New Winery Blog: Mountain Spirit Winery

Lesley and Darren Barkett of Mountain Spirit Winery in Salida, Colorado wrote a nice note to let me know about their winery Web site and new winery blog.  Sadly, I'm not above being flattered:

Thanks for all you do to promote our wine industry.  I was hoping you would add our new blog to your list of winery blogs.  www.mountainspiritwinery.com/blog.html is the address.  We're trying to generate a little interest by posting a coupon code on a posting that offers discounts off our wine. Thanks again for your help.  You have been a great resource for us.

It's always nice to hear that people appreciate The Winery Web Site Report blog.  The Mountain Spirit Winery blog is brand-new (only a few posts), but I like what I see.  First thing, of course, they need to add a link to the blog from their home page (maybe right up there at the top next to the 800-MS-WINES number).

I hope that Darren, Lesley, Mike, and Terri will follow through with pictures.  The one picture of their press was broken when I looked at it (the link generates a 403 "Forbidden" error).  It's always good practice to look at your Web site and blog using someone else's computer -- the one down at the library, or your neighbor's -- just to see what the rest of the world sees when they visit.

And apropos of a new winery blog, here are 21 Surefire Tips for a Successful Blog Launch.

(As always, we've added the Mountain Spirit Winery blog to our comprehensive list of winery blogs, bringing the total to 33.)

Comments

[Darren Barkett]

Thanks so much for including us in your listings. One small thing...Mountain Spirit Winery is simply a winery and not a vineyard. We do have an organic chokecherry orchard, but the grapes don't grow so well at our altitude of nearly 8000 ft. We ship in our grapes from the western slope of Colordo and press them here.

And thanks for the insights into a successful blog. I'm already working on some updates and changes based on the good advice!

Keep up the great work.

[Mike Duffy]

Thanks for the comments, Darren. I read about the "imported" grapes on your Web site. And that's part of your unique story at Mountain Spirit - how do you choose the grapes that go into your wines? What works well, and not so well?