“Good Grape: A Wine Manifesto is one of very few contemporary wine bloggers who writes like an actual columnist: articulate, insightful, and often funny. The main difference is he actually connects with today’s young and young-at-heart wine audience, pertinent to both the passionate wine consumer and the wine business at-large.
Good Grape’s success in the relatively new blog and online wine culture is a reflection of the larger growth of wine culture in the United States and audiences looking for new “voices.”
I won’t be surprised to see traditional and emerging areas of wine information and promotion continuing to collide, resulting in talented new voices like Good Grape writing for larger, more “fortified” (couldn’t resist the dessert wine pun) media outlets in the future.”
- Arthur Black, 1st place in 2008 Best Young Sommeliers USA Championships / Master Sommelier candidate
“You are one of the brightest thinkers and most cogent wine business writers I’ve come across, period. Keep up the good work!”
- Ian Malone, Managing Director, Fund Manager, Premier Pacific Vineyards
Wine Blog of the month - Good Grape - August, 2009
... when you start to dig into Good Grape further, you realize that not only is this blog a pretty face (winner of the American Wine Blog Awards Best Graphics award), but it has a hell of a lot of substance. I’ve been following Jeff for a while now and he continues to impress, every step of the way. Thanks, Jeff, for bringing this blog to life and for all the contributions you make to the worlds of wine and blogging.
- R.J. Hilgers, author of R.J.‘s Wine Blog
“Jeff Lefevere, founder and editor of the award-winning site Good Grape: A Wine Manifesto, removes the velvet rope that often closes off the subject of wine. No friend to the wine snob, Lefevere’s writing is accessible but never simplistic; every post offers intelligent insight into the wine business or culture as a whole.”
-Carly Wray, Snooth.com
“Please, please continue writing your marvelous, insightful blog…it’s the best one out there. I love your writing, integrity, knowledge…and refreshing lack of ego.”
- Christine Jones, Central Coast Vintner and author of ONE VINTAGE: A Year in the Vineyard
“You have a wonderful blog. Thanks for taking so much time to make it interesting and clever and beautiful!”
Susan Dively, An everyday person who loves wine
“I look at the efforts of folks like Joe Roberts (1WineDude), Jeff Lefevere (Good Grape), Derrick Schneider (An Obsession With Food) and I sense that I am looking at the next generation, the guys who will take the place of the folks like me, Mr. Heimoff, Jim Laube, Robert Parker, Dan Berger and you name it–all of whom are simply going to age out of this biz at some point.”
-Charlie Olken, Publisher, Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine
“It is always good to stop by and read your work. Best on the web.”
- Jim, a reader, Chicago, IL
“Your writing - and Good Grape, specifically - can only be described as remarkable. There aren’t many (wine bloggers) that break through the noise to reach a larger audience and command respect. The success of Good Grape starts with the quality of the writing and the astute analysis.”
- Evan Dawson, Morning Anchor 13 WHAM (ABC), Rochester, NY / Finger Lakes Editor, New York Cork Report / Author, 2011 book on Finger Lakes wine
In response to the question, “What wine blog deserves wider recognition?”
“I would cast a nod toward 1WineDude and GoodGrape as deserving wider recognition. They both have a very distinctive style on top of being able to pick excellent and timely topics.”
- Wine writer, W.R. Tish
“One glance at the Good Grape will have you hooked. Jeff Lefevere’s blog is chock full of engaging wine biz news and personal tasting anecdotes.”
”… A terrific writer. I’d describe your style as bold and crisp with a lingering note of smartness.”
-Susan Holmer, PR, Terlato Wines International
“Jeff Lefevere’s Blog, Good Grape: A Wine Manifesto, is one of the GO TO sources of wine insight on the Internet. This is a man capable of taking complex technological, cultural and commercial ideas and interests and synthesizing them into something coherent and new and useful.”
- Tom Wark, Fermentation, Quote #1
“Jeez, I love reading your stuff! Keep on wordmongering ...”
- Lewis Perdue, Publisher, Wine Industry Insight
“Been reading (Good Grape) ... By far the best business wine blog going. Nice work.”
- Tom Wark, Fermentation, Quote #2
”(Jeff at Good Grape) has the best-looking wine blog in all of the blog-o-world. If his blog design were a person, it would be Warren Beatty, and it would walk around with a smile and a demure but slightly aloof stance, confident that your wife would do him in a heartbeat and not even think twice about you or your kids, because he’s just that cool.
He (I mean Jeff, not the personified Beatty-esque incarnation of Jeff’s blog) is also a phenomenally talented writer; his prose puts the writing on the majority of wine blogs (including some of those penned by professional writers) to shame.”
-Joe Roberts, 1WineDude (Quote #1)
“By most counts, Jeff Lefevere’s GoodGrape.com should be a total flop. The posts are long. They demand attention to comprehend fully. They’re not quickly scanable. And to top it all off, he’s in the midwest – not exactly the hotbed of the wine world. But… Jeff writes so well, and does it so consistently, that it almost defies belief. His blog is also gorgeous ... it is a must read for me.”
-Joe Roberts, 1WineDude (Quote #2)
“Tough call, but my favorite wine blog out there is Good Grape - design, content, brand, all incredible stuff.”
- Ashley Daigneault, Caster Communications
“I (read other top blogs). You top them all with your writing skills, objectiveness and relevancy.”
-Neil Monnens, Publisher, Wine BlueBook
“Intelligent wine industry commentary (and a) refreshing point of view from someone who’s willing to take a stand.”
- Kristi Taaffe, Founder, Juice Box Direct, Former Dir. of Marketing at Foster’s Wine Estates, Former VP of Marketing at Inertia Beverage Group
“Your blog rocks. I love your writing style and commentary.”
-Bill Smart, Dry Creek Vineyard
”...One of the few wine-related blogs that I enjoy – and find thought-provoking.”
- Agent Red, Wine Spies
“If you are not reading Jeff’s thoughtful wine blog you are officially remiss”
-Richard Shaffer, Israeli Wines Direct
”... informative and thought-provoking musings on Good Grape.”
- Cinde Dolphin, Marketing for Mavericks
“I’m a huge fan of your blog ...”
- Tracy Howard, Associate Editor, Imbibe Magazine
Joe Roberts from 1WineDude, Jeff Lefevere from Good Grape, Megan at (Wannabe Wino), and the aforementioned Tom from Fermentation, along with the founding wine blogs of Vinography and Dr. Vino, and Wine Enthusiast’s Steve Heimoff are clearly the leaders to a great many of us in the blogosphere
- Kevin Keith, Liquor Direct Wine & Spirits / Author of the wine blog Under the Grape Tree
“You have some of the most interesting and thoughtful wine-related posts in the wine blogosphere.”
-Ken W., Alawine.com
“I find your writing to be almost always fun and generally thought-provoking.”
- Don Clemens, Good Grape Reader
“Always love your prose Jeff. I find your writing has a certain P.G. Wodehouse flair—particularly when read in the voice of Hugh Laurie.”
- Becky Borichevsky, Smells Like Grape (http://smellslikegrape.blogspot.com/)
“Your blog continues to blow me away ... (you’re) shaping the future of wine writing through blogging.”
-Jo Diaz, Partner ~ Diaz Communications
“You have one of the best wine business blogs, with a refreshing outsider point of view. Good Grape is on my must read list every week.”
-Amy Atwood - My Daily Wine
“Like wine? Witty commentary? … Then The Good Grape.com is for you!”
-Life in the Kinky & Nikki-Dom
“I do not know a whole lot about wine, but I really like your blog. It is well written and informative and is wonderfully designed.”
- Eric, Good Grape Reader
“I love ur site”
-Gary Vaynerchuk, Wine Library TV
“Your writing never ceases to amaze and humble me.”
- Anna Miranda, Terlato Wines International
“Great blog, gives me more to aspire for!”
-Erin Thomas, a Bottle a Week
“I love your blog! … Not just endless reviews of wines, but information. Way to go!”
-Ryan Evans, Reader
“You do great work.”
-Craig Camp, General Manager, Cornerstone Cellars
“Your design is killer for sure, but the content is even better!”
-Hardy/Dirty South Wine
“Love the blog - really well done and thoughtful posts.”
-RJ’s Wine Blog
“Your blog hits home with me - as both a winemaker but, more importantly, as a consumer.”
-Larry Schaffer – Tercero Wines
“Your efforts to encourage more consumers to enjoy wine should be welcome by all.”
-Ron McFarland – New Zealand Food Wine
“Love the site. Most wine bloggers take themselves super serious but I’m glad to see you don’t.”
-Alison Smith - York County Convention and Visitors Bureau
“lovelovelove the site!”
-Amanda Deveaux, Sr. Account Exec., Evins Communication
“I am very impressed with the breadth of content and creativity of your writing. It is a breath of fresh air to read.”
-Sarah Osteen, Harvard Business Publishing
“We love your blog! So well designed and fun.”
-Anya Mills – Popptags
“You’re doing a great job—there is so much hype about wine out there that it is refreshing to read something that is honest and down to earth.”
-Marc Caparone – Caparone Winery
“Seriously, Jeff, you give wine blogging a good name ... (You’re) the only wine blog that matters!”
- Galen Struwe, Sacre Bleu Wine (Quote #1)
“If wine writing had truth serum to dispense and if it had guttural poets, Lefevere would be our Pete Townsend. When it comes to getting to the lyrical point of it all the bottom line is never far away.”
- Galen Struwe, Sacre Bleu Wine (Quote #2)
“In this time of short attention spans and Twitter-dominated communication, Jeff’s long-format Op-Ed style is refreshing. Thankfully the wine blogosphere has people with Jeff’s writing talent and passion for the subject of wine. If you don’t read Good Grape, you should. It is, by far, one of the very best wine related sites ‘out there.’ “
- Frank Morgan, Drink What You Like
”(One) of my FAVORITE wine blogs ... always, entertaining and informative.”
- Corey Abrams, Intertia Beverage Group
“Here’s a blog that is entirely unique. Its content is focused on business and culture as related to wine. That could be pretty dry. Thankfully it’s not because the author is dedicated to understanding the experience of wine. That pre-occupation with experience shows through in the visual experience he gives his readers. It’s a downright beautiful presentation.”
- California Farmer magazine
“Honey, I think you have the best wine blog out there. You’re the only wine blog I read, but I’m sure it’s the best!”
-Mom
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