December 19, 2006

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3:35am (December 19, 2006) Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
Just testing this thing out.
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4:29am (December 19, 2006) BubblyMelT
Hi Bill (i'm trying this too)
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7:17am (December 19, 2006) winecast
anyone here?
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12:26pm (December 19, 2006) WineMarketer/Classic Wines
Lingr is pretty clean for simple chatting. Cool!
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3:31pm (December 19, 2006) Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
Anyone here?
Doesn't look like it
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4:25pm (December 19, 2006) Sips
I'm just testing my account for our meet-up later...anyone here yet?
I'll be back...
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4:33pm (December 19, 2006) Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
Well, I'm here but wasn't paying attention.
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4:49pm (December 19, 2006) joel
I'm in. testing my account. joining a real con call in a minute. Talk to y'all later...
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5:01pm (December 19, 2006) bottletalk
What time does this thing kick off?
An hour too early ...
5:04pm (December 19, 2006) Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
it kicks off in about 56 minutes
But you're free to warm up with any wine you'd like.
I'm working on some Cava
bottletalk
I've been on the beer tonight I'm afraid ... its 1am in the UK...
5:05pm (December 19, 2006) Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
A bit late in the evening, no?
I hope you don't have to work too early in the morning
bottletalk
a little ... probably won't make it for the big event ... will check the transcripts
5:06pm (December 19, 2006) Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
which beer have you been enjoying?
bottletalk
Cobra ...
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
not familiar with that one
bottletalk
its an indian beer that goes well with indian food ...
5:07pm (December 19, 2006) Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
ah...Cobra certainly is a good name for it
bottletalk
yes very famous in the UK ... where you originate from Bill?
5:08pm (December 19, 2006) Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
US--northern Indiana, about 90 miles east of Chicago
But my ancestors are from Scotland.
and a few from Ireland
5:09pm (December 19, 2006) bottletalk
Scotland ... used to live in Scotland ... wifes family is from Ireland
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
90 miles = 145 km or so...
did you pick up a taste for whisky when you were in Scotland?
bottletalk
yes ...
no ... I was 4 at the time ...
5:10pm (December 19, 2006) Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
I imagine it'd be hard to avoid
oh
so how are you tied into the Wine 2.0 thing?
bottletalk
http://www.bottletalk.com
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
lemme go check that out...
5:11pm (December 19, 2006) bottletalk
launched 2 weeks ago ...
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
looks kind of like http://winelog.net/ in concept
doing well so far?
bottletalk
yes very similar ... rating, tagging, reviewing, sharing
yes good feedback ...
5:12pm (December 19, 2006) Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
great!
bottletalk
you blog don't you?
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
blog and podcast--http://winefornewbies.net/
bottletalk
have seen you on mybloglog if I remember correctly ...
5:13pm (December 19, 2006) Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
mybloglog...could be
bottletalk
when did you start?
5:14pm (December 19, 2006) Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
this podcast started about one year ago...before that, I had a short-lived wine podcast but I wasn't really finding a good purpose--too disjointed
so the idea of wine education hit me light a lightning bolt and the rest is history, as they say
5:15pm (December 19, 2006) bottletalk
cool ... maybe we should have a chat in more detail about doing something together possibly
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
That could be great
5:16pm (December 19, 2006) bottletalk
I love the term wine 2.0
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
it's pretty cool...plenty of intrigue behind it--it can mean many things, so it gets lots of attention I think
5:17pm (December 19, 2006) bottletalk
what are you looking to get out of it?
this caht ...
chat ...
5:18pm (December 19, 2006) Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
just learn more about the whole thing
I'll probably be more of an observer than a participant
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hi guys, a little early are we?
5:19pm (December 19, 2006) bottletalk
yes ...
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
hey Tim
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how's it going bill?
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
great, and you?
bottletalk
thought it was 1am ...
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pretty well; it's my 2 year podcast anniversary today...
5:20pm (December 19, 2006) Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
great! congrats!
when do we open the Tempranillo?
winecast
thx
mine's been open since 6
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
I warmed up with some Cava--found a pretty decent one for 10 bucks
Cristalino Brut, I think
5:21pm (December 19, 2006) winecast
the one i tasted for wbw 28 was very nice; $14 up here in wine tax hell
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
the state has to get its money somehow...
5:22pm (December 19, 2006) winecast
who from bottetalk is with us?
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
brb...gotta open some wine
bottletalk
just Mark ...
winecast
hi mark; kind of early on your side of the pond, isn't it?
5:23pm (December 19, 2006) bottletalk
will see how I get on ... in trouble with the wife already
5:24pm (December 19, 2006) winecast
sorry for the early hour; should we do another one of these, I'll pick a better time for you and andy from spittoon
bottletalk
thanks ... much appreciated
winecast
over the weekend i plan to do a post reviewing bottletalk, cork'd, vinorati, etc.
a very competitive space right now...
5:25pm (December 19, 2006) bottletalk
great ... remember we are young
winecast
all the tasting notes sites are young
bottletalk
true
5:26pm (December 19, 2006) Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
it'll be interesting to see how tasting note sites replace wine discussion forums
winecast
i'm not expecting many more folks to show up until the top of the hour...
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
or to what extent
winecast
good point bill
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
I must confess I haven't gotten into the tasting note sites
I do a bit of writing for winelog.net, but that's the extent of it
5:27pm (December 19, 2006) winecast
i don't think they will replace ebob and the other boards but build new communities...
forums and note sites are apples and pears as mark might say
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
you may be right
5:28pm (December 19, 2006) winecast
ebob folks haven't even gotten into wine blogs yet
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Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
I think you're right about that one
winecast
mark left due to the hour; it's 1:30 am in the uk right now...
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
I figure people have "loyalty" to a community they've spent time with
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5:29pm (December 19, 2006) winecast
where are you from, "WVKeith"?
WVKeith
I hope you guys don't mind a "Newbie" from WV setting in on the chat. Bill & Tim, I enjoy both your Podcast.
winecast
thanks
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
you don't see much cross-polination from say WineSpectator forums and eBob
thanks, Keith!
bottletalk
yes 1:30 ... and I'm afraid I'm off ... will catch up with yopu both soon ...
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
take care, Mark
bottletalk
and you
winecast
no problem jumping into the discussion; bill probably knows about the same amount as you do about the subject
5:30pm (December 19, 2006) WVKeith
Southern WV...a little town called Matewan...about 70 miles south of Charleston
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i'll post the summary later, mark
cheers
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
yeah, I could write a book on what I don't know about wine 2.0
looking forward to learning
winecast
matewan; a great john sayles movie
WVKeith
ah you saw it
5:31pm (December 19, 2006) winecast
yea i'm a film buff
WVKeith
it put us on the map...all 500 of us
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
so what are you drinking, Tim?
WVKeith
Thant's Matewan's population by the way
5:32pm (December 19, 2006) winecast
ah, twisted oak 2004
for el jefe
Bill-at-Wine-For-Newbies
brilliant
winecast
it's quite nice, actually, very much like a zinfandel