tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post2503047760159978490..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: Ethics and My BlogBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-24146074160960546742009-05-07T14:54:00.000-04:002009-05-07T14:54:00.000-04:00deetrane - no problem, just send me a little somet...deetrane - no problem, just send me a little something to make it worth my while. <br /><br />hi alfonsi - thanks for your kind words. <br /><br />bfeheley - thanks.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-65749324443890751652009-05-05T11:34:00.000-04:002009-05-05T11:34:00.000-04:00I really enjoyed your argument for the ethics of n...I really enjoyed your argument for the ethics of not just wine blogging but really all product blogging. People tend to trust to much and sometimes this lends to them getting burned by unethical bloggers or companies. As somebody who works in Social Media I really admire you adherence to an ethical standard and I wish more bloggers would follow your lead.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083618240819328622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-10254541820055478252009-05-04T09:26:00.000-04:002009-05-04T09:26:00.000-04:00interesting post, thanks for sharinginteresting post, thanks for sharingAlfonso Cevolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16983431475848714789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-30839856917040469432009-04-29T23:10:00.000-04:002009-04-29T23:10:00.000-04:00Whatever, dude. Can you get me a discount at Cham...Whatever, dude. Can you get me a discount at Chambers St?Deetranenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-17789292251129500672009-04-29T16:32:00.000-04:002009-04-29T16:32:00.000-04:00Neil,
I appreciate the link in your piece and, li...Neil,<br /><br />I appreciate the link in your piece and, like you, am also honored to have been named among the trusted/favored sources of one of our shared readers. Having read and considered your thorough post, as well as all of the thoughtful comments, it seems that we're very much on the same page with this whole question of blog ethics.<br /><br />The only nit I'd pick is that I really was not responding to the the Parker-bashing thread you mention on Dr. Vino. I'd read the thread on the Squires/Steinberger debacle but was actually unaware of any further postings on the matter at Tyler's site. Just a strange synchronicity where we all happened to be thinking of similar topics.<br /><br />cheers,<br />DavidDavid McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274955351036700406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-22297062870290125252009-04-28T21:12:00.000-04:002009-04-28T21:12:00.000-04:00jeremy - those are very kind words and i appreciat...jeremy - those are very kind words and i appreciate them. <br /><br />NickG - also very kind words, and also much appreciated. and I'm honored by the company i keep on your subscription list. <br /><br />Weston - agreed on Alder's wise comments.<br /><br />JD - come, come now.<br /><br />TracieB - agreed, but full disclosure is key, for me. there are some though who say that as long as we publish our writing on the net that we are journalists, and should thereby abide by the same set of ethical standards. <br /><br />michael - a well considered viewpoint indeed. thanks for your comments.<br /><br />and to all- i got a few emails asking if i was attacked somewhere for ethical violations. not at all, i was merely inspired by Doc's posts to discuss my own ethical standards. thanks for reading.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-37907973991457730152009-04-28T09:34:00.000-04:002009-04-28T09:34:00.000-04:00I really, really don't care at all about Parker's ...I really, really don't care at all about Parker's crew and the supposed ethics at stake. (though I might feel differently if I subscribed to Bob's wares) I do care about the prong of the story that takes Squires to task, because that guy drags down the eBob community in a big way. I like Tyler's blog and have followed for some time, and I'll neither laude him nor fault him for this line of stories, its merely his prerogative. <br /><br />Really if a wine is a sample, then it is nice note that, maybe in just one line. The reality is that for any sort of interesting level of wine coverage these days, beyond the scope of the biggest media sources, samples help to widen the field. I am not saying that it can't be done without, but rather that I don't think that it ethically undermines the entire wine-writing and reviewing community. <br /><br />Thanks for the disclaimer, but I care far more about the quality of writing product in my wine blogging than any sort of ethical purity.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-41262533118182405692009-04-28T09:09:00.000-04:002009-04-28T09:09:00.000-04:00we are ALL blogging for free, for fun, for love of...we are ALL blogging for free, for fun, for love of wine. we are not paid wine journalists, therefore i see NO problem with samples, no conflict of interest.<br /><br />writing (or not writing) honestly about what excites you is enough for me.Tracie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16220560234729129259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-85247866219216572152009-04-27T19:54:00.000-04:002009-04-27T19:54:00.000-04:00Put me on the list with your father-in-law.Put me on the list with your father-in-law.Director, Lab Outreachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10624832393197386064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-86441205818357395982009-04-26T23:50:00.000-04:002009-04-26T23:50:00.000-04:00Ill try to make this relevantly on topic. First of...Ill try to make this relevantly on topic. First of all yeah there needs to be accountability, I for one would like to see all the stats about the wine I drink oak used new or not how long how old the vines, and as you say When a Champagne was Disgorged.<br /><br />To semi quote Alder Yarrow, he was speaking at a wine blogging event and told people you don't start a blog to become rich or famous, you do it to practice your writing skills and its something you love. Thats what made me start to just generally write, to improve my writing. C minus in Highschool and A in math hah I need work on writing and english ^_^<br /><br /><br />Hopfully not to off topicWestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18125027693380601285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-22189935360197324422009-04-26T22:09:00.000-04:002009-04-26T22:09:00.000-04:00For me, it's far more important that a wine writer...For me, it's far more important that a wine writer/blogger's picks have a history of intersection with my own discoveries. Only then do I take a writer's opinion into consideration when making purchasing decisions. Over the past couple of years I've had this blog, Do Bianchi, McDuff, Rockss and Fruit, and more recently Wicker Parker, in my Google Reader subscription list because of intersecting tastes and interests in wine. It really doesn't matter to me whether you guys paid for the wine your reviewing yourself - if you start waxing rhapsodic about crap that you got for free, or got a free dinner at Per Se to plug, readers like me will notice and stop paying attention. So far I'm not concerned at all - keep up the good work!NickGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-42412200272277852782009-04-26T18:53:00.000-04:002009-04-26T18:53:00.000-04:00BrooklynGuy, frankly, I was really surprised by Dr...BrooklynGuy, frankly, I was really surprised by Dr. V's attack on Parker (although I was glad to see him call out Squires for his unprofessional and rude treatment of Mike Steinberger, a wine writer we all respect for his talent and his palate). Having said that, I think the last wine writer in the world whose ethics or motives would come into question would be you. I do think the bigger epistemological question is whether or not there can be a code of ethics for wine writers at all: the very nature of what we do is bourgeois, in other words, classist and incestuous. How can the wine writer divorce her/himself from subjectivity, how can the wine writer divorce from the human nature of winemaking and wine tasting? And after all, who really cares? We are writing about wine. The top wine writers in our field are very careful not to accept travel gifts etc. But did Jon Pareles ever refuse backstage passes to a Springsteen show? Do I really care? I like Springsteen and I like Pareles. And most importantly, I return to BrooklynGuyLovesWine because I enjoy it and find it immensely informative and terribly well written.Do Bianchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744434741371288465noreply@blogger.com