Top Ten Reign of Terroir Posts for 2008
Ξ December 23rd, 2008 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
The following list considers only the posts assembled by a single writer for this space, the Admin. The two other principles, Greybeard and Donna, provided their respective choices for the 1st Anniversary post from December 3rd.
My method for inclusion is two-fold and simple. As a new wine blog struggling for a readership it happened that some early posts were ‘published’ when we were still quite unknown, and therefore the work topic did not get the readers perhaps it deserved. Readers come to a blog and entertain the ‘front page’. Owing to time constraints and the abundance of excellent wine blogs folks may not wander through the archive. So this is my way of promoting certain nested stories, of taking another ‘bite of the apple’, as it were.
In no particular order:
1) Easily among the most interesting and rewarding interviews I did was with Margaret Duckhorn of the Wine Institute. Her gracious participation in the interview should give hope to new bloggers that passive commentary on the events, topics and important personalities in the wine world need not fix your compass.
2) An early attempt at understanding the Biodynamic movement remains one of my favorites if only because of its rigor and plentiful links to primary sources.
3) This early piece from February, on the Murrin Bridge Winery, remains one of the most interesting but suffers from one big omission: I was unable to secure an interview with the protagonist.
4) And also from February was a story most notable for an included picture of a rare surviving grape brick from Prohibition. To my knowledge it remains the only pic of such a historical object on the internet. If you don’t know what a grape brick is then read the piece!
5) Another notable interview was with the charming Jason Lett of Eyrie Vineyards. The passing of his father, David ‘Papa Pinot’ Lett, some months later adds an unexpected poignancy.
6) And Alice Feiring, a delightful woman. Gracious, ethereal. Up to a point. She bites back!
7) A piece nearly composed in real time, as the events were unfolding, this is one on the participation of a few of Lodi’s wineries in the Hong Kong International Wine Fair.
8 ) A post from January on Braille Wine Labels was a success.
9) I simply must include my two-part interview with Jack Keller, here and here.
10) Rounding out the list would have to be a recent piece, though hardly obscure, which neatly frames Reign of Terroir’s exciting trajectory. This would have to be my account of Constellation’s trial of a new barrel-cleaning technology.
Back to work!
Admin
P.S. Upon reflection I simply must add my interview with Andrew Jefford. Really no finer wine writer.
