As we’ve all posted on many of our participants’ blogs, The European Wine Bloggers’ Conference has created a fountain of energy that is slowly building into something greater than simply an annual gathering - although, more events wouldn’t be dissuaded either.
Working beyond cultural limitations, language differences and varying levels of blog knowledge, we have formed a network of bloggers across the world, passionate to create valuable content.
We would now like to begin a series of debates across our sites in order to learn how producers and consumers in different countries feel about major topics affecting us all. This will not only help us explore cultural perspectives that may not have been formally addressed before, but also increase the level of dialogue by engaging everyone from researchers to producers, and from journalists to retailers.
As a first topic, we are interested to know whether you would share your thoughts on the varying types of wine closures available in the market today? Have you seen a change in the way your country approaches the subject, how wineries in your area are dealing with the changes, and how consumers in your area are reacting to their favorite wines - maybe accepting alternative closures or remaining wedded to the traditional cork closure?
If possible, we kindly ask those that wish to participate to post an article between the 22nd and the 26th of September on your site, and then placing a link to this article. Or, if you do not have a blog, please email us your article, and we will happily post it on this site.
This is our very first EWBC network effort, so let’s try and make it a great one together! We look forward to your posts!
Gabriella, Ryan and Robert
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14 responses so far ↓
1 gianpaolo // Sep 16, 2008 at 9:52 pm
I’ll try, even if the harvest is here now…
2 Lizzy // Sep 17, 2008 at 7:53 am
I’ll do it. It’s a promise!
3 Denise // Sep 17, 2008 at 11:06 am
I’ll definitely give it a go.
4 Dan Mihaliak // Sep 22, 2008 at 3:43 am
Great site and great post. Keep up the good work.
5 Lizzy // Sep 22, 2008 at 7:33 am
Here I am!
http://www.tigulliovino.it/vinopigro/2008/09/cork_or_not_cork_alla_ricerca.html
6 Cork or Screwcap, But For The Love of God, Do Not Use The Plastic Plug!! // Sep 23, 2008 at 12:28 pm
[...] share your thoughts. We only ask that you please post your article in the comment section of this EWBC post. Hopefully, we will gain enough participation to eventually show the power of social [...]
7 Gabriella Opaz // Sep 23, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Here is our contribution! http://www.catavino.net/blog/cork-or-screwcap-but-for-the-love-of-god-do-not-use-the-plastic-plug/
8 Juan Manuel // Sep 25, 2008 at 9:00 am
Este fué mi post sobre el evento http://www.yvinos.com/blog/european-wine-bloggers-conference-2008
9 Wine closures: Poggio Argentiera point of view | Poggio Argentiera // Sep 25, 2008 at 1:01 pm
[...] is the EWBC post the collects this [...]
10 Rioja and the importance of cork | Thirst for Rioja // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:14 pm
[...] of their blog/audience/country so we can start a more open, international debate. Visit the EWBC site for more details and see other submissions on the same [...]
11 Robert // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:16 pm
I see the trackback has already registered, but I wrote what turned out to be a bit of an essay at:
http://thirstforrioja.co.uk/2008/09/rioja-and-the-importance-of-cork/
12 Thomas // Sep 26, 2008 at 9:42 pm
my entry:
http://winzerblog.de/some-thoughts-abour-cork-and-its-alternatives-in-germany-1692/
13 Could Port Wine Use Other Closure Than Cork? No, Not For Now… // Sep 27, 2008 at 3:16 am
[...] debates are also taking place in the EWBC network and I think I can present you a Port Wine producer’s point of view. So what are Port Wine [...]
14 David // Oct 3, 2008 at 7:06 pm
The move to use closures other than cork has probably gone further in Australia than any other country. Penfold’s, producers of the iconic Grange wines, have begun an experiment where they have put down a number of vintages with a variety of closures. In a few years they will be tasting them to see if there is any difference. Many fairly high quality vineyards in Australia have already made the move to use only screw tops of one type or another. It will be interesting to see how this is accepted elsewhere. I took a fairly expensive bottle of wine to a social occasion here in Canada. There were some distinctly dubious glances directed our way. Luckily some people decided to stay away from it so my wife and I got to drink a good deal of hostess present.
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