Comments on: Bay Vieux Briefs

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:38:41 +0000

In the words of Han Solo, “I dunno, I can imagine quite a bit…”

By: steve

steve — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:43:11 +0000

Joe, be careful what you wish for. You might get it. Can you imagine yourself getting more samples than you can handle? Welcome to my world.

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:38:01 +0000

Steve, your (and WDG’s) mention of my willingness to receive sample has coincided with a previously unprecedented (for me, anyway) amount of wine samples being offered to me.

Is there any chance that you could mention this every other week for the next 6 months as well? (kidding…)

Cheers.

By: Morton Leslie

Morton Leslie — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:08:35 +0000

Someone should point out the possibility that wine futures present an easy way to get capital after the bank refuses you more credit. Holders of futures might find themselves at the end of the line of a lot of secured and unsecured creditors and never see their wine or their money. Wine futures make no sense in a recession. Rather than pay $39 for the possibility of getting wine down the line, a better strategy is to buy a $20 bottle and drink it tonight.

Regarding bloggers who are interested in seeing how they can work with producers in a “symbiotic” way and maybe make a little green…maybe they can get ideas…maybe learn some creative new techniques from Illinois Gov. Blagojevich.

By: Arthur

Arthur — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:36:52 +0000

Hi Steve,

We only touched the tip of the iceberg of being courted at the Credibility seminar at the WBC, but this ties in directly with a critical part of that discussion.

An average blogger who makes wine reviews a regular part of their blog’s content is not likely to be prepared to pay out of pocket for every single wine they review.

So it is only realistic to expect that they may come to depend on samples as a steady stream of “content fodder”.

There is nothing wrong with this – as long as one is clear (and honest with themselves) about being impartial and independent in the opinion on the wines they are asked to assess.