DISQUS

Southern French wines are so rockin' right now that it's almost criminal how good some of them are. Also - that photo would have a bit more impact if you had one raised, cocked eyebrow... Anyway, can I purchase some of your Catavino wine? ;-) Cheers!

Sweet! Literally! :)

Good stuff, it's a fascinating topic. Personally, I believe (though I've no scientific facts to back it up!) that we can reach a relative level of quality & aromas/tastes. This is borne out through history (see <a href="http://1winedude.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-makes-..."><a href="http://1winedude.blogspot.com/2008/04/wh...) - as cultures we more-or-less agree what we consider good. After that, it's all personal.

Good stuff, it's a fascinating topic. Personally, I believe (though I've no scientific facts to back it up!) that we can reach a relative level of quality & aromas/tastes. This is borne out through history (see <a href="http://1winedude.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-makes-..."><a href="http://1winedude.blogspot.com/2008/04/wh...) - as cultures we more-or-less agree what we consider good. After that, it's all personal.

Good stuff, it's a fascinating topic. Personally, I believe (though I've no scientific facts to back it up!) that we can reach a relative level of quality & aromas/tastes. This is borne out through history (see <a href="http://1winedude.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-makes-..."><a href="http://1winedude.blogspot.com/2008/04/wh...) - as cultures we more-or-less agree what we consider good. After that, it's all personal.

Good stuff, it's a fascinating topic. Personally, I believe (though I've no scientific facts to back it up!) that we can reach a relative level of quality & aromas/tastes. This is borne out through history (see <a href="http://1winedude.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-makes-..."><a href="http://1winedude.blogspot.com/2008/04/wh...) - as cultures we more-or-less agree what we consider good. After that, it's all personal.

I feel that I fill an UNprofessional gap in wine writing, seeing as how I make an average of 3 mistakes per post!


I wonder if there's a business out there for copy editors and fact checkers that offer services to bloggers...

I think that RichardA makes several good points.


I also think that the idea, in general, is an intriguing one. It needs some work.



Some thoughts / words of caution - I don't mean any of these negatively, I offer them in what I feel are the best interests of things to seriously consider for this endeavor:



1) The printed world of journalism is very different from that of on-line blogging. Printed media from disparate sources requires a) a common voice/tone of the publication (with just enough room for originality among the various contributors), b) a well-defined target audience, c) perceived value over-&-above what could be gathered and collected by the target audience from free sources.



2) Hence the need for some sort of editorial board. However, there could be an (undeserved) air of elitism generated by this among the wine-blogging community, depending on how the content is judged and selected.



3) I agree with RichardA's statements about printed media NOT contributing significantly to a lack of respect for wine blogging. Blogging, and wine blogging in particular, is subject to a) lack of editorial control over quality of published content, b) misconception (or total lack) of established and easily-understood credibility on the subject matter (which, for wine consumers, is even worse in the case of wine than in many other areas), and c) popularity of the subject matter. Wine books are in high demand. Wine mags are not. If we were blogging about life improvement or personal finance, we'd probably be singing a different tune altogether. I would personally proffer any of these as more significant contributors than lack of printed media.