Comments on: Happier Times = Less Wine? (Will A Better Economy Mean Fewer Wine Blogs?)

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:52:42 +0000

No wine sample to declare in my mail box too… Though linking with good vin de Loire english blog on my Touraine du Sud (http://www.grand-pressigny.com) website. Imagining the theory coming true and those economic turnarounds result in bloggers wine rendez-vous all over the world.

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:43:42 +0000

Be careful what you wish for…

By: Sip with Me

Sip with Me — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:03:47 +0000

I hardly get any wine samples… it's all for the love of the blog! Gladly accepting wine samples!

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:47:30 +0000

Thanks, Chris – "it's impossible to predict for a free activity that any one of a few billion people can try"; doesn't seem to stop people like me from predicting… however fruitlessly :-). Cheers!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:28:31 +0000

Interesting theory Joe. As a new blogger I tend to agree with those that say free samples aren't really a driver here. People get into blogging about wine for lots fo reasons but the ones who do it for free wine are not likely to sustain themselves anyway IMO. The motivation has to come from within.

The economy impact on putting bloggers to work at their "real" jobs or family changes are more likely to take some away.

Overall though I think the blogging trend is still on the upward curve, like facebook and twitter and other social media, and hasn't reached a peak or a bubble yet. It may take 6 months or another 6 years, I think it's impossible to predict for a free activity that any one of a few billion people can try.

I think what will ultimately cause the wine blogging bubble to burst is an implosion into the black hole of wine blogs that write only about wine blogging and social media and forget to drink and enjoy the wine. Present company excluded of course :)