June 26 2008
I feel bad for Dan Berger. The guy is cranking out darn near 4000 words and it appears that he’s not getting any editorial support whatsoever.
Paging an editor, please!
I’m referencing this article at Appellation America.
I don’t mean to be mean-spirited, vindictive, or even hint at being anything other than pleasantly delicate. That said, I had to take a drink in order to see if the following paragraph would become clearer to me, Papa Hemingway style:
This kind of wine is part of the Third Wave that is making an end run around the scorers, avoiding being placed into a numerical box from which it’s nearly impossible to escape. True, some of the wines might be mainstream enough to be rated, but most wine makers who make such wines do not want to risk being at the mercy of palates ill-equipped to make appropriate decisions that can have a life-or-death sort of aftertaste.
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If I may interject here, I’d like to point out something I think readers of this blog will find relevant regarding the Third Wave —or if its not relevant, at least it’s somewhat interesting—regarding the discussion of Berger’s assertions. Visionary, yes. But, to be blunt, I doubt if readers of this blog would appreciate some of the subtlety, but they may may catch the high points and still find it interesting, since technically, it does pertain to the mavericks and the third wave. If you would allow me to dominate the conversation for a moment, I think its important to look forward to the Fourth Wave when regionality is no longer a concern once universality prevails. This will capture in a box the Third Wavers and the end runners and will put the scorers back at the table. True some will remain out of the mainstream, but most will succumb.
What I’m trying to get across—if I can have your attention for just a minute more—is that I have absolutely nothing to say.
Have a little compassion: Dan used to work for a newspaper—just a wee bitty one—with all of the space restrictions and heavy editing that such a position entails. When freed from the shackles, it’s perfectly normal to expect him to bust loose a little bit, even if the shackles have been gone for a while.
Besides, um, Jeff, as YOUR former editor, sort of, for a brief period, I can remembers some times that ... well, nevermind.
Touche, Mark Fisher! But, don’t think for a second that I didn’t think about my own verbosity ... ! You are absolutely correct, but I do limit myself, at a maximum, to 1200 words. And, my writing has come light years forward in my voice and shaking the rust loose.
This isn’t a knock on Dan as much as it is Appellation America, for not giving a writer a helping hand.
AA needs to throw a line out to Dan and give him some support.
Morton—classic. pointed, but classic!
Jeff
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I dunno…
Dan doesn’t have diarrhea of the mouth when I talk to him.
On the other hand, once a writer commits to an idea, developping it “on paper” may yield a lengthy treatment.