More individual wine posts vs roundups. Have your say!

September 21, 2017

13 responses to “More individual wine posts vs roundups. Have your say!”

Virginia Jacobs

September 22, 2017 at 10:09 am

Hi Andrew
I prefer longer more detailed posts. More information is always good. I find reference to past vintages etc interesting.

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1. Andrew Graham
  
  September 22, 2017 at 12:23 pm
  
  Thanks Virginia!
  
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Charles

September 22, 2017 at 12:19 pm

Hi Andrew,

It depends is the short answer.
What I get from your posts is, apart from your noggin popping up on my screen every couple of days 😉
1. good buys for wine I would have normally never heard off.
2. interesting reads about wines and wine making, when you compare wines or are at a tasting.
3. insight and knowledge into wine and wine making
I think you keep a current review for when you feel it warrants it, recent post about Riesling Freak comes to mind and I can’t hear enough about sparkling reds, and maybe do weekly round ups of wines you’ve tasted with brief notes, cellar, price, score, buy?

Keep up the good work
Charles

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1. Andrew Graham
  
  September 22, 2017 at 12:24 pm
  
  It’s a head for radio too.
  
  Thanks Charles.
  
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Tony Winspear

September 22, 2017 at 1:08 pm

I’m thinking there are a lot of other short, sharp reviews getting around and no doubt they have their place. The longer posts are probably becoming scarcer but I’m with Virginia on this one. More detail, background etc is tres, tres interesting! Cheers
BTW the first leaves are out here in the vineyard at Balgownie Bendigo. The Sangiovese has beaten the Chardonnay by a short half head.

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james

September 22, 2017 at 1:34 pm

I would like some posts where I don’t need to click more to read them. I sometimes read a post between other things I’m doing and a single screen post would be nice.

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1. Andrew Graham
  
  September 22, 2017 at 2:33 pm
  
  Hey James I actually do that in feeds and emails as I’ve had big problems with copyright theft.
  
  Numerous websites just lift the whole RSS feed and put it on their own website without any reference to my site. I’ve just grown tired of having to go through the whole takedown process and setup the site to deal with it.
  
  #internetlyfe
  
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loot

September 22, 2017 at 3:17 pm

What I love about your posts are not your ratings, but whether you would drink it. Of course, I don’t know if your taste matches mine. I’m really looking for more wine that I like. Personally, I would rather that you spend more time on the wine that is better than the wine with the name. I do like your comparison posts. What you could do, if you wanted to, is provide a list with a rating and whether you would drink it and provide a link to the longer review. The longer reviews being for the ones that are good, bad or ugly. Then what you get around to, is what you get around to.

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D

September 22, 2017 at 5:05 pm

Hi Andrew

I like the mix of posts, as sometimes I will only have read one or two reviews quickly and other times I will be able scroll through a more detailed post, particularly the vertical or special event posts. Not intended as a criticism of your writing, but I probably find the longer round-ups the least engaging.

As an aside, without being an expert my understanding is that the more frequent your posting and the more frequently your site is visited, the higher it will score in Google’s algorithms. I know that is not the point of your seeking input, but it could increase advertising revenue!

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1. Andrew Graham
  
  September 22, 2017 at 5:14 pm
  
  Yes good point! It’s all about the $$$ clearly 🙂
  
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Rossco

September 25, 2017 at 1:35 pm

Please dont change Andy. I love this format and what you write. The detailed notes, then sometimes a
quick mass wrap up of stuff that got missed (or maybe wasnt that great) is perfect.

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Andrew Graham

September 25, 2017 at 1:44 pm

Thanks Rossco

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Scribbler

September 25, 2017 at 2:41 pm

I really appreciate the background information, and themes; the “roundups” are an excellent way to fit the stuff that doesn’t fit; keep doing what you’re doing (very well)

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