Tim Elliott of Winecast has been nice enough to invite me on Unfiltered (his new podcast with co-host Jeff Lefevere), presumably to talk about winery Web sites.
As a thought starter, he posed this question: What winery Web site best illustrates a sense of place?
Terroir for Web sites? Hmmmm...
Realizing that my readers are a valuable source of smarts, I'll ask you all the same question. Add your URLs to sites with a sense of place in the comments! And thanks for your support.
Mike,
First, I would hate to fill this with tons of URLS since I have such a strong bias. However, I know you'll do great on winecast. I contend that a website better expresses a "sense of people and brands" better than a "sense of place." You will find many more examples of great sites that demonstrate the former in a much more dynamic ways. This is because the medium of the web is better suited to express stories than places.
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Posted by: Paul Mabray | May 20, 2007 at 10:24 PM
I think the closest a winery can get to expressing a sense of terroir is by blogging. In a blog we can offer our readers a sense of the vintage, and stories of working with the soil and weather.
Posted by: Mary B. | May 24, 2007 at 07:38 AM
Well, my web site can be slightly filthy at times - does that count...?
Posted by: el jefe | May 26, 2007 at 06:51 PM