Comments on: Spectator’s top wine a good choice, from a PR POV http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/11/25/spectators-top-wine-a-good-choice-from-a-pr-pov/ A blog about the world of wine Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:13:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: steve http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/11/25/spectators-top-wine-a-good-choice-from-a-pr-pov/comment-page-1/#comment-22550 steve Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:47:11 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4560#comment-22550 Like I said, it created buzz. And buzz is good. Like I said, it created buzz. And buzz is good.

]]> By: Phil http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/11/25/spectators-top-wine-a-good-choice-from-a-pr-pov/comment-page-1/#comment-22548 Phil Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:32:52 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4560#comment-22548 So here is a question. Agree or not we all just spent days talking about the top 100 list and the Columbia Crest brand. Agree or not I think the choice of this wine perked up everyone’s ears to take a look at this years list. If they had said Caymus SS, Pegu, Latour, or something over $200 from Piedmont do you think any of us would have batted an eye. Don’t they say something like all press is good press. So here is a question. Agree or not we all just spent days talking about the top 100 list and the Columbia Crest brand. Agree or not I think the choice of this wine perked up everyone’s ears to take a look at this years list. If they had said Caymus SS, Pegu, Latour, or something over $200 from Piedmont do you think any of us would have batted an eye. Don’t they say something like all press is good press.

]]> By: Steve Wino http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/11/25/spectators-top-wine-a-good-choice-from-a-pr-pov/comment-page-1/#comment-22544 Steve Wino Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:40:07 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4560#comment-22544 I walked away from the WS Top 100 list this year totally befuddled. I have the #1 and about 6 or 7 of other wines on the list in my cellar, some of which are cheap, some of which are more expensive, and none of which are over $70. I cannot for the life of me see why those that I have opened - and no, I am not opening my Renatto Ratti or Cayuse yet - are in the list. My conclusion is that it is silly to take the whole Top 100 seriously. Change the title to "100 Interesting Wines for 2009" and don't spin it as an ultimate award, even on the broad criteria on which WS bases its decision. I walked away from the WS Top 100 list this year totally befuddled. I have the #1 and about 6 or 7 of other wines on the list in my cellar, some of which are cheap, some of which are more expensive, and none of which are over $70. I cannot for the life of me see why those that I have opened – and no, I am not opening my Renatto Ratti or Cayuse yet – are in the list. My conclusion is that it is silly to take the whole Top 100 seriously. Change the title to “100 Interesting Wines for 2009″ and don’t spin it as an ultimate award, even on the broad criteria on which WS bases its decision.

]]> By: steve http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/11/25/spectators-top-wine-a-good-choice-from-a-pr-pov/comment-page-1/#comment-22366 steve Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:29:43 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4560#comment-22366 CA Winediva, thanks for the compliment to Wine Enthusiast. Always nice to hear somebody likes us. CA Winediva, thanks for the compliment to Wine Enthusiast. Always nice to hear somebody likes us.

]]> By: CA Winediva http://www.steveheimoff.com/index.php/2009/11/25/spectators-top-wine-a-good-choice-from-a-pr-pov/comment-page-1/#comment-22362 CA Winediva Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:56:24 +0000 http://www.steveheimoff.com/?p=4560#comment-22362 Well, we tasted old #1 over the weekend, and wern't very impressed. Although we had to pretend to be. A friend who is a *collector*, brought several bottles over to share, he was so proud. He bought cases of the stuff on release. It's a very average bottle of wine, and at 27 bucks I think overpriced. No complexity going on at all. We're not big fans of WS, as they are a bit full of themselves. WE is more to our taste. Is it fair or scary to say *fair and balanced*? With so much really good wine out in the world at good prices, think Buheler Napa Cab, or, Hess Mt. Veeder Cuvee.......ya gotta wonder why they picked that one? Well, we tasted old #1 over the weekend, and wern’t very impressed. Although we had to pretend to be. A friend who is a *collector*, brought several bottles over to share, he was so proud. He bought cases of the stuff on release. It’s a very average bottle of wine, and at 27 bucks I think overpriced. No complexity going on at all. We’re not big fans of WS, as they are a bit full of themselves. WE is more to our taste. Is it fair or scary to say *fair and balanced*?

With so much really good wine out in the world at good prices, think Buheler Napa Cab, or, Hess Mt. Veeder Cuvee…….ya gotta wonder why they picked that one?

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