Jens over at Cincinnati Wine Warehouse commented on his experience with a bottle of Luzon Verde yesterday and even gave me credit as to bringing it to his attention. His blog was one of the first I read and eventually motivated me to write my own, so I'm flattered to have influenced him and any other wine buffs out there.
I often check my referrals and stats associated with my blog, and day after day I notice that I get several visits from people searching the few Spanish wines I've commented on. Some days it seems like 25% of my hits are from these searches. There must be quite a buzz out there. I've been a big fan of Jorge Ordonez selections for their consistent quality and value. It must be said that his name is on wine of all price ranges though, but my buying tendencies tend to stay below $25. I just wonder how long they will stay this affordable with what seems to be a rising demand.
I am interested in your comment about how many people are searching for Spanish wines on the Web. For the past 12 months or so "tempranillo" has been the most common keyword search that has found my vinodiversity.com site. In a typical month I get traffic from 900-1000 different keywords, tempranillo is always the top by quite a margin. I'd love to get similar traffic for some of the other varieties.
I thought it was an aberation of my site, but if you are seeing something similar it must have something to do with the web habits of people who drink Spanish wines.
Posted by: Darby | January 14, 2006 at 01:05 AM