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wine sooth
After much consideration and encouragement from other bloggers, I am launching my own blog to complement the content of redwinebuzz.com.
This venue will allow me to provide more frequent, running commentary on the world of wine. It will give a forum to those topics not directly related to the Central Coast but which impact all wine lovers and have a more indirect effect on the Central Coast wine world.
The definition of “sooth” is: “truth, reality, or fact” and a “soothsayer” is a person who “professes to foretell events”.
The global wine landscape is changing. While I do not claim to possess special powers of prognostication, I think global wine culture and industry are at some crossroads and not all choices before us will lead to optimal outcomes.
It is my belief that a commentator should be less of an ambassador of an industry or spokesperson for the preferences of the masses and more a thinker who challenges beliefs, warns of consequences and points to less obvious options. This has been the more real role of soothsayers in ancient times.
Now, I am not setting out to be a misanthrope, a nihilist or an agitator. Like that ancient cynic Diogenes, who carried a lit lantern in daytime through the streets of ancient Greece in search of an honest man, I embark on a search for truth in wine
Bio
I started redwinebuzz.com in 2006 as a one-stop web portal for general wine information with a focus on California’s Central Coast wine region, wineries and winemakers. I am the web site’s editor and sole wine critic. More background info here.
In addition to writing for redwinebuzz.com and winesooth.com, I have created educational content and other materials for local wine festivals. My articles and commentaries have been featured on Appellation America, California Winery Advisor, eBacchus and the Los Angeles Times’ “Blowback” section
Samples and product review policy.
> Yes, I do accept wine samples. 2 bottles of each wine are preferable. For information on submitting wines, see here.
> I do not feel I am qualified to review books or magazines, but I can direct you to some wine bloggers who may be able to review your book or publication.
> Decisions to accept wine gadgets, accessories and paraphernalia for assessment and review are made on a case-by-case basis. In general, if the product does not seem like something I would choose to use myself (and be comfortable endorsing) I will have to respectfully decline.
Contact: xenophile@redwinebuzz.com
