Is it me, or does someone need to say something..?
- uncle tom
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Is it me, or does someone need to say something..?
I used to enoy the Graham/Malvedos site..
..no more
All we get now is a diet of gushing self praise, and the latest effort - a visit by an American (supposedly celeb..) chef - is pure trash..
I thought about leaving a subtle (and very polite) note on the 'leave a comment' bit - but it doesn't work..
Come on guys, you've done so much better in the past and can do it again - serious port drinkers don't do 'Hello' magazine..
..no more
All we get now is a diet of gushing self praise, and the latest effort - a visit by an American (supposedly celeb..) chef - is pure trash..
I thought about leaving a subtle (and very polite) note on the 'leave a comment' bit - but it doesn't work..
Come on guys, you've done so much better in the past and can do it again - serious port drinkers don't do 'Hello' magazine..
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
Re: Is it me, or does someone need to say something..?
The tone and content have become less educational and more promotional, alas.
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Re: Is it me, or does someone need to say something..?
I am in no way saying it's right or wrong to change the tone of the site. I will say, we are the minority in wanting more technical geeky stuff. The majority of people aren't as serious as we are and like all that flashy superfluous stuff. Frustrating, yes.
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Re: Is it me, or does someone need to say something..?
Or at least don't own to it on this forum.uncle tom wrote: serious port drinkers don't do 'Hello' magazine..
It is rather short term to just put marketing spiel on these sites. Whenever I come to such a site on any subject I tend to pass on rather than linger. Even novices know when they are under the marketing pump. If they want people to stay and come back they need to feel they learned something.
- RonnieRoots
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Re: Is it me, or does someone need to say something..?
But surely this is purely educational!jdaw1 wrote:The tone and content have become less educational and more promotional, alas.
[url=http://blog.grahams-port.com/2014/03/30/grahams-2013-harvest-tasting-the-ports-for-the-first-time/]Here[/url] Graham's blog wrote:Charles explains that Six Grapes is so special that you only very rarely come across a wine of sufficient quality to make it. If you go looking for Six Grapes, you won’t find it: it is something that you come across while you’re not looking – and it doesn’t happen very often.
Re: Is it me, or does someone need to say something..?
LOL. I remember reading that very paragraph and thinking "what a load of drivel." Meaningless drivel, in fact.RonnieRoots wrote:But surely this is purely educational![url=http://blog.grahams-port.com/2014/03/30/grahams-2013-harvest-tasting-the-ports-for-the-first-time/]Here[/url] Graham's blog wrote:Charles explains that Six Grapes is so special that you only very rarely come across a wine of sufficient quality to make it. If you go looking for Six Grapes, you won’t find it: it is something that you come across while you’re not looking – and it doesn’t happen very often.
- uncle tom
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Re: Is it me, or does someone need to say something..?
Yes, indeed.LOL. I remember reading that very paragraph and thinking "what a load of drivel." Meaningless drivel, in fact.
Every successful wine maker needs one vital ingredient - a loyal army of informed yet unpaid ambassadors, who are happy to back your cause.
If you produce press puffs that make the enthusiast cringe, your most valuable troops will quietly defect to the other side..
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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Re: Is it me, or does someone need to say something..?
Well, they may just grumble and carry on buying it because they like regardless of the PR rubbish..!uncle tom wrote:Yes, indeed.LOL. I remember reading that very paragraph and thinking "what a load of drivel." Meaningless drivel, in fact.
Every successful wine maker needs one vital ingredient - a loyal army of informed yet unpaid ambassadors, who are happy to back your cause.
If you produce press puffs that make the enthusiast cringe, your most valuable troops will quietly defect to the other side..
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Re: Is it me, or does someone need to say something..?
Haha, is there meaningful drivel?flash_uk wrote:LOL. I remember reading that very paragraph and thinking "what a load of drivel." Meaningless drivel, in fact.RonnieRoots wrote:But surely this is purely educational![url=http://blog.grahams-port.com/2014/03/30/grahams-2013-harvest-tasting-the-ports-for-the-first-time/]Here[/url] Graham's blog wrote:Charles explains that Six Grapes is so special that you only very rarely come across a wine of sufficient quality to make it. If you go looking for Six Grapes, you won’t find it: it is something that you come across while you’re not looking – and it doesn’t happen very often.
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