Comments on: The Tipping Point of a Maturing Wine Blog http://drinknectar.com/2010/02/24/the-tipping-point-of-a-maturing-wine-blog/ Spokane Wine Northwest Wine Washington Wine and beyond Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:37:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: drinknectar http://drinknectar.com/2010/02/24/the-tipping-point-of-a-maturing-wine-blog/#comment-1680 drinknectar Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:20:10 +0000 http://drinknectar.com/?p=869#comment-1680 Tamara, you're funny. You must've missed this post when it came out last month. I'm glad to have you here comment...but arent' you supposed to be enjoying the day off with your husband ;) Tamara, you’re funny. You must’ve missed this post when it came out last month. I’m glad to have you here comment…but arent’ you supposed to be enjoying the day off with your husband ;)

]]> By: Sip with Me! http://drinknectar.com/2010/02/24/the-tipping-point-of-a-maturing-wine-blog/#comment-1679 Sip with Me! Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:10:38 +0000 http://drinknectar.com/?p=869#comment-1679 Just another poodle documenting my journey though wine. Just another poodle documenting my journey though wine.

]]> By: drinknectar http://drinknectar.com/2010/02/24/the-tipping-point-of-a-maturing-wine-blog/#comment-962 drinknectar Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:22:42 +0000 http://drinknectar.com/?p=869#comment-962 Thanks for your comments. I always thought of myself as a New Kid on the Block. Not really a fan of Donnie Walberg, his brother is way more famous'er'. If Ron chose to kick me in the groin, I think I might feel some sort of amorous "I've arrived" giddyness. To your other point about wine bloggers being folks who are just documenting their journey through wine...I've actually seen quite a bit of that. Some of them are pretty good writers and others are just wine diaries for geeks like us. Cheers! Thanks for your comments. I always thought of myself as a New Kid on the Block. Not really a fan of Donnie Walberg, his brother is way more famous’er’.

If Ron chose to kick me in the groin, I think I might feel some sort of amorous “I’ve arrived” giddyness.

To your other point about wine bloggers being folks who are just documenting their journey through wine…I’ve actually seen quite a bit of that. Some of them are pretty good writers and others are just wine diaries for geeks like us.

Cheers!

]]> By: 1WineDude http://drinknectar.com/2010/02/24/the-tipping-point-of-a-maturing-wine-blog/#comment-961 1WineDude Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:47:33 +0000 http://drinknectar.com/?p=869#comment-961 Also... don't forget one very, very important point (well, it's mine so naturally I think it's important...): Many, many, many wine blogs are not written to be an alternative to Parker, Laube, etc.; they are written by avid consumers to chronicle their personal journey through wine. In that way, a handful of other blogs, mine included (I hope), act as resources to those consumers. The community at large appears a bit self-serving, etc., to the casual observer, especially to those who come from the 'previous school' where self-publishing was not viewed as self-expression but as arrogance bordering on monomania. The self-expression has no gatekeepers, and those who are blogging for fun shouldn't be told that they can't do it, if only for the fact that no one, and I mean no one at all, can stop them... Also… don’t forget one very, very important point (well, it’s mine so naturally I think it’s important…):

Many, many, many wine blogs are not written to be an alternative to Parker, Laube, etc.; they are written by avid consumers to chronicle their personal journey through wine.

In that way, a handful of other blogs, mine included (I hope), act as resources to those consumers.

The community at large appears a bit self-serving, etc., to the casual observer, especially to those who come from the ‘previous school’ where self-publishing was not viewed as self-expression but as arrogance bordering on monomania.

The self-expression has no gatekeepers, and those who are blogging for fun shouldn’t be told that they can’t do it, if only for the fact that no one, and I mean no one at all, can stop them…

]]> By: 1WineDude http://drinknectar.com/2010/02/24/the-tipping-point-of-a-maturing-wine-blog/#comment-960 1WineDude Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:34:41 +0000 http://drinknectar.com/?p=869#comment-960 Thanks for the kind words, man! And don't sell yourself too short - your blog is my pick for best new kid on the block (if that category takes hold) for the upcoming Wine Blog Awards (for what it's worth :-). And be careful with Ron - when he says he doesn't care about hits, he's lying he just cares about the kind of hits that are delivered directly to your wine blogging ego's groin! :-) Cheers! Thanks for the kind words, man! And don’t sell yourself too short – your blog is my pick for best new kid on the block (if that category takes hold) for the upcoming Wine Blog Awards (for what it’s worth :-) .

And be careful with Ron – when he says he doesn’t care about hits, he’s lying he just cares about the kind of hits that are delivered directly to your wine blogging ego’s groin! :-)

Cheers!

]]> By: Matt http://drinknectar.com/2010/02/24/the-tipping-point-of-a-maturing-wine-blog/#comment-957 Matt Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:44:07 +0000 http://drinknectar.com/?p=869#comment-957 I enjoy blogs such as this one... the quips of Hardy Wallace... the satire of Hosemaster... and the critical writing of Steve Heimoff. So it's interesting to see them all butting heads on this post and thread. If you think about it- aside from some magazines and a few influential websites- the wine media is fairly small and consolidated. I think blogs fill a useful role in giving voice to a community of active participants. How does it evolve? The expert voices and networkers will rise to the top- and the rest fall off or are content in being a small esoteric voice. Or maybe communities of bloggers will consolidate and join forces and create something bigger than the individual voices. One thing is certain- every blogger is a unique individual with their own angle and motivations. It should be an interesting evolution (or de-evolution?) to watch. I don't think the mainstream wine media is going anywhere. I'm still happy to pay for professional wine journalism and criticism either in print or electronic form. I have a hard time believing that the wine media will suffer one iota until the journalism industry as a whole figures out a successful business model that incorporates the internet along with print media. So I'll keep reading all of the above. Josh- congrats on starting such an interesting discussion. I enjoy blogs such as this one… the quips of Hardy Wallace… the satire of Hosemaster… and the critical writing of Steve Heimoff. So it’s interesting to see them all butting heads on this post and thread.

If you think about it- aside from some magazines and a few influential websites- the wine media is fairly small and consolidated. I think blogs fill a useful role in giving voice to a community of active participants. How does it evolve? The expert voices and networkers will rise to the top- and the rest fall off or are content in being a small esoteric voice. Or maybe communities of bloggers will consolidate and join forces and create something bigger than the individual voices. One thing is certain- every blogger is a unique individual with their own angle and motivations. It should be an interesting evolution (or de-evolution?) to watch.

I don’t think the mainstream wine media is going anywhere. I’m still happy to pay for professional wine journalism and criticism either in print or electronic form. I have a hard time believing that the wine media will suffer one iota until the journalism industry as a whole figures out a successful business model that incorporates the internet along with print media.

So I’ll keep reading all of the above. Josh- congrats on starting such an interesting discussion.

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