Comments on: The future of wine writing? Here’s a scary scenario

By: Randy Watson

Randy Watson — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:07:21 +0000

In an effort to bring some entertainment to wine blogging while also hoping to lend some “credibility” to accepting samples, I have challenged the social media “guru” to a Whore-Off: http://www.winewhoreblog.com/2009/06/whore-off.html

See you all there!

Cheers!

By: Will Work for Wine (Alice Feiring & Who Really Killed Wine Writing) | 1 Wine Dude

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:04:28 +0000

[...] of this gloomy state of affairs on the world of wine and wine writing, and from what I’ve seen, Steve Heimoff summed it up best in an article that appeared on his blog on June 5th (emphasis is mine): “…if there are fewer and fewer paying magazines and websites, and more and [...]

By: Paige Granback

Paige Granback — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:03:46 +0000

PS: I do wish that more legit bloggers would identify themselves by real name and, possibly, even by location which can be a relevant piece of info. I struggle sometimes to find an “about me” section which tells the story of the writer.

By: Paige Granback

Paige Granback — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:47:09 +0000

Wow, I’m sensing a bit of the old “Kids these days! What do they know about anything?” mentality. It’s kind of amusing, considering every generation has lamented the group coming up behind them! And guess what? In every era, quality still floats to the top. I think that in spite of the proliferation of new voices in the wine world and the ease with which one can declare one’s self a blogger with the click of a few buttons, content and quality will still reign supreme.

At present, it may be true that you have to wade through an awful lot of crap to find it. But I don’t think that will hold true forever. As this new medium evolves and matures it will get easier to both identify and locate wine writing of good quality. So relax everyone! This is not a death knell for quality wine writing, merely the growing pains of a new era.

Oh and to whomever said that Gen X’ers, Gen Y’ers and Millennials don’t care about the back story—I think in all of those groups, the back story and the personal connections far, far outweigh a score on the 100-point scale. Hell, many of us underachieving Gen X’ers have a disgust for the 100-point scale going back to junior high. We know it don’t tell the whole story! Probably also explains my inability to string together a coherent comment.

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:14:37 +0000

Sonadora-Whether this is a correct characterization or not, after subscribing to your blog for a while, I saw more press samples appearing
with less than critical reviews following a more or less formulaic rubric. I don’t doubt your sincerity and enthusiasm, and others have vouched for
you here. My intent was not to group you with that “other” blog, but I
think it’s fair to ask how wineries’ hospitality colors your perceptions as your blog has gained in influence and readership.

Tim & Tish-Perhaps it’s a bit unfair to name one blog and not another.
But if it’s fair game to discuss a critic’s motives and tastes, then maybe
blogs should be fair game as well. Do you have to make a statement about every professional critic if you have an opinion on Jay Miller. It’s fine if a blog’s policy is to accept samples (or even solicit samples), but it doesn’t mean anyone has to like the result.