Comments on: 2 things http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/05/20/2-things/ A blog about the world of wine Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:05:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: PJ http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/05/20/2-things/comment-page-1/#comment-7149 PJ Sat, 23 May 2009 11:28:46 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=2833#comment-7149 I agree with T.J. again! I agree with T.J. again!

]]> By: steve http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/05/20/2-things/comment-page-1/#comment-7104 steve Fri, 22 May 2009 23:24:40 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=2833#comment-7104 Well, T.J., I'm working on my anti-distributor bias. Well, T.J., I’m working on my anti-distributor bias.

]]> By: T.J. http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/05/20/2-things/comment-page-1/#comment-7101 T.J. Fri, 22 May 2009 22:33:14 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=2833#comment-7101 Steve- I'm not letting you off that easy. You are clearly biased against distributors and you need to realize that they are as much a part of wine culture as the wineries themselves. I hear countless instances of small wineries not being able to reach every customer out there. Well, guess what, neither can Coke or Pepsi. Sure, they may think that distributors are the big "evil", but they can also partners in business too. In the current economic time, this cannot be more plain to see. Many "cult" wineries are in dire need of some distributor assistance to help move some inventory. This happens whenever there is a recession, or a bad vintage. You accused the distributors of being in it soley for money, but i find it hypocritical that you beat the drum for these "small" producers, while also accepting their free samples and reviewing their wine. Many of these small guys in CA may have legitimit beefs with the current system. And that's unfortunate, but it's not everybody's god-given right to have access to a large distributor network. Steve-
I’m not letting you off that easy. You are clearly biased against distributors and you need to realize that they are as much a part of wine culture as the wineries themselves. I hear countless instances of small wineries not being able to reach every customer out there. Well, guess what, neither can Coke or Pepsi. Sure, they may think that distributors are the big “evil”, but they can also partners in business too. In the current economic time, this cannot be more plain to see. Many “cult” wineries are in dire need of some distributor assistance to help move some inventory. This happens whenever there is a recession, or a bad vintage. You accused the distributors of being in it soley for money, but i find it hypocritical that you beat the drum for these “small” producers, while also accepting their free samples and reviewing their wine. Many of these small guys in CA may have legitimit beefs with the current system. And that’s unfortunate, but it’s not everybody’s god-given right to have access to a large distributor network.

]]> By: 1WineDude http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/05/20/2-things/comment-page-1/#comment-7087 1WineDude Fri, 22 May 2009 14:46:23 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=2833#comment-7087 On a more serious note, I do disagree with the assessments here that bloggers are taking aim at Parker in trying to topple him, replace him, become the young bucks that rule the herd, or even using it as a platform to deliberately generate traffic, etc. I stand by my statements that most wine bloggers and their readers don't view Parker as a top dig to be toppled. They would largely, I believe, see him as a guiding light if he chose to be one. What Parker did was to unfairly paint blogging with too broad a brush for the sake of promoting his own status and viewpoint. It was entirely unnecessary and in doing so it was Parker who challenged blogs, not the other way around. On a more serious note, I do disagree with the assessments here that bloggers are taking aim at Parker in trying to topple him, replace him, become the young bucks that rule the herd, or even using it as a platform to deliberately generate traffic, etc.

I stand by my statements that most wine bloggers and their readers don’t view Parker as a top dig to be toppled. They would largely, I believe, see him as a guiding light if he chose to be one.

What Parker did was to unfairly paint blogging with too broad a brush for the sake of promoting his own status and viewpoint. It was entirely unnecessary and in doing so it was Parker who challenged blogs, not the other way around.

]]> By: steve http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/05/20/2-things/comment-page-1/#comment-7083 steve Fri, 22 May 2009 14:35:46 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=2833#comment-7083 Yes to both, Dude. Yes to both, Dude.

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