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By: Gabriella Opaz

Gabriella Opaz — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:55:49 +0000

Someone here in Spain asked me a few weeks ago if the educational system in the US gave me a solid foundation to be a successful adult. I said, "Yes and no. Yes, because it encouraged curiosity and passion, and no, because the conversation was one sided, where teachers truly believed that my opinion, regardless of my fledgling experience, was not valid." What social media has brought me is a sense that conversations are two sided – dynamic and interactive – where everyone has an opinion worthy of exploring, or at the very least, voicing. Therefore, on some level each one of us is both an expert and a novice in one breath – a completely opposing view from what I grew up with.

I’ll stop my rambling now and say thanks for a great post!

By: Judd

Judd — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:57:10 +0000

I absolutely love the term ’social lubrication’ and you are right, I’ve never witnessed a more ‘civilized’ lubricant!

By: Lorenzo

Lorenzo — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:19:03 +0000

gotta concur, it’s a fantastic opportunity to open dialogues with like minded people. wine is also the type of topic that’s prone to aiding social lubrication.

By: Marco Montez

Marco Montez — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:57:31 +0000

Right, I did not disagree… and I’m in fact spending as much time as I can in this social media environment. Because it’s the right thing to do and because I love to be part of it. Just wanted to add another point to the “conversation”.

By: Henré

Henré — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:27:39 +0000

Marco, you’re right, not everyone is in social media. But everything is turning digital and we need to keep in mind that today’s younger (digital) generation will be tomorrow’s wine gurus. So even if wine and social media is still relatively divided, in due course, it won’t be.

We’re on the right track…early adopters so to speak.

By: Judd

Judd — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:24:48 +0000

Great comments — and to Marco – there is no doubt that social media is NOT the silver bullet. But it is one way to get the forum back on track. The best way is still to find a preferred wine shop and talk with the staff. Or talk directly with the winery itself. Yes — any 2-way dialogue…talking with rather than to…as mentioned in the comments is best! Thanks so much for the dialogue!

By: Marco Montez

Marco Montez — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:19:41 +0000

Hi Judd, I absolutely agree with you. However, not everyone is in social media. So we need to find a way to bring the debate back to the table, not just the computer.