Wine bloggers, more importantly, American Wine Bloggers, are you getting wine samples? Most likely there is a mixed bag of both "yes" and "no" responses. Well, if you're interested in receiving samples, Josh over at the infamous
Pinot Blogger has a new service called, Helpawinery.com, that connects wineries with wine bloggers interested in reviewing wines. Here's how it works:
You sign up for the list, and soon after you'll start to receive emails with offers of wine samples from various wineries. The offers will be based on the types of wines you prefer to review, or the geographical area you specialize in.
I had a chance to talk to Josh a bit about it when I was at the
WBC last month, and I have to say, it's a great idea. I also talked to him about how it could be ...
Editor'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. ...
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