Wine Blogging Wednesday: French Cab Franc hosted by Gary Vaynerchuk
Cabernet Franc, Gary Vaynerchuk, WBW, Wine Blogging Wednesday, WLTV
Well, we didn’t participate in this edition of Wine Blogging Wednesday (#44). But we’re sure that despite our absence this will be the biggest turnout yet, no small part due to the designated host this month, Gary Vaynerchuk. You can see Gary’s special WBW episode of WLTV here (like this guy needs any more links to his show…):
However, we’re happy to report that we’ve participated by proxy, as several wine bloggers have reviewed wines from domaine547 in their WBW entries, and you can find some great tasting notes from Dr. Debs, Amy (aka SBWineAdvocate), Penny the Mustang Winemaker, and Tim from Winecast (we’ll try to ignore Tim’s “buy this wine” link that clicks to winezap, where our products aren’t listed but where he must have some sort of affiliate deal). UPDATE! Patrick (aka Oenophilus) from Iridesse Wines has also reviewed a wine from d547. Click here to read his take on the same wine that Penny drank…
Thanks to Lenn for creating this event, thanks to Gary for hosting, and thanks to all who tried wines from d547 for the occasion. Next month, there’s no way we’ll be sitting out.
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2008 “Bebame” Red, El Dorado County, California
Cabernet Franc (65%) and Gamay (35%) from - gasp - California! And only 13% ABV, pretty modest by California standards. If I tasted this blind I would probably have said it’s from the Loire Valley. It has pretty much nothing in common with the full bodied iterations of Cab Franc coming out of Napa. Juicy, light, delicious quaffing wine.$18 a bottle
2006 Telegramme Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
Really balanced and smooth, this is a bargain of a Chateauneuf. Yeah, the 07s are lauded but what would I prefer to drink? This! It’s the second label of Vieux Telegraphe, from the same property but from younger vines. And it’s a deal at $33 a bottle.2006 or bust!
NV Barcino Cava: LA Times Wine of the Week!
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Wine Retail and Social Media: Yeah, I Should Be Blogging…:
But I’m not. Funny, it was pointed out to me that domaine547.com appears as a successful example of social media in wine (juxtaposed against the Wine Spectator of all things) in this recent presentation (see slide #25). I guess they haven’t looked at the blog lately; it hasn’t been updated in weeks.
Really, in my internet-only days, I never understood why Brick and Mortar retailers didn’t take the time to blog. Now I know. They don’t have the time!
Seriously. Even in the downtime when there aren’t any customers — which, let’s face it, exists in decent quantity — there’s always something to be done at the store that takes priority…from the very lowly tasks, like sweeping, to the equally tedious but still mundane paying of bills, or putting price labels on bottles, to tasting wine with reps, it all has to get done. And I am here without support staff a fair amount of the time.
Suffice it to say, to all those out there giving speeches about social media and the importance of it to branding for wineries and wine stores, people, for the most part, get it. I know I get it! But finding the time is another story. And finding a voice? Even harder.
So at the moment, what I’m doing is tweeting (@domaineLA), because tweeting is very time un-intensive. A tweet takes a few seconds, and I think I get both my voice and my point (when I have one) across in these little quick spurts. I don’t know that it’s enough, but at least it’s something.
I really hope to get back to blogging soon. I swear, I do! But right now I have something very important to do, so you’ll have to excuse me while I go empty the trash can in the bathroom…
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Frizzante
From Wikipedia: Frizzante is an Italian wine term term for semi-sparkling wine (as opposed to Spumante, which is generally used for fully sparkling wines). Frizzante wines generally owe their bubbles to a partial secondary fermentation in tank. You might notice a light fizz or tingly sensation on the tongue with a Frizzante wine, compared to the more carbonated sensation that more fully sparkling wines yield.
Scorekage
Okay, so we made up this word yesterday after a great restaurant experience. We brought a bottle of wine with us, expecting to pay a corkage fee. But the restaurant either forgot to charge us the $15, or decided to be nice to us. We scored! Hence, “scorekage” has entered our lexicon. This can also refer to BYO friendly restaurants that don’t charge for corkage under any circumstances.
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April 3rd, 2008 at 9:10 am
hey jill
i ordered my 3 pack, but too late - yay for procrastanation!! It should be here today so I hope to do a belated WBW #44 so I can compare notes to the others.
cheers
John
April 4th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
What? The linky-link directly to your WBW pack was not enough for you??
And, yes, those WineZap links help pay the bills, etc.
April 5th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I watched my first video wine blog, “Freshly Pressed” tonight after tracking down Jill Bernheimer from an article in the April, 2008 issue of Entrepreneur magazine. What I got was not exactly what I expected, especially the video. Gary Vaynerchuk? How much experience has he had in the wine business, or where did he study wines? The video seemed to me like a basement studio production from a frat house, no offense. I don’t know, but maybe the reason, or at least part of the reason I wasn’t wild about Gary’s presentation, is because of our age differences. I’d guess he’s in his early 30’s, and I’m 57. I don’t have any sports spittoons, and when tasting, I use a commercial champagne bucket…something free from any liquor distributor. I’d appreciate seeing someone a little less perky, somewhat calmer and a little more informative…less personality, after all, the video is about wines, right? But that’s just me. I will be back to see more of Gary’s antics.
April 5th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
David,
Thanks for writing. I should clarify: Freshly Pressed is the blog portion of domaine547; Wine Library TV is actually something we posted a link to here, but is not affiliated with this blog or domaine547. It is fully owned and operated by the large New Jersey retailer, Wine Library, and has a huge and loyal audience. You can see many more of Gary’s antics at http://tv.winelibrary.com.
As for this blog, the content changes on a daily basis and my hope is that you’ll come back here for more. I try to make this a place that is comfortable for people of all ages and varying wine experience levels.
And for the record, I also spit into a commercial Champagne bucket. And sports are rarely referred to on this site!
Cheers,
Jill