Nobody likes a Downer

There's an entertaining and informative post up on Vinography today about the merits (or lack thereof) of the negative wine review. The conclusion drawn - trashing a wine isn't particularly effective or fun. The fact of the matter is, most wines aren't that bad. Even a lot of the one's that are not downright terrible are mediocre at best. That being said, Vinography's wine writer came to the hard fought conclusion that his time would be far better spent directing folks to the really good stuff . . . rather than constantly letting them no what to avoid.

If you're looking for a bit of good insight into the mind of a person writing about wine day in and day, out - this is an article that's for you. Think of it as meta-narrative on how one gets into keeping a wine blog, how things change, and how eventually you have to find things that make continuing your blog worthwhile. I've only been keeping this one since March, so I'll report back in another four and a half years or so with my own thoughts on the subject.