tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post8467857320593103187..comments2023-12-11T08:10:41.077+00:00Comments on Mark Dredge - Beer: Wine PunksMark Dredgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-121952963177958492011-06-08T02:44:27.270+01:002011-06-08T02:44:27.270+01:00Wine makers are also competing in terms of designi...Wine makers are also competing in terms of designing wine labels.margaret river winerieshttp://www.madfishwines.com.au/margaret-river-winery-region/default.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-22910280439362487202010-10-07T20:18:51.278+01:002010-10-07T20:18:51.278+01:00http://www.compassboxwhisky.com/home.html are appa...http://www.compassboxwhisky.com/home.html are apparently doing similar stuff with whisky. More Innis & Gunn than BrewDog by the look of things, but I haven't tasted any of their stuff yet so might be doing them a disservice.Rob Sterowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870233673933087794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-37582596814695414942010-10-07T16:36:33.345+01:002010-10-07T16:36:33.345+01:00interesting piece - funnily enough The Wine Societ...interesting piece - funnily enough The Wine Society has just listed something called The Squid's Fist from the same outfit. "May deter traditionalists"! - indeed, can't wait to get some.david martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-35700063825263740042010-10-06T22:45:30.212+01:002010-10-06T22:45:30.212+01:00Interesting find. I don't know these wines but...Interesting find. I don't know these wines but it is not unknown for new world producers to take this sort of approach. However, this does seem to be particularly well worked through and executed and from what I can make out it looks like there is some prety serious winemaking going on too. Some of their blends and grape choices are unusual. The Australian wine industry is in a pretty significant pickle at the moment and it is interesting to see this sort of approach which is far more engageing than the norm particularly for a producer that doesn't appear to be making high volumes; producers who might be expected to take a more conservative approach to their marketing<br /> <br />See you tomorrow for the beer tasting at the home of wine education....not sure if that counts as a suitable defence of wine communicators....Nicholas Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-71752861682682615812010-10-05T23:39:42.560+01:002010-10-05T23:39:42.560+01:00I can't say I've ever paid more than £4.99...I can't say I've ever paid more than £4.99 for a bottle of wine in the off-trade, and as far as I'm concerned, red is a total no-go zone - despite numerous attempts (including drinking other people's considerably more expensive stuff), it still all tastes to me like infected Ribena. Sorry.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-31148144340344794052010-10-05T21:43:41.405+01:002010-10-05T21:43:41.405+01:00What I find particularly interesting about this po...What I find particularly interesting about this post is that I cannot imagine a wine blogger stumbling unknowingly on a bottle of BrewDog and writing the same, but in reverse - any wine bloggers lurking and want to defend themselves?Martyn Cornellhttp://zythophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-41797289867339224832010-10-05T09:51:28.584+01:002010-10-05T09:51:28.584+01:00Anything with a name like "Furious Knives of ...Anything with a name like "Furious Knives of Wine" is something I want to drink! That marketing campaign has caught me hook, line and sinker ... awesome!<br /><br />As that paragraph probably suggests, I know nothing about wine. :PMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280318504737098116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-89452792893162546422010-10-05T08:36:12.304+01:002010-10-05T08:36:12.304+01:00Nice one! was looking forward to hearing what you ...Nice one! was looking forward to hearing what you thought after seeing the pic the other day.<br /><br />I tend to drink wine every now and then, I usuall just read the label and see what takes my fancy at the time but every now and then I get given bottles by people and the labels are all in french so I haven't got a clue what they are...so its fun guessing the flavours etcBeerReviewsAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13549567405003804994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-13634816823692581182010-10-05T08:08:31.380+01:002010-10-05T08:08:31.380+01:00Hilarious and informative; Thanks so much for post...Hilarious and informative; Thanks so much for posting this, I love finding wines that ditch the stuffiness and create an adventure through labeling, much like the craft brew scene. Keep up the good work!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414366053757246259noreply@blogger.com