The advent of Low/No Cost publishing, particularly via the blogging platform, demonstrates that there exists around the world a bevy of writing talent that chooses to focus on wine. However, it is significant that Jancis Robinson reached into the wine blogosphere to tap Alder Yarrow to be that new columnist and it is an action that underscores my points that we are living in the Golden Age of Wine Writing and the Golden Age of Wine Writing Talent. And its not significant that Jancis Robinson is augmenting her website with new writing talent to help cover the American wine scene. It’s not significant that Alder Yarrow, one of the best wine bloggers, has a new writing gig. She followed up the launch of with the launch of her Purple Pages in 2001, a subscription-based section of that has become one of the only truly successful pay-to-read wine sites on the Internet. Started in 2000, immediately gained a significant following for the access that it gave to Jancis herself, one of the most celebrated and accomplished wine writers of the 20 th century.

This was driven home to me when Jancis Robinson reached out to me to help her get the word out that she had hired Alder Yarrow of to be a new columnist and contributor to, one of the most successful online wine publications in the world. But what I’ve not mentioned before and what I’m sure is equally true is that today’s most important and successful wine publishers are living in the Golden Age of Wine Writing Talent.

I’m happy to debate any of these points with anyone who wants to dispute them and I’m sure I’ll take that debate going way. 4) Never before has the wine lover had access to so many talented wine voices. 3) Never before has the wine lover had access to such a diversity of wine related subject matter. 2) Never before has the wine lover had access to such a diversity of wine voices from which to choose. My case is made in this fashion: 1) Never before has the wine lover had access to so much wine information. I’ve been arguing for some time now that we live in the Golden Age of Wine Writing. A Survey of Significance In the World of Wine Publishing

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