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By: I’m a mom! « Lusciouslushes’s Blog

I’m a mom! « Lusciouslushes’s Blog — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:07:12 +0000

[...] believe that the blogging community is a vital part of the future of the industry. In the many debates of what is or isn’t [...]

By: Donating: What’s in it for me? « Wine Bloggers Conference Scholarship

Donating: What’s in it for me? « Wine Bloggers Conference Scholarship — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:21:36 +0000

[...] media. As Bill Legion, President of Hahn Family Estates recently said: I believe that the blogging community is a vital part of the future of the industry. In the many debates of what is or isn’t [...]

By: Get Your Hands Dirty: Bloggers Planting Forum « California Life: Better Than Happy Hour

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:11:39 +0000

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By: 2009 Goals: More Wine « California Life: Better Than Happy Hour

2009 Goals: More Wine « California Life: Better Than Happy Hour — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:09:09 +0000

[...] fill in more details soon. Thea Dwelle (@WineBratSF) has done a lovely job talking about blogging and the wine industry as well as Mutineer Magazine, spreading the word and appreciation for the [...]

By: winebratsf

winebratsf — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:34:47 +0000

Thanks for reading Pamela! I think it’s a great way to spread the word on wines we love. Hope you enjoy! I love Healdsburg, so many wonderful small wineries there. Also check out Truett-Hurst, Kokomo and Holdredge!

Cheers

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:38:59 +0000

I look for wine on the blogs, and follow many wine/ food bloggers in the Bay Area for suggestions. In fact, I will be checking out Manzanita Creek now. (We spend weekends in healdsburg. )

By: winedivergirl

winedivergirl — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:21:07 +0000

Excellent and YES! More fuel for the fire of ideas and transformational, revolutionary approaches to conversations and experiences around wine. So many thoughts and ideas bubble up when we connect these dots. Let’s talk about that and get the next Bloggers Tasting Forum on the calendar for early 2009! More soon.

By: Uzi

Uzi — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:49:03 +0000

Hi Thea,

Thank you for a good post. I am going to take some of these bullet points and turn them into my online marketing action plan.
By the way, one of last sentences states:…”There are many more posted over HERE, and I encourage you to cehck it out!” I think you intended to put a link in?

By: Steve Heimoff

Steve Heimoff — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:53:26 +0000

Thea, Joe: Here’s an exaggerrated form of the “debate” as it’s shaped up:
Bloggers say “All old trad wine writers are crooked unethical bastards who’s time is up and they know it.”
Trad writers say “Bloggers are a bunch of twittering idiots who don’t know what they’re talking about.”
I think we all can agree that both of these positions are untrue and damaging. As one who’s come in for [more than] my fair share of abuse, I know I’m ready for it to end. It doesn’t bother me personally, but it’s not what I want to read and write about.

By: 1WineDude

1WineDude — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:31:39 +0000

Really interesting look into this, Thea.

I think that you and Steve are both making valid points.

I’ve been on the receiving end of the criticism that all bloggers’ writing is worthless, but this was from a very select group associated with WS. Many of the other mags have reached out to me and done so with respect, which I find quite humbling actually.

Interestingly, recent studies on the demographics for one of the established wine publications (WS, I think) showed the average reader was in her late 40s (yes “her”, more female readers than male) and earned a fairly decent sum of money each year (wish I had the link to this info., I’d post it here if I did). This is probably a very different demo. from most (but NOT all) wine blog readers.