Comments on: A Wine Marketing Disaster http://winecast.net/2006/07/27/a-wine-marketing-disaster/ A wine podcast and blog Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:50:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Winecast - A wine blog and podcast http://winecast.net/2006/07/27/a-wine-marketing-disaster/#comment-47812 Winecast - A wine blog and podcast Fri, 24 Nov 2006 21:41:46 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/07/27/a-wine-marketing-disaster/#comment-47812 [...] Bad news travels at the speed of light around the world. Wineries need to be a part of the online discussion or they will pay the price in lost sales and damaged reputations. [...] [...] Bad news travels at the speed of light around the world. Wineries need to be a part of the online discussion or they will pay the price in lost sales and damaged reputations. [...]

]]> By: DancingDavidE http://winecast.net/2006/07/27/a-wine-marketing-disaster/#comment-39524 DancingDavidE Fri, 04 Aug 2006 11:43:49 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/07/27/a-wine-marketing-disaster/#comment-39524 No, I agree with you...don't go into any detail. "I went to have this wine, and found a corked bottle"...that's the extent of it. And only mention that much if you didn't have a backup topic to post about. No, I agree with you…don’t go into any detail.

“I went to have this wine, and found a corked bottle”…that’s the extent of it. And only mention that much if you didn’t have a backup topic to post about.

]]> By: Tim http://winecast.net/2006/07/27/a-wine-marketing-disaster/#comment-39356 Tim Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:42:42 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/07/27/a-wine-marketing-disaster/#comment-39356 Thanks for your comment, Dave, but I disagree that corked or bottles that have gone bad through mistreatment like high temperatures should be reviewed. From Cam's notes it would seem the wines themselves had flaws not related to these problems so it is fair game to write about these wines from my perspective. In reading some of the comment threads on other blogs, it would seem that most people are looking for wine recommendations and not wines to avoid, but from time to time such a warning might be an interesting change to further calibrate your palate to mine. Cheers! Thanks for your comment, Dave, but I disagree that corked or bottles that have gone bad through mistreatment like high temperatures should be reviewed. From Cam’s notes it would seem the wines themselves had flaws not related to these problems so it is fair game to write about these wines from my perspective. In reading some of the comment threads on other blogs, it would seem that most people are looking for wine recommendations and not wines to avoid, but from time to time such a warning might be an interesting change to further calibrate your palate to mine.

Cheers!

]]> By: DancingDavidE http://winecast.net/2006/07/27/a-wine-marketing-disaster/#comment-39350 DancingDavidE Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:06:24 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/07/27/a-wine-marketing-disaster/#comment-39350 Tim, I think that if you tasted a wine and found it disagreeable in many ways you are entitled to post about it, and if you thought it was a good example of the wine then I think your readers would want to hear your honest opinion. As Cam did, you should mention if it might be an "off" bottle or if it's corked - we know that it happens and I wouldn't let that stop me from trying a wine that otherwise interested me. If I purchased a corked bottle I can take it back and get a refund. But for a genuinely warranted low rating - I think it helps to have those to contrast to your generally favorable reviews. Tim, I think that if you tasted a wine and found it disagreeable in many ways you are entitled to post about it, and if you thought it was a good example of the wine then I think your readers would want to hear your honest opinion.

As Cam did, you should mention if it might be an “off” bottle or if it’s corked - we know that it happens and I wouldn’t let that stop me from trying a wine that otherwise interested me. If I purchased a corked bottle I can take it back and get a refund.

But for a genuinely warranted low rating - I think it helps to have those to contrast to your generally favorable reviews.

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