Guy Woodward
@guywoodward.bsky.social
Mainly wine.
Director, Grand Cru Creative. Ex-editor, Decanter.
Used to love Twitter.
Director, Grand Cru Creative. Ex-editor, Decanter.
Used to love Twitter.
Also agree with @wlyons.bsky.social that studying for MW etc risks 'destroying my love of wine and teaching me how to taste in a manner I'm not sure suits my personality'.
Writers need to be able to see wine from a consumer's view, not an analytical/trade perspective…
Writers need to be able to see wine from a consumer's view, not an analytical/trade perspective…
April 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Also agree with @wlyons.bsky.social that studying for MW etc risks 'destroying my love of wine and teaching me how to taste in a manner I'm not sure suits my personality'.
Writers need to be able to see wine from a consumer's view, not an analytical/trade perspective…
Writers need to be able to see wine from a consumer's view, not an analytical/trade perspective…
Chatting to Jay Boberg of Oregon's Nicolas-Jay this morning:
'People who argue this is good for US wines – think of all the importers and retailers dealing in European wines, who suddenly lose 50% of their revenue, and the knock-on effect this has on their business, staff levels and operations…'
'People who argue this is good for US wines – think of all the importers and retailers dealing in European wines, who suddenly lose 50% of their revenue, and the knock-on effect this has on their business, staff levels and operations…'
April 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Chatting to Jay Boberg of Oregon's Nicolas-Jay this morning:
'People who argue this is good for US wines – think of all the importers and retailers dealing in European wines, who suddenly lose 50% of their revenue, and the knock-on effect this has on their business, staff levels and operations…'
'People who argue this is good for US wines – think of all the importers and retailers dealing in European wines, who suddenly lose 50% of their revenue, and the knock-on effect this has on their business, staff levels and operations…'
No, I think her quote has been misunderstood. She's making the point of how ridiculous such an approach would be...
March 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM
No, I think her quote has been misunderstood. She's making the point of how ridiculous such an approach would be...
Indeed – I don't think anyone is arguing for that!
March 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Indeed – I don't think anyone is arguing for that!
Good question. I guess you could argue it might show more of the *original* 1855 terroir, yes. But obvs it depends on the individual wine and vineyard. And I'm not really making an conclusive argument as such – just putting the topic up for debate...
March 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Good question. I guess you could argue it might show more of the *original* 1855 terroir, yes. But obvs it depends on the individual wine and vineyard. And I'm not really making an conclusive argument as such – just putting the topic up for debate...
Cheers Blake, hope all well with you!
March 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Cheers Blake, hope all well with you!
I don’t think anyone’s suggesting that! But how much do you exclude and/or manipulate before it is no longer the same terroir??
March 28, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I don’t think anyone’s suggesting that! But how much do you exclude and/or manipulate before it is no longer the same terroir??