Simple and straightforward, they are too busy trying to circle the horses and protect their asse(t)s and not wiling to accept the new reality of the WEB. Recently, a friend heard through the grapevine that Decanter doesn’t generally cover topics concerning the wine blog world. Apparently, it is reticent to post stories about what is …
Gary Vaynerchuk
Is Cork'd Playing Fair with Wineries, with their Community? I Think Not.
I like Social Tasting note sites. I’ve been a Cellartracker user since before you could freely sign up for an account. We also help consult with Adegga.com a direct competitor to Cork’d, so please consider that when you read this article. None the less this article is meant to not attack Cork’d but rather raise …
Wine Future Conference in Longroño, Spain – Controversial but Interesting
Image via Wikipedia There is plenty of controversy around the upcoming Wine Future Conference in Logroño, Spain, this week. Parker is in town and there are lot’s of winemakers who are hoping to snag an audience with the Emperor himself. While Jancis, Oz, Steven and others will also draw big crowds, the other big news …
Vintank – Social Wine Report – A European Perspective
Social Media and wine, a logical intersection. Yesterday, I had someone call me for a quote about an online tasting that Catavino will be hosting, inquiring “how can wine and the internet work together, they are so different?” I responded by saying that the internet is a communication tool, and wine inspires communication. Thus they …