Connecting with the Wineries
With over seven hundred wineries in Canada It’s a difficult
task keeping track of all the changes happening with the wineries. In recent years
social media has made it easy to stay connected. But there are wineries that
simply ignore me.
Perhaps with TV and radio stations now paying more attention
to our wines and so many (too many bloggers) jumping on the band wagon a
website than has been supporting our
wineries for twenty years is not that important.
Last week at the IslandWineries Annual Spring tasting I came
across a winery that has never answered my e-mails or returned my phone calls
that would be Domaine Rochette in
Saanich I questioned them about the lack of contact and received an accuse.
They gave me a card with an e-mail address and promised they would respond.
Sorry Domaine Rocette but that e-mail came bounching back three times I tried.
I then looked up your website and used that e-mail connection. I have not heard
from you.
There are others that do not answer. Most of the Quebec
wineries do not respond. Maybe they prefer I e-mail then in French but sorry my
junior high French I have long forgotten. But Ontario wineries like Fielding Estate
Winery, Alvento, Angels Estate. Between the Lines and Andrew Pellers Ltd are among the non
responders.
There are even some wine associations that do not respond.
Over the years the Nova Scotia Wine association use to be a good resource
however today it is run by a new group who do not respond.
Back in BC where I live Bonaparte Bend, Chase and Warren,
Desert Hills, Fairview Cellars, Young & Wyse Collection and Thornhaven
Estate Winery are among those who never respond. If you place contact information on your website have the decency
to respond please.
It is a times extremely frustrating especially when you meet
some owners face to face and they promise to send the information you ask . But
it never comes. I re ask and yet they do not respond. I still
freely list the winery I still support them no one is left out I seek out the information.. I do not get paid to do this
Andy Gebert of St Hubertus Winery said to me at the VQA
Tasting event. You and your website are a God Sent to
Canadian wineries. Wineries should be bending over backwards thanking you.
If only Andy If only
