My Way of Doing Business
I think that this is a good time to clarify how I do business. On Saturday, “The Windsor Star”, on page 2 ran a story where they alleged that a prominent local blogger was enriching himself through what he wrote. That, if true is not right as it wasn't disclosed and the writer acted as if he had the best interests of the city at heart.
I do not and have not had any remuneration or “favors” given to me for any of my reviews. I write this blog for several basic reasons. The wineries are making this area a much better place to live, produce good wine, promote tourism and my interaction with them has truly enriched my life. It is wonderful to be around these people. They are not getting their due and maybe I can help.
It has been implied that I will never write a bad review. Well there are two reasons why I have not written one: 1) I buy this wine, therefore I pretest it at the winery and only buy what I think will be good. Why should I splash out for a wine that I don't like???? and 2) this is someone's livelihood and I really do not want to hurt someone's business. I may have a bad day or more likely one of my “so called” pets will irritate me while I'm trying to review. Therefore I would redo the review later rather than publish something bad.
If the day comes when I am given a bottle to review, I will disclose that and I may relax my positiveness. I really haven't had anything bad down here yet so I'm not too worried. I am not in this to make money nor have any hidden agendas. I am adding an area for winery announcements and for this I am not compensated. If my blog ever became a “commercial enterprise” I will disclose that. Until then I do this for the joy of it.
Cheers!
