your flight back home was a bit better than mine :-)

]]> By: Viktoria http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4267 Viktoria Mon, 25 May 2009 10:46:44 +0000 http://1winedude.com/index.php/2009/05/22/postcard-from-germany-a-bike-without-wheels/#comment-4267 Nice to read about yor trip. Sorry for the hell flight home. It was a interesting evening with you guys. Hugs from Viktoria as Sweden. The girl in the family you meet in wehlen mosel :) Nice to read about yor trip. Sorry for the hell flight home. It was a interesting evening with you guys.
Hugs from Viktoria as Sweden. The girl in the family you meet in wehlen mosel :)

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