Comments on Sean Sullivan - Washington Wine Report: Plans for 2012

Also, my sincere apologies to Eric at CellarTracke...

2012-01-17T23:30:58.927-08:00

Also, my sincere apologies to Eric at CellarTracker. At least I gave him a capital V, which he surely deserves!

V, you will surely be missed.

2012-01-17T22:59:22.027-08:00

V, you will surely be missed.

Geesh.... it's Eric Levine. Give the man the ...

2012-01-17T22:57:37.565-08:00

Geesh.... it's Eric Levine. Give the man the credit that he is due (and that's A LOT of credit!!!)

Also, when you move to a pay site, I will never visit your site again.

Cheers,

V

Very ambitious list, Sean, and well-considered too...

2012-01-16T20:16:11.721-08:00

Very ambitious list, Sean, and well-considered too – a natural progression to the work you’ve accomplished to date. Put me down for a paid subscription! You have earned this, and I expect it will meet with excellent support.

Chis, I'm definitely planning to covert all of...

2012-01-16T19:44:25.140-08:00

Chis, I'm definitely planning to covert all of the Tasting Note Database, which the CellarTracker notes are based off of, to the new system shortly. I've already been in contact with David LeVine about this so hopefully the change over will go smoothly.

My first comment may have been eaten by the interw...

2012-01-16T19:41:20.552-08:00

My first comment may have been eaten by the interwebs. I fully agree a pay site/tasting note system is worth the price of admission.

If you stick with star systems, at least make sure your old database gets converted and the links to CellarTracker get updated. You probably have thousands of wines currently in CT and in folks cellars, that are rated * or **, but will not look so great if people learn your new scale.

Chris, I had some concern about this as well, but ...

2012-01-16T19:29:43.353-08:00

Chris, I had some concern about this as well, but I am hoping that the parenthetical annotations in bold (Exceptional, Excellent, etc) will help avoid confusion.

Another word of unsolicited advice. Keeping the S...

2012-01-16T19:27:25.352-08:00

Another word of unsolicited advice. Keeping the Star rating system will wreak havoc with those familiar with your existing ratings. Two stars ** used to be an exceptional wine, now it is only decent. One star * used to be really good now it is avoid. Readers (such as me) may forget which system is being used, new or old??? Since you are already creating an equivilency chart, just go all the way and use numbers to avoid confusion.

I look forward to your changes. You are already do...

2012-01-16T16:16:58.082-08:00

I look forward to your changes. You are already doing a great job, and any enhancements will be a plus.

I think it is a good idea to charge for a full coverage subscription. I have been doing that with my Review of Washington Wines, and about 70% of the subscriptions are paid. The ones that get it for free, only get it month to month, without the archive of previous issues. While there are some internet surfers who think they should get information for "free," there are plenty of people who take wine seriously enough to be willing to pay. Your Washington Wine Report will be well worth paying for.

The changes sound great. You've always been th...

2012-01-16T13:05:45.622-08:00

The changes sound great. You've always been the most informative and entertaining site, and the effort you put in is appreciated. I'm excited about the inclusion of Oregon, it does have a synergy, and the Northwest's success is important for both states.

Thanks Jameson. I intend to migrate to Wordpress -...

2012-01-16T12:04:40.248-08:00

Thanks Jameson. I intend to migrate to Wordpress - at long last - when I implement the site redesign. Wish me luck!

Sean, Look forward to the changes, additions, and...

2012-01-16T12:03:10.404-08:00

Sean,

Look forward to the changes, additions, and expansion. You thinking about migrating to Wordpress?

Jameson