First and foremost, we are buyers and consumers of wine. We want to read about the wines we like more than once or twice a year, we want to read about them all the time.
When we created Vinous, the idea was to launch a platform that was always on, like MTV and ESPN were for music and sports 30 years ago, or what Bloomberg and CNN are for news. Essentially a channel that would bring together the best and brightest voices.
Personally, I believe the idea of an ‘issue’ is past. There are just too many wines, regions and things happening for that model to work. That is our view. Of course, people are free to agree or disagree, but we believe in continually streamed content.
Each Sunday, we post the contents of the following week on Your Say, our user forum. In a normal week we will publish one or more major articles. These can be reviews of new releases, verticals, retrospectives etc. The exact date and time of publication varies. We also have a number of other features; Vinous Table features restaurants, usually in wine destinations or wine themed dinners, Vinous Favorites are our top under $25 picks, in Cellar Favorites we highlight rarer, more collectible wines and we usually have new video content every week.
The search function allows you to read each article by producer, rather than searching wine by wine. You also have the ability to search for a specific wine within a specific article, something I don’t think any other site can do. For example, rather than wading through hundreds of reviews in a Tuscany article, you can just type Sassicaia to see the review of that wine(s) only within the current article.
To search for Napa, go to Archive, then California and you will see everything we have published in CA wines. I am sure we will be making improvements as the new team comes onboard, so if you have suggestions and comments, just let us know.