Monday, May 17, 2010
Oregon Wine Country
I spent a few days last week in the Willamette Valley for my birthday and a mini-vacation. As usual, I ended up working: learning a lot about the '07 and '08 vintages, more about the different sub-AVA's, tasting and drinking a lot.
In the next few days I'll be posting my thoughts on the different wineries I visited. And not just their wines, but also their locations, tasting rooms, and overall atmospheres.
To start us off, though, I thought I'd write a bit about my thoughts on tasting rooms/winery visits. It is shocking how much my view of a wine/winery changes given the demeanor of the person serving it. Moreover, I am much more likely to buy a few bottles at a winery if I feel that the person working there actually values their product, and has enjoyed chatting with me about it. It's bizarre: I went to a couple wineries whose wines I love, but got a rude vibe from the people working there, and now I have that feeling associated with their product (no names here, but check out the individual posts below). I'm not saying you have to smother every customer with attention, I know you may be busy, and some customers (including myself) hate that. But I think you can be happy to see someone walk through your door. And I know it's impossible to do that all the time: we all have bad/off days. But, seriously, if I walk in at 4:45pm and you close at 5, at least be okay with the fact that you have someone to keep you company for the last 15 minutes. And, you might even make one last sale of the day.
In the next few days I'll be posting my thoughts on the different wineries I visited. And not just their wines, but also their locations, tasting rooms, and overall atmospheres.
To start us off, though, I thought I'd write a bit about my thoughts on tasting rooms/winery visits. It is shocking how much my view of a wine/winery changes given the demeanor of the person serving it. Moreover, I am much more likely to buy a few bottles at a winery if I feel that the person working there actually values their product, and has enjoyed chatting with me about it. It's bizarre: I went to a couple wineries whose wines I love, but got a rude vibe from the people working there, and now I have that feeling associated with their product (no names here, but check out the individual posts below). I'm not saying you have to smother every customer with attention, I know you may be busy, and some customers (including myself) hate that. But I think you can be happy to see someone walk through your door. And I know it's impossible to do that all the time: we all have bad/off days. But, seriously, if I walk in at 4:45pm and you close at 5, at least be okay with the fact that you have someone to keep you company for the last 15 minutes. And, you might even make one last sale of the day.
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