tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post8617255866158721455..comments2024-03-28T02:36:57.726-07:00Comments on Good Wine Under $20: Through the Looking Glass: Seeing Online Wine Culture from the Other SideDr. Debshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-91435916482918434192008-08-27T07:09:00.000-07:002008-08-27T07:09:00.000-07:00Good Job! :)Good Job! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-74447497829074355452008-07-25T21:52:00.000-07:002008-07-25T21:52:00.000-07:00Thanks Iris and Ben for commenting, and sorry for ...Thanks Iris and Ben for commenting, and sorry for my slow response--I was in Napa tasting wine which is a good excuse, I think! I agree, Iris, that the great thing about being online is that you can do it when you can't bear to do anything else. Also, Twitter is really for people chained to smartphones and computers all day. Ben, I think the discomfort is the big obstacle, but that soon enough the wine people WILL push through it and join in the fun. At least that's what I hope!Dr. Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-30368146946521305852008-07-17T12:11:00.000-07:002008-07-17T12:11:00.000-07:00Thanks for the article: I work at Inertia and mode...Thanks for the article: I work at Inertia and moderated the web design session at the symposium that talked a lot about social networking. There's definitely an issue of folks in the wine industry not being comfortable with the web/social networking/blogging. There's also seems to be a desire to join the rest of the world in working with these technologies. Once the barrier of discomfort is overcome I think we're going to see a flood of activity from wineries online. The more we all talk about it and educate the industry the sooner that time will come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-55189623308774325362008-07-16T01:14:00.000-07:002008-07-16T01:14:00.000-07:00Thanks for the looking glass - as I'm normally on ...Thanks for the looking glass - as I'm normally on the other side of your perspective, it was interesting for me. <BR/><BR/>Yes, I think, we do know about the importance of internet-communication. Even on our side of the ocean in old Europe... And espacially for small structures, like our winery, it's a great chance to talk about what we are doing in our daily work, the fect that we exist beyond points and 1855 classments and even if our garage is more of the size of a dogs shelter:-).<BR/><BR/>We don't have to wait for a journalist to stumble about our adresse in search of a "newy-scoop", we just need a telephone line with a decent DSL. <BR/><BR/>Yes, it takes some time to spend in front of your computer, but you can do it at any time of the day, while you are recovering from the glaring summer heat on your hill-slope or in the middle of the night. Not as exhausting as standing behind your small table in a crowded exposition of soandso wines, having payed a tremendous fee to be there, and being snobed by the point-hunters, who rush by for a free-sip of all the other famous labels.<BR/><BR/>Espacially blogging seems to me a perfect way of telling the (wine-)world that you exist, why and how and what you do, to make the best wine possible in the unique spot (you may even call it "terroir") where you are.<BR/><BR/>Twittering and the like is perhaps more suited for desk-top people. It's difficult, to send a message on a blackberry, when you have your hands occupied with wine scissors or full of last harvest's yeast:-). Even if sometimes you would like to make participate all the world immediately in the sound of the cigales around you ... you can talk about it later, before you go to sleep:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-49926232524741778352008-07-14T09:16:00.000-07:002008-07-14T09:16:00.000-07:00David, I would agree with you that wineries can be...David, I would agree with you that wineries can be "behind the curve" on this issue, but I certainly didn't sense resistance on their part in finding out more about it--just a sense of being completely overwhelmed since now they feel they are trying to jump on a fast-moving train. And Mike, I see what you mean about the echo chamber, but I was struck by their receptivity--and their relative unfamiliarity with the online wine culture at the same time. This gave me the sense that people may not like it or approve of it--but they know that it's not going away so they have to deal with it.Dr. Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892131332003571463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-64794657406587399182008-07-13T20:56:00.000-07:002008-07-13T20:56:00.000-07:00Thanks for the link love, Dr. Debs. It was a plea...Thanks for the link love, Dr. Debs. It was a pleasure to meet you at the symposium.<BR/><BR/>A couple of thoughts:<BR/><BR/>1. The symposium is a bit of an echo chamber (as far as people there being receptive to the online culture), since that is one of Inertia's hallmarks.<BR/><BR/>2. I thought you, Tom, and Julie each made some great points, and I hope you'll summarize what you said about what it takes to be a great wine/winery blogger in a future blog post.<BR/><BR/>And where is Julie's blog, I ask? :) Maybe she can guest post with one of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6053780638267491912.post-48512721990622789612008-07-13T17:49:00.000-07:002008-07-13T17:49:00.000-07:00sounds like an interesting conference. I've found...sounds like an interesting conference. I've found the majority of wineries that I've contacted to be a bit behind the curve in terms of the web, and responsiveness to bloggers, but maybe that will change.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253267999981564817noreply@blogger.com