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Palate Press: The Online Wine Magazine by Bloggers

Editor's Note: Palate Press is an online magazine that features wine writers from all walks of life. From citizen bloggers to big wig writers, it's packed with stories from wines across the globe. What's unique about PP is its editorial process. Bloggers are an independent bunch and tend to stay clear from someone telling them what stays or goes before publication. Therefore, the mere hint of an editor is typically shunned before the 3 syllables escape one's lips. Yet PP has thrived with its editorial review, allowing any writer to submit their article as long as they're open to editorial criticism. We want to congratulate founder, David Honig, and his crew for putting in the hard work, sweat and elbow grease it's taken to get this ...

The Necessary Tension between Public Relations and Bloggers: A Second Look at the Conversation

writing-a-blog-postEditor's Note: Yesterday, Rob Bralow of the "Wine Post"  published a piece that was both compelling and thoughtful, discussing the merits of having a little tete-a-tete between both old and new media. As a result, we asked Rob if we could re-post his piece here, allowing wine bloggers  far and wide to contribute to the conversation. Please chime in with your perspective in comments! After the 2009 Wine Bloggers' Conference, there were many bloggers who felt that too many public relations and marketing representatives were there. Not only were they there, but they were there to watch. Megan (Wannabe Wino) wrote in her post "In the Fishbowl": "Have you ever felt like a goldfish? It's quite interesting really. I think the focus of the conference this year seemed to skew more towards wineries, PR folks, and other industry types. ...

Actively Seeking International Winebloggers to Contribute to Palate Press, An Online Wine Magazine

palate2David Honig began his blogging career in politics and political cartoons. After suffering through eight years of the Bush Administration, he decided it was time to relax with a nice glass of wine. 2 Days per Bottle, his first wine blog, explores wines over two days to get an idea of its cellar life and drinking window. Soon he started to notice variations in wine scores, particularly in the cluster around one particular score, and the group blog The 89 Project was born. As he got more involved with the wine blogging world David noticed that there was a tremendous amount of knowledge and talent, but it was spread so thinly across the internet that terrific content often disappeared before anybody noticed it. ...

What Is Wineblogger and How Can You Help?!

When Catavino asked me to add blogs to the wineblogger database, I thought, "Sure! This could be fun. I'm good at wine, foreign languages and basic database work, so this shouldn't be difficult." Nine months later, I realize that categorizing and imputing almost 900+ wine blogs is quite challenging, but there are ways we can all make this easier with a little teamwork! First, we need your help! There is zero money coming into this project, and we need all the extra support we can get! If you are fluent in a language listed on this site, become a Wineblogger Editor!! Job description: ensure that all blogs listed in that given language are active and relevant. Per month, this would take you less time than shampooing your dog or mowing the lawn. And in return, ...

Almost 1,000 Active Wine Blogs Have Been Registered!

Having just come back from the American Wine Bloggers Conference held in Santa Rosa, California, where wine bloggers across North America gathered together in an effort to better both the wine blogging field and the wine trade in general, it is with great pride that we announce our growing numbers. To date, we have reached 952 wine blogs, ranging in style, location, type and subject matter. As you will readily see, almost half of all blogs registered on Wineblogger.info are written in English. And of those, Regional and General Wine blogs take center stage with approximately 200 sites registered. Interestingly, blogs written in French are the second most registered wine blogs, yet seem to be the least represented in major wine networks like the European Wine Bloggers Conference and the Open Wine Consortium. What ...

Wine Bloggers – One shoe does “not” fit all

Wine Blogger Logo 500pxA bit of crowd sourcing for today. I have a question. With all this talk of ethics, and what a wine bloggers should be, I've wanted to begin the process of sorting out who wine bloggers really are. I say this because it's naive and silly to assume that all wine bloggers are created equal and therefore, should be held to the same standards. Should a Winery Blogger be just as objective as a Wine blog that rates wines? No, I'm pretty sure we can agree on that. What about a blog like Catavino.net where we do not rate wines? We do talk about wines we like, and we do try to disclose possible conflicts of interest, but we are not giving out points to wines in an ...

Wine Blogger Press Pass

Whatever country you are in, I'm guessing there is a local wine exhibition where producers and importers gather to show their wines and generate business. The question is, how many of these treat wine bloggers like you and me as a fully-fledged member of that "elite" visitor entitled to the badge that says "Press"? press"Press" badges mean that producers and importers treat you differently - after all you must have the power to influence, to share your thoughts with potential buyers, to help or hinder their own marketing plans. It also often entitles you to some extra benefits; a Press Centre with press packs, facilities to make your visit more effective such as itineraries, desks to work at, and maybe even wifi. Not exactly free limos and free-flowing champagne, but privileges nonetheless. Journalists who write for magazines, newsletters and newspapers have enjoyed this ...

Calling all Wine Blog Lovers!! Please Participate in this Survey!

Wine blogs under the MicroscopeAlthough wine blogging is not a new endeavor, it is one that is lacking in thorough, meticulous research. Despite the fact that several wine bloggers, including ourselves, have attempted to gather information on the wine blogging community, these surveys cannot be chalked up to thorough and objective scientific research. The surveys were our best attempt to have a rudimentary understanding of both who we are as wine bloggers and the people who read them. Tracy Rickman, a Consumer Research doctoral candidate at Auburn University is dedicating her dissertation to wine blogs as an information source. Today she comes to us with a very simple request, please fill out her survey on wine blogs to help her further her research. Her intentions are purely ...

Wine Bloggers Have No Credibility

Now that I have your attention, allow me to pose a question to you: what is this credibility problem with wine bloggers that everyone seems to be talking about? I'm asking because I know of very few instances of wine bloggers seriously doing anything "un-credible", and even less of them doing anything "incredible". Our strength comes from our numbers and the fact that we are all wine drinkers who have today a platform to share out thoughts, not because as individuals, we're doing anything THAT amazing. With over 1,000 wine blogs updating at regular intervals, only about 10 draw any interest for me personally. These 10 blogs talk about wines I can purchase, issues that matter to me, and display good, solid ethics. There are no Robert Parkers of the wine blogging world, and most likely, there never will be. There are too many of us, with too many voices, ...

Zemanta Adds Wine Bloggers from Wineblogger.info to Their English Directory

Image representing Zemanta as depicted in Crun... Exciting news for wine bloggers!!! What is Zemanta? Zemanta is a plug-in that helps make your blog writing more efficient and effective by suggesting the most relevant images, smart links, keywords and text to your new blog posts. We've used this tool for over a year now, and have found it to be a life saver. Where it fell short of our expectations previously, was that it tended to offer non-wine related suggestions, leaving wine bloggers like us in the dark. Fortunately, this has changed! Zemanta Now References English Wine Bloggers Zemanta is now referencing English written wine blogs from Wineblogger.info in their directory. This means, that when I write a blog post on the increase of Chardonnay in ...

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