The Coming of Age of Wine Blogging

Wilma - you're not the only one whose head is spinning. This stuff can be slightly overwhelming but your advice is spot on.

You were not the only person taking notes with pen and ink. The wireless was erratic so I used the more reliable technology.

Also, some of the older crowd also had tattoos and piercings (though I left the visible evidence of piercing at home).

However, you blog is right on. You summarized it well, and next year it will be interesting to see what all the buzz will be about. Twitter? Never heard of it. Facebook? Huh? Blogs? I remember those. But if the wines and the generosity of the wineries are as great next year as they were this, Walla Walla here I come.

I do think that blogs can make money, though it's not likely to be directly. A good blogger can show their skills to the world and some people will pick up on it and offer jobs, contracts, connections, that can bring in significant revenue. The key of course, is as you say, to find a niche where there aren't 9,687 others blogging about the same thing.

--@larrythewineguy

Thanks for the comment Larry. While I'm sad to see the conference leave us next year for Walla Walla, I'm sure the wineries there will be equally hospitable.

I'm not sure what platforms we will be discussing next year, but I'm sure the learning curve for me will be just a challenging as Twitter, Facebook and the rest!

Wilma,

Thanks for this re-cap. Very good points about the conference. Had a great time, though I'm sorry we didn't get to officially meet. Next year in W2 for sure!

Cheers!

Sorry we didn't meet. If you're ever in the area, be sure to stop by the winery. Otherwise, it's Walla Walla in 2010.
All the best!

I'm certainly not young but I do have a tattoo! I hope the Euro conference scheduled for October is going to be as enthralling as your version obviously was. I'll be there, scribbling wine notes out by hand...

What a great article about both wine and social media (who would have thought to link these two together a few years ago?). There is a lot for people to keep up on when it comes to blogging and social media in general for both young and old(er) alike. I think the best we can do is just keep up with what is useful and not readily drop the tried-and-true (e.g. note scribbling).

I'm totally with you on the tried and true methods...it's the new and "improved" ones that I can't quite grasp! In any event, there are loads of opportunities for wineries and winelovers alike to wax poetic about their favorite beverage. Clearly, blogging is just the tip of the iceberg--who knows what will come next.

Thanks for your comment Sparkling Wine.