Comments on: Do You Care About Wines You (Probably) Can’t Have?

By: Of Spouses, Samples and 92-Point Flawed Wines « advertising blog

Of Spouses, Samples and 92-Point Flawed Wines « advertising blog — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:09:39 +0000

[...] (pre-public-release, to boot) to bloggers, if my sample bins are any indication. And, since you told me that you want to hear about those kind of wines, here’s my take on two that shared the dinner table last week with wifey and me. Also, [...]

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:50:21 +0000

Thanks for that – very kind!

Wine geeks, UNITE!

By: vinogirl

vinogirl — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:27:39 +0000

Yes, blog away. There is always something to be learned. I regularly read a blog about NY wines which I am sure would be nigh on impossible to find, but I read it anyway because I am interested in all wine.
Besides, you write so well (and you don't take yourself too seriously), that it's always a pleasure to visit.

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:09:00 +0000

Thanks, Steve – Are there any other general guidelines that WE is using to help keep the coverage balanced?

Also, it's always nice to have my palate validated by someone with skills – thanks! :-)

By: Steve Heimoff

Steve Heimoff — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:54:01 +0000

We ask ourselves this question at Wine Enthusiast. Why write about/review cult wines that only .00000001% of people will ever even see much less drink? It's a tough one. I like to taste these rare wines because it's educational and helps me frame my thinking. Also, a wine magazine should cover the Petruses and Harlans because it would be weird if we didn't. But that makes it all the more important to cover less expensive, more widely available wines, unlike some magazines that shun them as "common." Finally, if someone really, really wants to find that C. Donatiello (and they are terrific wines) they'll have to search for them. Sometimes, the good things in life are worth searching for.

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:09:30 +0000

It's good to know that blogs are having an impact and finding a niche.

Note to small producers: Keep sending those samples out!

By: @deniseslattery

@deniseslattery — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:59:18 +0000

This IS an excellent topic. I enjoy reading about all kinds of things in theater, film, books, restaurants, performance etc. that I may never get to personally experience. I like to read music reviews by people like, say, Sasha Frere-Jones because he's such an excellent writer and I can learn about an artist and build on musicology. But I don't always go out and buy what he's chatting about even if I could! I don't even need to go looking for it. This is just cool stuff that comes across the transom. It influences me and helps me understand a catagory (in this case pop music). To me, wine writers are like this, too. And it's very, very important that we have all kinds of perspectives! It's great!

Now, as a winemaker and small winery owner (under 1,200 cases) we have the classic problem of not having enough production to have meaningful distribution, yet we need to continually be working to make sure people know about our wines outside the tasting room. So, it's great when someone wants to blog or write about our wines. When this happens (and we are so grateful when it does!) it's exciting to know that the experience is being shared. Hopefully, whatever the writer shares is being used to build on knowledge in a category. In our case, low-oak, high-acid, single-varietal, terroir-driven wines created in small lots for food pairings. Oh, and all that from Walla Walla! Cheers!

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:54:04 +0000

Nerdiness makes the world go 'round, my friend!

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:52:34 +0000

Right back at ya, Wenchie!

Another great insight – we're like reality tv for booze hounds! :)

By: joeshico

joeshico — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:56:47 +0000

As a newbie to all this and an amateur to wine reviews with an attachment or a new found appreciation of NY Finger Lakes wines I understand the post. In reviewing wines that are readily available to me I have to understand that the availability is somewhat limited to readers outside New York and surrounding states. Where I have an advantage is I blog and review wines I enjoy as a hobby not a business and that I, in a miniscule way, can let readers know what I like and what excellent wines are being produce in my home state. I also like to read about wines from small wineries with limited production. I guess that make me a ' wine nerd ' too.