{"id":4191,"date":"2012-01-22T12:39:49","date_gmt":"2012-01-22T12:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=4191"},"modified":"2012-01-22T12:39:49","modified_gmt":"2012-01-22T12:39:49","slug":"some-of-my-leading-blog-posts-from-the-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/some-of-my-leading-blog-posts-from-the-last-year","title":{"rendered":"Some of my leading blog posts from the last year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The nature of a blog post is that it is somewhat ephemeral. Most blogs don\u2019t encourage readers to hunt around the archive, even though there are tag clouds and category links. So I thought I\u2019d collect some of my most significant blog posts from 2011 all in the same place.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/wine-writers-making-money-on-the-internet\">Wine writers: making money on the internet<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A quick look at how wine writers can monetise their online content, with some excellent comments by readers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/what-is-fine-wine-who-gets-to-decide\">What is a fine wine, and who gets to decide?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>One of the fundamental questions in wine is how quality is determined. What is a \u2018fine\u2019 wine, and who gets to decide whether a wine is fine or not?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/california\/grape-juice-concentrate-and-mega-purple\">Grape juice concentrate and Mega Purple<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Taking a look at two wine controversial wine additives that winemakers don\u2019t like to talk about.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/getting-to-know-a-wine\">Getting to know a wine<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Does our relationship with a wine change as we experience it several times? I explore this idea making a parallel with music.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/wine-communication-the-elephant-in-the-room\">Wine communication: the elephant in the room<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Discussing the obersvation that while there has been a vast growth in the amount of wine media produced, there may not have been a concurrent growth in its consumption. There\u2019s an over-supply situation.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/the-coming-wine-war\">The coming wine war<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A controversial article exploring how vested interests in the world of wine might seek to protect their position against a new wave of wine styles and alternative wine cultures. Some great comments from readers, too.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/wine-and-the-digital-conversation\">Wine and the digital conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Exploring how the internet has changed the way we talk about wine, and has brought new, talented voices to the fore.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/beer\/an-outsiders-perspective-on-beer-marketing\">An outsider\u2019s perspective on beer marketing<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some thoughts about the beer world, and how beer producers market their products, from the perspective of an outsider.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/bordeaux\/seven-lessons-that-other-wine-regions-can-learn-from-bordeaux\">Seven lessons that other wine regions can learn from Bordeaux<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A series of points about the way the top Bordeaux wines are marketed, and how other regions could learn from this.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/should-wine-producers-listen-to-journalists\">Should wine producers listen to journalists?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Have wine producers got anything to learn by listening to journalists? Or are journalists arrogant in offering unsolicited advice?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/so-what-does-terroir-taste-like\">So what does terroir taste like?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We talk a lot about the concept of terroir; that the best wines have a sense of place. But what does terroir taste like?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/some-more-thoughts-on-terroir\">Some more thoughts on terroir<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A follow-on article from my thoughts about the taste of terroir, exploring this interesting subject in more depth.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/when-critics-disagree-again\">When critics disagree, again<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A really interesting observation is the number of times that experienced critics disagree about the same wine. Why is this? I address this important question.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/ikea-and-wine\">Ikea and wine<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some thoughts on wine branding, inspired by the world\u2019s largest furniture retailer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nature of a blog post is that it is somewhat ephemeral. 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