Comments on: The Why & What of Amateur Wine Writing

By: BeyondTheMargin.net

BeyondTheMargin.net — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:23:21 +0000

I enjoy writing and sharing my thoughts with others. I am not the most social person, but documenting my experiences and ideas on paper (or its virtual counterpart) are something at which I have always excelled. My passion for wine leads me to seek out new experiences and opportunities to learn. I feel like the so called experts dominate the conversation about wine, while wine evaluation is subjective and largely determined by individual preferences and ability to discern the subtleties of each wine. As a result, I share my thoughts and opinions on my blog. http://www.beyondthemargin.net/search/label/Wine

By: Pedro Benito Sáez

Pedro Benito Sáez — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:57:48 +0000

Not so many years ago when I started to love wine was almost impossible to find, websites, blogs, magazines to find information about wine and gastronomy. Today everything has changed thanks to new technologies and the Internet everyone's can find updated information or become a star in the industry (if your material is good of course)

Each person perceive the quality of wines in different ways, some people perceived quality in fruit driven wines, fleshy, voluptuous and there are others who perceive quality in wines that have been aged, evolved, matured, complex and delicate characterisics. Which of them are better? That depends on each person; one thing is for sure it shouldn’t be dogmatic matter.

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By: wine lover

wine lover — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:43:14 +0000

Excellent article! I have often thought about the rise of blogs and how its really starting to open up the world of wine for me. Although a lot of wine bloggers are really novices and dont know what they are talking about, its still a good thing overall as I have learned a huge amount over the last couple of years from wine bloggers.

By: Wine of Month Club

Wine of Month Club — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:50:12 +0000

That's an interesting article. The whole wine industry can sometimes struggle with what story to tell. Sometimes wine makers take the fruit a different direction then they should…bloggers sometimes go a different direction then they should. I think there is a fine line between not offending people you may want to work with in the future and needing to give honest opinions.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:07:27 +0000

Good stuff. It's interesting in that Parker himself isn't even tasting from France any more is he? This all somewhat ties in to Michel Rolland as well, right?

By: LukeJones

LukeJones — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:33:35 +0000

"Wine writers of any level should tell the story of the wine they are reviewing and not dictate what that story should be." I think you are right on with this.

I guess winemakers should just be thankful that Parker didn't taste the wine that Jesus made from water because I think they would have a heck of a time trying to please him after that.

By: Sarah Freeman

Sarah Freeman — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:52:04 +0000

The whole situation reminds me of the situation in the music industry brought on by new technology. Small independent artists could create, produce, and distribute their own music reaching fans in a way unseen in the past, while big labels whined that they were losing revenue through piracy. The leveling of the playing field created by new technology will always benefit new parties, leaving the "Old School" grumbling about the the unworthiness of the newcomers.