The future of wine writing is kind of like… GrimDark. No, I don’t mean that wine writing is headed for GrimDark as a cultural style of expression. Though that conceivably could happen as a symptom of where things are headed. What I mean is that the future of the wine writing profession is f*cking bleak….
Category: wine blogging
Get Yer Vote On! (2016 Wine Blog Awards Voting Is Now Open)
Voting for the 2016 Wine Blog Awards is now open, so you need to get yer digital ass over to their website and cast your vote to help determine the winners. Before you ask – no, I am not a finalist this year. I was a judge, and therefore requested that 1WD be recused from…
OK, Everyone, Remain Calm And Have Another Sip (Wine Website Ranking Madness)
Ok, everyone… calm down. Pour another glass of something nice. Have a sip. Relaaaaax. Feeel zeee tension leeeaaaving your body… Every once in a while, we get a roundup/list/ranking of wine websites, and then oscillate between being happy for some of the sites on the list, and getting bent out of shape about the ones…
But Not For Me (Vote In The 2015 Wine Blog Awards)
It’s that time of year again, when the Wine Blog Awards come around and wine bloggers such as moi ask you to vote in them. In the 2015 incarnation, I’m a finalist in the Best Overall Wine Blog category, along with the following excellent websites: Reverse Wine Snob Terroirist Hawk Wakawaka Wine Reviews The Academic…