tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post320891907897207302..comments2024-02-28T21:09:17.490-08:00Comments on Samantha Sans Dosage: Shake "Em OffSamantha Duganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-24950181223306564522015-03-12T08:16:31.954-07:002015-03-12T08:16:31.954-07:00Thomas,
Yeah, even this no-name hack gets emails f...Thomas,<br />Yeah, even this no-name hack gets emails from time to time asking me to promote this or that, place a product or whatnot. I'd never consider it actually but I'm not so much looking for them to ship me more junk, got enough already. Maybe because I am actually in the trade and taste all damn day, and really great wines for the most part. Dunno but I never wanted to play that game and if the folks are transparent I don't care if other do. <br /><br />I think back to my "Press" trip to Friuli and we all made it very clear that we were sponsored and I was reading HoseMaster this morning and he too was very clear he was a guest....and I think most bloggers do the same, although how the fuck would I know, I don't read any of them. I can think of at least a couple that do winery features pretty often and either they are easily dazzled, by each and every wine, or they are trying to make sure their invites and free tastings/tours don't dry up but who cares really? Never heard even one of our customers come in asking for anything I blogger wrote up, or even mention one, (I mean other than mine but I have that advantage/disadvantage in that a hunk of my customers do read me here sometimes) so their reach has very little impact. It's the people that actually get paid to write stories, and freaking pitch features that are full of bologna, (ohhhh now there is my next grand idea, Wines for Bologna) and the people that publish them that do piss me off and are making things harder by pretending everything on the planet has a wine friend. Hookey and dumbheaded, period. Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-10774035523111072822015-03-12T06:38:31.448-07:002015-03-12T06:38:31.448-07:00I should also say that part of the problem is the ...I should also say that part of the problem is the joining of information with promotion. Readers can't tell which is which anymore, if they ever could.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-23396306252537279302015-03-12T06:35:35.035-07:002015-03-12T06:35:35.035-07:00Sam:
Take it from me who has been an independent ...Sam:<br /><br />Take it from me who has been an independent journalist for two decades: integrity and ethics has left the room.<br /><br />Would you care to know how many writers receive emails daily asking us to place clients' names in our stories for a small fee? And some writers do it. <br /><br />Part of the problem is the cheapening of information and writing that the Internet has helped create. Sorry to say, but blogging is part of the problem--the free end of it. People find ways to wring some money out of doing it, whether that's in a fee, a stealth sales pitch, or constant self-promotion.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-13994725765595740562015-03-11T19:34:44.451-07:002015-03-11T19:34:44.451-07:00Thomas,
Super famous ones full of that Klout score...Thomas,<br />Super famous ones full of that Klout score stuff even! Just a couple wine dorks round these parts...<br /><br />It was actually another blogger that sort of set me off a little. The worst part, I happen to really like the guy. Sweetheart and all but he posted a piece on some site, not his blog, about pairing wines with a specific kind of ethnic food, I looked at the listed wine and found the choices...odd, so I asked, (not on that site but personally) if all those wines were on the restaurant wine list, I was then told that no, they were wines brought in...all of them from boxes of samples. Just made me cringe and groan. Those weren't specifically picked for the food, that just isn't right to me....the reader doesn't know that. Am I nuts here? Maybe I am because I do have to face these people but damn, what the hell happened to integrity? Sold by the byline? I know my friend meant no harm but it is still not right, least to me. <br /><br />I think too much about this shit....Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-66158640851037898642015-03-11T14:02:28.480-07:002015-03-11T14:02:28.480-07:00What other blogs? There are other blogs...What other blogs? There are other blogs...Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-27042977856557876262015-03-11T12:14:38.652-07:002015-03-11T12:14:38.652-07:00Thomas,
I think that was what bugged me so much ab...Thomas,<br />I think that was what bugged me so much about that "friend's" comment, I am like the queen of "Leave them alone to drink what they like" and here I was being called out for being like that huffy Swiftoanian. Really felt like a WTF? kind of kick in the tummy. I'm a cheerleader for the friggin customer and here I was being tugged across the carpet for being a snob. Grrrrrr<br /><br />Like I said earlier, the only time I get all frothy is when some writer, or blogger (and don't get me started there) acts like an expert and tells people, who are trusting them for advice, to pair things together that end up making wine useless, or worse, making it taste awful. Just does no good and isn't going to bring more folks to the table.<br /><br />Now people that like to argue, they are the reason I stay off other blogs now a day....Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-48807565206881142972015-03-11T11:08:09.972-07:002015-03-11T11:08:09.972-07:00Knowing the name of the restaurant doesn't do ...Knowing the name of the restaurant doesn't do me any good on the East Coast.<br /><br />Sam, when I started out at my tasting room a woman came in who announced that she drank only Riesling, and it didn't matter what she was eating. She liked only Riesling wine.<br /><br />I learned quickly that whether or not there is a right or wrong way, it's not my place to tell those who aren't seeking the information. <br /><br />Of course, there also those who used to come to my class just to argue with me.<br /><br />Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-54672356238874570362015-03-11T09:21:07.472-07:002015-03-11T09:21:07.472-07:00Dale,
Believe you me mister, I thought of joining ...Dale,<br />Believe you me mister, I thought of joining the quiet old rice enjoyer but he was fine. He didn't need or want my company as he was clearly loving his pile of fluffy rice and satisfyingly sweet soda. I got my unders in a wad when a friend recently told me that sometimes I come off like that nasty bitch in the restaurant when I go on rants about wine "professionals" and their lack of integrity when it comes to writing pieces with stupid pairings. Set me jaw in the uber tight position last night for sure. Just like I didn't think a thing of that guy eating something simple at such an incredibly accomplished restaurant, I don't care if people want to drink Silver Oak with oysters, I only lose my shit when people that are seen in positions of knowing way better tell lies and write articles, that they get paid for, about pairing white Rioja with Sponge Bob Square Pants ice cream treats. They are lying. Making the rest of us that actually have to face the consumer look like assholes, or worse putting one too many gross pairing suggestions in front of the people asking for help that they just stop asking us. Kills me. If you couldn't tell...<br /><br />Oh and the name of the little hole-in-wall, Bejing Wok & GrillSamantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-5992312931895973562015-03-11T09:00:01.950-07:002015-03-11T09:00:01.950-07:00CRAP...everyone wants to KNOW the name... :)CRAP...everyone wants to KNOW the name... :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408613383986124620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-90697664285319725052015-03-11T08:59:24.046-07:002015-03-11T08:59:24.046-07:00So, everyone wants to the name and location of thi...So, everyone wants to the name and location of this little perfect place. :)<br /><br />Wonderful, as always. My only disappointment was that you didn't try to join the cowboy...I bet he had some stories to tell! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408613383986124620noreply@blogger.com