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July 2 2007
The main difference between mass-produced wine and the artisanal approach is that the mass producers are trying to fit the product to the market, while the artisans are studying the land, soil and climate to see what does best on that piece of land—then find a niche market for their wines. —Gideon Beinstock, Renaissance Vineyard & Winery
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July 2 2007
Small-batch winemakers are artists. Inconsistency is appealing to the artist. Great wine isn’t just a beverage. The wine drinker participates in the art as he or she finds their way around the qualities of the wine. Inconsistency and even ambiguity and variations from vintage to vintage are the holes the work that allow the art lover in. —Mike Richmond, Bouchaine Vineyards
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June 15 2007
Jeff’s/Good Grape Note: I’m on a 10 day sabbatical from writing posts for Good Grape, returning over the weekend of June 16th/17th
In lieu of wine-related posts, I’m taking the opportunity to pull a page from the, “To know a man, look at his bookshelf” school of thought, but instead of my bookshelf, I’m highlighting an RSS feed a day that I keep up with that is non wine-related—grist for the mill, so to speak.
See you back, recharged, invigorated with headspace de-gunked in about a week.
The Blog: The Hungry Cabbie
Site URL: http://famousfatdave.com/blog/
What I like about the site: I love New York. I really love the cultural aspects of New York and the food. “Famous Fat Dave,” the author, is starting to get famous, too—a pending new television show. This site explores the multi-cultural food of New York in an everyday kind of way.
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June 14 2007
Jeff’s/Good Grape Note: I’m on a 10 day sabbatical from writing posts for Good Grape, returning over the weekend of June 16th/17th
In lieu of wine-related posts, I’m taking the opportunity to pull a page from the, “To know a man, look at his bookshelf” school of thought, but instead of my bookshelf, I’m highlighting an RSS feed a day that I keep up with that is non wine-related—grist for the mill, so to speak.
See you back, recharged, invigorated with headspace de-gunked in about a week.
The Blog: Church of the Custmer
Site URL: http://www.churchofthecustomer.com/
What I like about the site: In business everything begins and ends with the customer. This site covers not only customer experience, but also the rise in citizen marketing & content. For insight into a seismic shift on the way we –consumers- want to be interacted with, this site is a great asset.
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June 13 2007
Jeff’s/Good Grape Note: I’m on a 10 day sabbatical from writing Good Grape posts, returning over the weekend of June 16th/17th
In lieu of wine-related posts, I’m taking the opportunity to pull a page from the, “To know a man, look at his bookshelf” school of thought, but instead of my bookshelf, I’m highlighting an RSS feed a day that I keep up with that is non wine-related—grist for the mill, so to speak.
See you back, recharged, invigorated with headspace de-gunked in about a week.
The Blog: Slate Magazine
Site URL: http://www.slate.com/
What I like about the site: One of the first online magazine’s, Slate looks at news, culture and politics through a slightly liberal lense, but I trust it as a companion piece to mainstream NPR to look at stories and the context behind stories in the way that I want to understand them, without a lot of spin and with an emphasis on the human element.
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