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WineRelease.com informs wine enthusiasts about upcoming North American wine release dates.
WineRelease.com's December 2012 Subscriber Study Results
384 WineRelease.com subscribers participated in our survey. Wine buying, wine critic, WineRelease and wine closure questions were also asked in 2009. We asked again to note differences in responses. Questions about wine release information that wineries supply about their wines was asked this year to help wineries understand what information is valued by our audience.
Below are the results (Some responses do not add up to 100% as some skipped questions and some numbers are rounded up or down). Also note that I include all the verbatim comments and they are listed in alphabetical order. The only comments that were deleted were when someone writes "see above" or included personal information.
Wine Buying Questions
If wine buying were a leading economic indicator, we could safely say that our economy is strengthening in that this year’s survey respondents' wine budgets are either increasing or remaining the same. In 2009, almost none of our respondents increased their budgets, while close to 70% decreased.
Verbatim comments
$1,500 - $2,000 per mo
2010 CnDP's had to load up
2012 higher than 2011 but expect 2013 to be lower
As a wine columnist, I also get a great deal of wine samples.
Been unemployed, underemployed for a while, so we're keeping things cool.
Depends on shipments for the month. However, it seems to be on the increase.
Due to unemployment.
Except for the months when I buy spring and fall allotments. Those months my budget spikes.
Have recently cut back on wine purchases - simply an issue of health. ~2 glasses per week each vs. 4.
Have too much wine
I have a boat-load of wine now, so I need to throttle back...
I have a fairly large cellar and it is decreasing as I can not drink that much wine over the next 20 years!
I have essentially put a hiatus on buying any red wine "off the shelf" in wine stores of online. Does not apply to sparklers or whites which I don't have a lot of anyway. Does not apply to wine lists I'm on either.
I have over 900 bottles; I am 68 years old. I have all the wine I need for many years.
I have purchased too much wine. Time to drink some up. Waiting for 2012 releases
I purchased a lot of the years and now am enjoying those fabulous bottles of wines.
I will cut back on other items.
I'm buying higher end wines and enjoying fewer bottles.
It decreased a couple years ago and has not increased.
Its increasing only because i'm becoming more aware of what is out there. your newsletter is partly to blame...
Limited space (and full)
Live in northern Ca,becoming familiar with Wash St producers creating renewed energy.Lots of new folk
Looking for more value
mainly because I am trying to reduce my inventory from 250 bottles to around 150 but also because I am searching for quality at lower prices $30 and under
More choices that hit my taste buds.
My cellar tops 1300 bottles so I have slowed down. Not economic
Not for quantity
Out budget has decreaed in part due to belt-tightening but also - lack of space to store any more for aging and due to increased spending on craft beers.
Paying more attention to price points, not inclined to buy expensive bottles
Presently, unemployed!
Probably buying fewer total bottles but higher quality
Roughly the same. We may decide to decrease it next year, but that would be to move more into savings.
trying to drink off surplus
Trying to lighten the load we currently have.
Trying to spend the same for fewer but better wines.
Very difficult to find good value to price wines.
We’re on a buying moratorium until ’13, just buying ‘daily drinkers'
We've been collecting and enjoying wine since 1982, purchasing less and reducing somewhat those wine ready to enjoy. Older cabs & bordeaux have held-up well.
A mix of good value & and higher-end, hard to find, & ready to enjoy.
but only occassionally
buying better quality for less price, requires more research
Buying fewer $100+ wines that never get opened
buying less frequently
Buying less of same wine
Buying more magnums
Buying mostly $12 - $16 per bottle cab's. However, will mix in some higher ($40's - $50's) and some lower ($8 range).
Cannot choose from above. I still keep buying wines of $30-70. But no longer buying wines over $100 regardless the reputation.
Cult/hard to get wine
Except as noted in #1
Finding more quality for fewer bucks in Wash
Hard to justify paying big bucks for not so good juice.
However, I'm now working at a restaurant and buying through the restaurant with no markup, so while the wine is more expensive, I'm not paying more.
I am finding discount wine shops though, so they could be good bottles at a discounted rate.
I have a lot of very nice wine that I bought overseas (while living there), so I need more day-to-day drinking wine.
I'm buying a little less but a little better quality.
No more splurging on the one nice bottle every once in a while.
often looking for good value/lower cost wines
Really stepping up efforts to seek out value in my wine purchases.
Same amount spent, but my dollars don't seem to go as far.
see comments above
Still feel strongly that $20-25 should be plenty for a good wine experience.
Taste shifting toward Zinfandel which tends to be less expensive than Cabernet or Pinot Noir
This only applys to the wine I am buying but I am buying a lot less.
Top wines increasing in price
Trying to spend the same for fewer but better wines.
we buy in the $12-$24 range, going up to $40 for great Champagne & Cabs.
We have always bought a mix of wines ranging from what we consider to be "everyday" wines, wines for good meals, and special wines.
Similar results for price per bottle.
Verbatim comments
A mix of good value & and higher-end, hard to find, & ready to enjoy.
but only occassionally
buying better quality for less price, requires more research
Buying fewer $100+ wines that never get opened
buying less frequently
Buying less of same wine
Buying more magnums
Buying mostly $12 - $16 per bottle cab's. However, will mix in some higher ($40's - $50's) and some lower ($8 range).
Cannot choose from above. I still keep buying wines of $30-70. But no longer buying wines over $100 regardless the reputation.
Cult/hard to get wine
Finding more quality for fewer bucks in Wash
Hard to justify paying big bucks for not so good juice.
However, I'm now working at a restaurant and buying through the restaurant with no markup, so while the wine is more expensive, I'm not paying more.
I am finding discount wine shops though, so they could be good bottles at a discounted rate.
I have a lot of very nice wine that I bought overseas (while living there), so I need more day-to-day drinking wine.
I'm buying a little less but a little better quality.
No more splurging on the one nice bottle every once in a while.
often looking for good value/lower cost wines
Really stepping up efforts to seek out value in my wine purchases.
Same amount spent, but my dollars don't seem to go as far.
Still feel strongly that $20-25 should be plenty for a good wine experience.
Taste shifting toward Zinfandel which tends to be less expensive than Cabernet or Pinot Noir
This only applys to the wine I am buying but I am buying a lot less.
Top wines increasing in price
Trying to spend the same for fewer but better wines.
we buy in the $12-$24 range, going up to $40 for great Champagne & Cabs.
We have always bought a mix of wines ranging from what we consider to be "everyday" wines, wines for good meals, and special wines.
People are spending more dollars per bottle in 2012 than 2009. In 2009, 52% of the respondents paid $11-$29 per bottle while 34% paid $30-$75. This year 41% of the respondents paid $11-$29 per bottle while 43% paid $30-$75.
Verbatim comments
As part of my "flight to quality" I am taking fewer fliers on cheap wines that are billed as "unsung heroes."
Broad range $15-$150
Depends. Everyday wine is 11 to 19. Special occassion wine is $30 to $50.
for a "house red" on sale a major discounter.
I drink it casually so I don't spend money on something I just want to enjoy with a basic dinner.
In the 20 -30 range finding lots of excellent choices
Median would be much lower -- Second Flight skewed average
Month is too short a length of time to give an accurate annual average. I tend to buy in clumps, with average prices varying widely from month to month. Also, last month's average is problematical for club members, with quarterly deliveries.
Some were less than $10, a bunch were in the $20-30 range, and a couple were over $50.
Still buying mailing list upper end stuff, but also going after the good value under $20 finds from Wine Exchange and Wine Access
This is mostly whites wines since my cellar is primarily reds. Drinking reds from my cellar which were purchased previously.
Winery allocation purchases
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Case purchase volume by our respondents stayed fairly contant from 2009 to 2012, in that about half (53% in 2009 and 49% in 2012) purchased 20 cases or less per year, but volume has increased.
Verbatim comments
150 btls
Tend to buy 6 of a wine I like
That's bottles; I don't buy cases, just individual bottles and very rarely more than 1 bottle of the same wine.
Over the past month, almost 80% of our readers purchased at least a case of wine, while in 2009, it was only 68% who had purchased a case or more.
Verbatim comments
16 btls
Haven't purchased any but wine I ordered this summer is now being shipped
I live in Oregon and although we have no sales tax, it's cheaper to buy when I'm in California. I stock up at a Beverages & More when I can!
It is fall offering season so the results are a bit skewed. I probably purchased no more than a few bottles in the summer.
seasonal mailers
stocking up for the holidays (Thanksgiving through New Years)
That's bottles; I don't buy cases, just individual bottles and very rarely more than 1 bottle of the same wine.
From the 11-20 and 21-50 case responses, it seems that case ownership is down since 2009.
Verbatim comments
Drink it when i buy it
Keep around 3 cases of finer, age worthy wines, on hand.
Man, I hope it's no more than 20. I suppose I ought to do a more thorough inventory.
Right at 50 or so.
Way too many, need to drink more.
Why does it seem somehow more obscene when you think of it in cases?
WineRelease Questions
Not much change here.
Verbatim comments
Don't care for most of them, if any at all
don't know
Hard to remember
Haven't bothered to keep track of "who I hear about wineries from." If I hear about them, then I hear about them.
I don't follow WineRelease.com for new wineries
I just started so I haven't really read any.
I must be honest i just recently found you
I primarily use WineRelease to track new releases from wineries I know
Just was switched over from WBB, so haven't explored WineRelease.com. I miss WBB - that wonderful source of information, but understand why it's gone...
N/A Only began subscribing this month
new to winerelease.com (really just returning after a few years).
Not certain
pbably more than 20, but only a handful of wineries upon which I have investigated further.
The newsletter is a LIST. I'm not going to explore everyone on the list. I track the wineries I'm already interested in.
There are a lot I don't know and hear of first on WineRelease but I rarely follow through with getting more info.
Very much enjoy your online information and links. Have recommended to many wine fans.
Similar to 2009.
Verbatim comments
Enjoy the "search" & ordering directly wines we otherwise would not have the opportunity to enoy.
I know nearly 3,000 wineries
I'm not in the US so have limited access to new/small wineries from US
not always easy to find in Virginia
Not certain
They are often hard to find with me being located in Minnesota
Your newsletter is one of many resources I use to see what is out, when does stuff come out, what's the asking price.
Not much change since 2009.
Verbatim comments
Bartholomew-Bartholomew Park(CA)Hestia-Proper-Manu Propia.3WASH and 1CA
Can't receive shipments in MA
Chandon
Currently, I have none, but I use to have 2 at alltimes that I purchased from during the year.
Georgia will not allow.
i am on mail lists for allocations only.
I assume that does not mean the annual or semi-annual wine allocations that I receive from ~20 wineries.
I buy directly from wineries not from clubs. I also buy from Full Pull in Seattle.
I buy what I want, not what they want to give me
I did belong to four
I don't believe in being required to buy something i didn't ask for.
I manage a wine shop so I have a wine club. If I didn't manage the shop I would want to be in a wine club like ours(in all modesty)
I prefer to purchase wines of my own choosing, not from a wine club.
I switch wine clubs generally after about two years so I only belong to a few at any one time.
I will not join clubs that mandate wine purchases. I belong only to those that offer options.
Just reduced to 3. Was in 4 more
NOT a club fan. Much prefer to find, review and order my own selections...
Not in the US
Pennsylvania resident.
Ridge, Quivira, L'Aventure
That includes Napa and the are known as Hecker Pass.
Used to belong to more but have been less impressed over time with many.
used to belong to quite a few, but felt taken advatage of with quality and price
was in 7 clubs when I retired, only 1 now
Wine Critic Questions
This year's numbers are similar to 2009.
Verbatim comments
A little, but not too much
Also used recommendations from friends/relatives who enjoy wine.
certain critics point me in a direction but I confirm before I buy
Especially if it is an unknown winery. The I at least can trust directionally whether it might be worth trying.
Grain of salt, but a way to get some kind of idea.
I read them to learn about new wines or for entertainment, but I rely on my own palate and knowledge, plus feedback from friends and trusted retailers, for wine purchases.
I think it helps us find new wines. It makes us more likely to try a new wine if it has a high score. We don't only buy high scoring wine.
I trust Antonio Galloni's judgment foremost.
I use them as a guide for sure but try not to place to much emphasis on the raw score.
I used to be in the business in Napa and relied on my own tastings. Now I live in Hawaii and rely on my local wine merchant.
I write a monthly wine column
I'm still relatively new to wine and look to various resources for suggestions on wines to try.
It depends on the critic - eg, I disagree with most of Parker et al's assessments so ignore those and look to other reviews. I ignore the numbers but do read the tasting notes.
It only tells me how high the price will be when I try to buy the wine.
It’s impossible not to be somewhat influenced by a great score, or deterred by one that’s quite mediocre.
It's useful to read opinions when researching wine
minimally
not all critics. I have been able to determine which critics have a similar pallete to my own.
Not Much
Occasionally
ONLY - Wine Spectator & Robert Parker
Only marginally. I weigh bias with my local retailers experience with my tastes
Only when their blather causes prices to increase beyond what we feel is a decent value.
Parker and WS
Paul Gregutt from WE
Point in general direction. I put more value in CellarTracker and WineBerserkers
Robert Parker, Gary Vaynerchuk
Scores are just one element of my buying process, along with previous experience with a wine, actual tastings, etc.
sometimes
sometimes
Sometimes if it's a wine I'm not familiar with.
sometimes with less expensive wines.
sometimes, but overall probably not we buy according to price and what tastes good to us
somewhat
Somewhat, but more as a general guideline.
They are a mere guide - anything over a 89 rating is worth considering but personal taste is key.
they provide a data point that I start with but some tiems they are not always correct
To a certain degree
Use only as a reference point.
very little
Wine Advocate primarily
Yes and no
Yes and no. I'll still buy something regardless of the review but I do watch for how many points specific wines have received.
yes, at least for an initial look at the wine. But then it really depends on how the wine tastes to us. Sometimes the critics taste isn't the same as ours and we start depending less on their view.
Yes, but only to a certain extent. Wineries where I belong such as Freemark Abbey don't get nearly enough press. When I see a full glossy ad for some inexpensive wine in Spectator, I figure its just advertising. It doesn't make me want to go out and buy the wine.
Burghound and Pinot Report had nice gains in confidence. The Wine Advocate is still the most trusted wine source.
Verbatim comments
Also PDWR - Doug Wilder.
Also rely on Cellar Tracker and eRobert Parker.com for community reviews
Conn Guide is not exactly my palate, but they are consistent and easy to interpret, plus interesting commentators. Love the layout and writing in W&S, gives excellent background to enjoying the wines.
Depends on which wine reviews in the WA. I follow Antonio for italian wines and Parker for Bordeaux. I don't trust Parkers reviews of Rhone wines anymore and Antonio has no track record with America yet. Don't buy any Spanish, Australian or German wines really.
I also have high confidence in The Prince of Pinot
I dont even know most of this list.
I don't have strong feelings against any critic or magazine.
I don't know some of the above sources
I don't trust publications that obviously score via ads that are purchased, Specator is bigger than it's britches, and does not cater to anyone but the "big cab" drinkers...
I read Shawn Sullivans Bolg Daily
I tend to agree with James Laub
I try to ignore all of them.
I try to taste each wine at the winery before I purchase it except for stnading orders.
it's all about aligning your palette with a particular critic
Jancis Robinson
Jancis Robinson - high esteem for hers as well.
John Gilman!
John Platter for South African wines
N/A - not familiar with these publications.
Restaurant Wine (Ron Wiegand) = Medium confidence.
The others I haven't used or read.
too many PP 90.
The Wine Spectator holds the lead, by a long shot. The Wine Enthusiast and Pinot Report had a nice 6%/5% increase.
Verbatim comments
bought subscription to support local school - will not renew
Don't read most because their reviews can be found on merchants', wineries, and third party review conslidation sites.
Embarassing...
Food & Wine Magazine
Food and Wine
I believe these publications to be highly political
I follow some wine bloggers -- Robert Dwyer and W. Blake Gray are two favorites
I think Laube likes sweeter red wines than I prefer- I like them dry {table wines}
I used to read more but I began to have too much wine, more than I could reasonably drink or safely store for resale or special occasions so I have stopped reading as much to lower my interest in buying more wine.
No Peter Tiem?
none
None of the above.
Other: The World of Fine Wine
Print, online or in some cases both
Sommelier magazine. I only read Spectator because its free from work.
used to get W.S., really enjoyed Ronn Weigand's wine & restaurants newsletter for a few years.
Wine Spectator for news only.
You should add Doug Wilder to this list.
Wine Closure Questions
Natural cork gained 4% preference and only 1% don't like natural cork. Screw cap preference dropped 4%.
Verbatim comments
again this varies by region, price and production levels. Roughly between 5 and 10 percent
And going down. At one point several years ago we were finding 15% +
Based on my own personal experience over the past 20 years.
Better technology will eliminate corked wine.
don't drink much Bordeaux, which seems to have the problems
I have heard numbers as high as 10-20% and in looking at my cellar that scares me, but I've only come across 1 bottle in the thousands I have consumed and that wasn't my bottle but one from a wine tasting event.
I imagine its relatively low. Serious problems such as TCA are less likely than just not liking the wine.
I think the percent spoilage has gone down over the last several years
I'm not interested in holding for more than 3 to 5 years,unless it would be vintage port,little problem.I have no clue
I'm sure there's a study somewhere, but this is just based on my experience.
I'm TCA low-sensitive
In my opinion more wine is damaged through poor storage than TCA. I think that the reason for the swith to synthetic corks is a more of a cost and supply issue.
much lower now, ten years ago was 7-9%
never pulled a corked bottle from my cellar...knocking on wood
Nomacorc is a beautiful thing
Not much - non-zero but rare.
Out of my cellar, I have never found this to be much of a problem....o
Rarely do I find this happening.
Rarely experienced this problem. Guess I am lucky.
That would be my observation of wines consumed on a personal level.
Unsure of the pctage but seems to be less prevelant than a decade or two ago.
Usual my german wine
we purchase wine with synthetic corks, screw caps and traditional cork. It has been very rare for us to have a tainted bottle.
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Only 51% prefer screw caps for white, down from 64% in 2009. For both red and white wines, preference for screw cap is waning.
Verbatim comments
Actually neutral on glass stoppers, I haven't read anything about the technology. Screw cap might retard aging too much on some reds, and sometimes bring reduction issues. Corks of course have the TCA problem. No perfect solution here.
Bag in box and tetra pack are the easy of the future for mass market packaging, will never age well. corks still work best for aging, screw cap technology is improving though
closures, not enclosures.
Glass stoppers on a white non aging wine, fine. Same for screw caps. Reds I still like cork, even though there is a lot of research saying screw caps give the wine a better seal.
I has some nicely aged St. Francis Cab with the earliest instance that I had seen of a synthetic cork. It lasted well and the cork was easy to pull.
I really like the Diam corks for aging wine. Screw caps are still to be proven.
If a quality winemaker whose wines I like is using something then I assume they have done their research and the wine is well protected.
Keeping natural cork because restauranteurs like the show of removing a cork is insane.
Look for Diam corks - natural, no TCA
lots of different types of synthetic cork -- need to be more specific
Most red wine does not benefit from aging. Prefer stelvin for consuming reds within 2-3 years after release. Prefer natural cork for 3+ years.
No experience with the glass stoppers
No preferences. I have had good tasting wine from all of these enclosures - ok, maybe not the cardboard box so much. But if the wine in the box was good, I wouldn't care how it was paxckaged.
No Screw caps for longer aging wines
Old School....just prefer quality natural cork...always have.
Purely emotional. As long as any of the others do not detract from the wine, it makes no difference.
Screw cap closure = best preserved wine...
Synth corks and boxes are ok for wines to be consumed within a year.
What's in the box?
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Not much of a change here.
Verbatim comments
Bag in the box at home is fine; NOT in a restaurant.
Crown cap is also great.
Don't drink much white
I don't drink box wine although I have heard some of it is good
If a quality winemaker whose wines I like is using something then I assume they have done their research and the wine is well protected.
Never buy wines in a box. Still, overall prefer a cork.
No Enomatic?
Poor question, most red wines aren't meant to be aged and do just fine with Stelvin closures.
Less people care about bottle variation being more of a problem than cork taint.
Verbatim comments
Being a consumer not a collector most of these are of little concern
Doesn't Plumpjack use a screw cap on one of their cabs?
For some wines
I hate screw caps because many of the seals are difficult to break.
I like the romance/tradition of removing a cork - It is hard to wrap my brain around other closures - tradition
I open screw caps like a champagne bottle so at least there is still some sort of "show."
I will not buy a bottle with a screw cap, unless I must, like part of a set that I must receive. My peers hold the same opinion.
If I trust the winemaker for the wine then I trust the winemaker for the enclosure decisions.
In a cellar with the proper temp. & humidity, I will always prefer natural cork.....kind of like opening a good book vs. kindle, etc. I love the originals..
In regards to the 2 statements on wine needing to breath to age, my answer refers to my need to examine that more closely.
penfolds grange can be purchased with a screw cap
Screw cap can be used that have different, more consistent permeability to oxygen than cork.
Screw caps have not been around long enough to see how long term aging occurs
Yeah. The romance of having a tainted wine. [Eyeroll]
You did not break this out between red and white so the answers are inherently flawed
Very little change.
Verbatim comments
but I need to taste older wines from alternative closures to make any further decisions.
Screw caps are more desirable now
Spend more for a cork to have the best quality
Wine Release Questions
The significant majority of readers (95%) find appellation the most important piece of wine information. Next survey I will also include "winemaker".
Verbatim comments
I like to know
I work for the Benzigers now.
irrigation; vineyard elevation also important to me.
need a 4th row (slightly important)
need more choices - per acre and clone information is lower than important to me, but not completely unimportant
Other than appellation or vineyard name, the rest is just suggestive and needs to be taken in context.
Source is everything
The WINEMAKER IS KEY.
Tons could be greatly influenced by the vintage
tons per acre and vines per acre are important together, but less important separately. yield per plant tells me the most about vineyard management.
Winemaker is most important.
Yield usually drives price.
With regards to winemaking information, 70% of the respondendents felt that the most important factors that influence wine buying are release price, barrel aging, alcohol % and cases produced. The other info trails off fast.
Verbatim comments
Again, it all needs to be taken in context of the wine and place. I'll figure out my own food pairings, which also depend on company and situation.
I buy based on taste not on technical or commercial terms
I like to find low quantity producers
I write recipe/wine pairings for Chef magazine.
Information should be available if I need it.
let the winemakers make most of these decisions- I'm interested in the final product
My preference in terms of alcohol level is really a out Zinfandel. I'm not a big fan of the 16 percent.
Ridge is one of the best at providing lots of information about the wines.
See comments above about no important items
terrain is very important to me.
The wine maker is the most important to me.
These questions are very wine type specific and cannot really be answered accurately in such general terms.
As 100% of our survey respondents receive our newsletter via email, it is not surprising that less than 1% prefer postal correspondence from wineries.
Verbatim comments
I especially like Patty Green's newsletter with release information.
I used to really appreciate the written postal route but I realize the costs of mailing etc are increasing and I wish to help the wineries be more frugal and hopefully keep their prices more reasonable.
None
Not at all
Any overall comments you wish to provide?
Verbatim comments
Anyone who continues to prefer natural cork is nuts.
ENjoy your site Neil. Thanks
Enjoy your work, keep it up and keep expanding your coverage!
go screw caps
Good luck to you
Great site. Thanx.
Happy Thanksgiving! I really enjoy your information and did in fact just recommend and forward your link to the GM of a local restaurant who is doing his best to research and improve his wine list. Yours is an excellent resource, perhaps the best when I'm looking for the latest and greatest new wineries and products. Thanks Neil.
Have a great Thanksgiving!!!
higher priced wines just don't live up to their price while lower priced wines often excel
I consider screw caps to be as efficient as natural cork, much like Plumpjack that does both.
I have a wine marketing company and am a die hard advocate of alternative wine packaging so my opinion will skew your results. As consumers we greatly prefer screw caps over cork for most wines, but it's hard to knock the beauty of nice cork in a bottle that is aged. It's a real tough dilemma, because drinking an expensive bottle out of a wine closed with a screw cap does feel wrong, but when you get a corked bottle of wine that you have tenderly saved, it can break your heart.
I have only been drinking wine less than 10 years - a consumer, yes, but hardly an expert.
I liked the survey, especially about the publications. There are several that I follow online, and it is cool to get the "little guy" opinions as well. Unfortunately the whole industry is dominated by Spectator and the big business wine companies. Cupcake, Yellowtail, etc., I think I would rather drink pee.
I love your website!
I really enjoy WineRelease.com as you are a great aggregator of information and you expose me to so many different wineries, often reminding me of wineries that I have not purchased wine from recently. Keep up the great work!
I really enjoy your release info. I particularly pay attention to the ZD releases. I wish Artesa, St Supery, and Girard would join your list. We also belong to Pine Ridge, and Domaine Car Eros.
I'll be interested to see the results...
I'm a long-term subscriber - you do a great job - thank you.
In future surveys, you should ask about purchase channels and maybe also about non-traditional sources of information (blogs, community notes, etc). Maybe another survey about the rise of "alternative" varietals. Maybe another about the rise of second labels. And maybe . . .
Keep up the good work.
Keep up the great work! I love WineRelease and read it regularly. Nic Werner, Swirl it! swirlitapp.com
Keep up what you're doing. It's a real service to consumers.
Make web pages look more attractive...it reminds me of erobertparker
nope, think I gave good commentary.
Perhaps the commentary could be shorten. The list (release) at times is overwhelming.
Please send the results of the survey. What is the purpose? For whom? Consumers or wineries?
Read my article in Sommelier Journal on New Zealand Clarets where I discuss the NZ Screwcap Initiative: http://www.sommelierjournal.com/articles/article.aspx?year=2012&month=10&articlenum=98
Screw caps are great. I miss Wine Blue Book!!! (I know, get over it...). WineRelease.com isn't for folks like me living in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma... Their idea of good wine is Beringer and Sutter Home (oh, White Zinfandel and White Merlot plus Moscato are still in vogue here...). Did I say that I miss Wine Blue Book, Neil? :-) Cheers, Don
Thank you for your newsletter, I get alot of good information out of it.
thanks
Thanks for all you do Neil. Happy Holidays.
Thanks for providing the release information in the format that you do - I find the info helpful and easy to review. Also enjoy your food and wine adventure stories as we pursue the same ourselves.
Thanks for the newsletter!
Thanks!
The wine industry must become more innovative and willing to think outside the box both on closures and bottles. Heavy bottles cost too much and their irregular sizes make it difficult to store wine.
This is a great web site and it has helped me to expand my horizons.
Wine is a very personal product. That is why everyone has an opinion and favorites. Your choice in wine is like a vacation... You would go along with others, but you would rather pick what makes you happy! Experimenting is at least half the fun! That is why consumer variety and choice is so important! Cin, Cin!
Wine scores just limit the searchable universe to something more manageable and are not the end-all determinant of quality.
your hard work is appreciated! any openings for work?
Thanks again to all those who took the time to participate.
Neil
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