Somehow, the kind of wine writing I like to read underperforms in popularity contests and award competitions. Take this year’s Wine Blog Award winners for example; stuff that just never makes it onto my reading list. I don’t really care what wines Jaime Goode likes or doesn’t like, what Ken’s Wine Guides latest 100 tasting […]
Wine Blogger Sample Disclosure Double Standard
Are wine bloggers and their traditional media counterparts held to a double standard on sample disclosures? While it’s old news now, if you ask the FTC, then the answer is yes. A recent article published by the Boston Globe and then an inquiry on common practice from an academic friend who is moving into a […]
Wine Writing Styles Reflect Culture
There is no surprise that Do Bianchi author Jeremy Parzen, whose wine and food credentials drip with immersion and cultural understanding, recently managed to illustrate old world vs. new world wine writing styles in utterly poignant fashion. In his post about the differences in European and American wine writing genres he brings new light to the […]
Eric Asimov Sorts Out Wine Enthusiasm and Journalism
An ever present cloud of self doubt began lifting only ten minutes into Eric Asimov’s 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference keynote talk on responsible journalism, democratization of wine, and differences in generational paths to wine knowledge and appreciation. I breathed easier as he weaved in and out of these centerpiece issues, connecting and comparing his personal development […]