“Who cares what wine bloggers have to say, after all?” That question has been posed (with full negative connotation) by at least two established wine personalities as recently as a few months ago – one the most influential wine critic in the world, the other a long-standing wine writer and editor. Well, I have a…
Category: wine blogging
5 Blogs in 5 Minutes: The First Edition
Technically speaking, there are approximately a boat load of wine blogs out here on the “global interwebs.” I know what you’re thinking. What, there are wine blogs besides 1wineDude.com? Really?? A recent count has us at about 1,000 wine blogs being published worldwide. Nearly 50% of those are published in English. That’s about as dizzying…
Why You Won’t Make Money With a Wine Blog
I love writing about wine. And I often encourage people who love wine to blog about it, since it’s so easy to set-up a blog, and it’s such a great way to record your thoughts, feelings, and observations as you travel your own personal ‘wine journey’. Sometimes, when a wine lover that I know gets…
Come Original: Advice on the Eve of Wine Bloggers Conference `09
One year ago, nearly to the day, I posted my thoughts on why you should be a wine blogger. A year later, on the eve of the 2nd annual American Wine Bloggers Conference, I find myself posting about almost the exact same topic. While writing last year’s post, I found myself asking what I imagined…