Comments on: Scrugy, The 800 pound Gorilla of Wine 2.0 sites? http://winecast.net/2006/11/03/scrugy-the-800-pound-gorilla-of-wine-20-sites/ A wine podcast and blog Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:39:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Winecast - A wine blog and podcast http://winecast.net/2006/11/03/scrugy-the-800-pound-gorilla-of-wine-20-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-47401 Winecast - A wine blog and podcast Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:10:24 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/11/03/scrugy-the-800-pound-gorilla-of-wine-20-sites/#comment-47401 [...] Recent Comments Joel on Where Are All The Wine 2.0 Stories?Andrew on Scrugy, The 800 pound Gorilla of Wine 2.0 sites?Jason Coleman on Where Are All The Wine 2.0 Stories?Tim on Mark West, Pinot Noir 2004Tim on HRM Rex-Goliath, "Giant 47 Pound Rooster", Cabernet Sauvignon NV [...] [...] Recent Comments Joel on Where Are All The Wine 2.0 Stories?Andrew on Scrugy, The 800 pound Gorilla of Wine 2.0 sites?Jason Coleman on Where Are All The Wine 2.0 Stories?Tim on Mark West, Pinot Noir 2004Tim on HRM Rex-Goliath, “Giant 47 Pound Rooster”, Cabernet Sauvignon NV [...]

]]> By: Andrew http://winecast.net/2006/11/03/scrugy-the-800-pound-gorilla-of-wine-20-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-47380 Andrew Mon, 13 Nov 2006 03:48:08 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/11/03/scrugy-the-800-pound-gorilla-of-wine-20-sites/#comment-47380 I am yet to be convinced that any of these sites have a future - I just dont think all this social networking malarky is going to catch on outside the geek community... I admire all the work tht has gone into them but.. well there is still a big but I am yet to be convinced that any of these sites have a future - I just dont think all this social networking malarky is going to catch on outside the geek community…

I admire all the work tht has gone into them but.. well there is still a big but

]]> By: Catavino - Spanish Wine, Portuguese wine and more! » Scrügy - The World of Wine Released Daily - Reviewed http://winecast.net/2006/11/03/scrugy-the-800-pound-gorilla-of-wine-20-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-47045 Catavino - Spanish Wine, Portuguese wine and more! » Scrügy - The World of Wine Released Daily - Reviewed Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:07:48 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/11/03/scrugy-the-800-pound-gorilla-of-wine-20-sites/#comment-47045 [...] Although the name may leave you with a quizzical expression, I think that creator James Jory may be on to something here. Scrügy appears to be answering the Web 2.0 question as it applies to wine – how does one organize all the wine information on the web and feed it directly back to the wine lovers? It’s a question that has been nagging at oenophiles who desperately want to get the information quickly and comprehensively without having to sort through several pages of search results, Tim over at Winecast has done a great article as to whether Scrügy will succeed or not. Therefore, I’d rather offer my feedback as to what I think of the site. Granted, websites like Vinolin have had me excited with their comprehensive list of wine RSS feeds, for the most part that plus a little community is all there is. They are a great source to obtain information but not much else, and unless large numbers of people begin to get involved it’s really just a fancy feed reader. Whereas, Scrügy not only offers an extensive list of wine RSS feeds and notifications, but also a nice AJAX interface that is clean and easy to navigate. Regardless of whether you are looking for tasting notes, wine blogs, podcasts, obscure wine bottles, wineries, articles or grape varietals, Scrügy can present the information in an incredibly user-friendly manner. On the down side this information, like Wikipedia, is still lacking information in many key areas, with the hope that they will be completed as the information is provided by users and “specialistsâ€Â? in key areas. If Scrügy is successful it could possess an immense amount of information on varietals, regions and bodegas worldwide, making it an important resource for wine lovers of all stripes. If it does reach that point in the future we all will have the ability to research a grape, find the regions it grows in, the bodegas working with it and whether there is a wine for sale made from it. [...] [...] Although the name may leave you with a quizzical expression, I think that creator James Jory may be on to something here. Scrügy appears to be answering the Web 2.0 question as it applies to wine – how does one organize all the wine information on the web and feed it directly back to the wine lovers? It’s a question that has been nagging at oenophiles who desperately want to get the information quickly and comprehensively without having to sort through several pages of search results, Tim over at Winecast has done a great article as to whether Scrügy will succeed or not. Therefore, I’d rather offer my feedback as to what I think of the site. Granted, websites like Vinolin have had me excited with their comprehensive list of wine RSS feeds, for the most part that plus a little community is all there is. They are a great source to obtain information but not much else, and unless large numbers of people begin to get involved it’s really just a fancy feed reader. Whereas, Scrügy not only offers an extensive list of wine RSS feeds and notifications, but also a nice AJAX interface that is clean and easy to navigate. Regardless of whether you are looking for tasting notes, wine blogs, podcasts, obscure wine bottles, wineries, articles or grape varietals, Scrügy can present the information in an incredibly user-friendly manner. On the down side this information, like Wikipedia, is still lacking information in many key areas, with the hope that they will be completed as the information is provided by users and “specialistsâ€Â? in key areas. If Scrügy is successful it could possess an immense amount of information on varietals, regions and bodegas worldwide, making it an important resource for wine lovers of all stripes. If it does reach that point in the future we all will have the ability to research a grape, find the regions it grows in, the bodegas working with it and whether there is a wine for sale made from it. [...]

]]> By: Tim http://winecast.net/2006/11/03/scrugy-the-800-pound-gorilla-of-wine-20-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-46918 Tim Wed, 08 Nov 2006 01:51:00 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/11/03/scrugy-the-800-pound-gorilla-of-wine-20-sites/#comment-46918 You've made a great start, James, and I hope you keep going in the same direction. Your preference for API's and microformats is a very good thing for Wine 2.0. You’ve made a great start, James, and I hope you keep going in the same direction. Your preference for API’s and microformats is a very good thing for Wine 2.0.

]]> By: James http://winecast.net/2006/11/03/scrugy-the-800-pound-gorilla-of-wine-20-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-46805 James Tue, 07 Nov 2006 01:16:43 +0000 http://winecast.net/2006/11/03/scrugy-the-800-pound-gorilla-of-wine-20-sites/#comment-46805 Thanks for the review, Tim. We've been hard at work on Scrugy and our recent beta launch is just the beginning. We've got some great features in the pipeline that we hope will continue to make Scrugy the best place to start to find anything related to wine. Don't read too much into the name, though. It's just meant to be a fun take on the combination of the words "corkscrew" and "cru", the French term for a vineyard of distinction. Regarding the wine shopping features on Scrugy, we'd love to integrate with WineZap or Wine-Searcher but unfortunately those sites do not offer APIs to support the tight integration we want on Scrugy. Just passing users over to WineZap or Wine-Searcher with a redirect or hyperlink that displays search results is not the user experience that we're after. If this changes in the future, we'll certainly take another look. And you're right about the scope of Scrugy. Given the immense amount of wine information on the web it's a huge task to bring it all together in one place. You can be sure, though, that we'll continue to work on the user interface to make Scrugy approachable and easy to use. Thanks for the review, Tim. We’ve been hard at work on Scrugy and our recent beta launch is just the beginning. We’ve got some great features in the pipeline that we hope will continue to make Scrugy the best place to start to find anything related to wine.

Don’t read too much into the name, though. It’s just meant to be a fun take on the combination of the words “corkscrew” and “cru”, the French term for a vineyard of distinction.

Regarding the wine shopping features on Scrugy, we’d love to integrate with WineZap or Wine-Searcher but unfortunately those sites do not offer APIs to support the tight integration we want on Scrugy. Just passing users over to WineZap or Wine-Searcher with a redirect or hyperlink that displays search results is not the user experience that we’re after. If this changes in the future, we’ll certainly take another look.

And you’re right about the scope of Scrugy. Given the immense amount of wine information on the web it’s a huge task to bring it all together in one place. You can be sure, though, that we’ll continue to work on the user interface to make Scrugy approachable and easy to use.

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