Comments on RJ's Wine Blog: Social media and the wine world, together at last

@Alan Yes, we will make the data model publicly av...

2009-12-04T20:32:32.401-08:00

@Alan Yes, we will make the data model publicly available and encourage input and participation from anyone who is willing to contribute. More coming on this front. We understand the magnitude of this project and realize that it cannot succeed without the support of many facets of the industry. But we obviously think the time is right to give this a shot and are excited about its potential.

Given the diverse needs of the consumers of this information, we'll provide it on many levels including web pages, extracts, and real-time APIs. The goal is to reduce or eliminate the barriers to access to the data to maximize its use. It's going to be a long slog, though, and the magic will come over time as sites tap into what we're building. Several sites have already stepped up, though, and are eager to integrate as well as contribute.

Get on board and get your wines into the system. So much to gain!

I can see the value of having a site where any int...

2009-12-04T17:31:25.963-08:00

I can see the value of having a site where any interested party can go to get accurate details on wine, especially older vintages. Coming from the broadcast industry where we worked to create standards for metadata (yes wine making is much more fun) I know it's going to be tough to get people to publish this data in a way that supports the concept of "change info in one place and watch it magically fix itself across the world." Love to see the database be available, and I'll add my wines for sure.

And not to cast stones but dude - that video - sounds like a fundraiser for some poor sick child :-)

drinknectar - thanks for the kind words. i have f...

2009-12-04T15:46:30.705-08:00

drinknectar - thanks for the kind words. i have fun doing it and even more fun hearing from people and getting to understand what they think.

brian - it's definitely a valuable tool, especially as a blogger. it's so hard to find information on some wines and when you do, it's old, outdated, different than what you just saw from another source, etc. i hope it's embraced because, in part, it will make my life a lot easier.

RJ, you make a valid point. I saw the PR yesterday...

2009-12-04T13:34:25.224-08:00

RJ, you make a valid point. I saw the PR yesterday in winebusiness.com about yourwineyourway.com and immediately saw it as a valuable tool. Coming from a tech background (& living in TX), I’m amazed at the number of TX wineries that haven’t embraced social media or Web 2.0 yet.

@rockplace2be

Very very cool. I hope the industry embraces this ...

2009-12-04T11:11:21.825-08:00

Very very cool. I hope the industry embraces this as a tool and sees the potential it provides. I'm a new reader and I love your blog.

Josh @nectarwine (twitter)

We completely agree gentleman, exciting things to ...

2009-12-03T22:19:33.116-08:00

We completely agree gentleman, exciting things to come in the future and a service like this may assist in easing the barrier with wineries adopting other new technologies. One step at a time. Thanks again for the great post on this movement!

completely agree - would love to see this take off...

2009-12-03T22:00:59.237-08:00

completely agree - would love to see this take off.

A great post RJ. This is an exciting development. ...

2009-12-03T21:52:01.283-08:00

A great post RJ. This is an exciting development. It will be interesting to see how many wineries come on board and who picks up the API to broadcast their material.