Comments on mydailywine: Millennial Wine Drinkers: Savvy meets Sophisticate...

god speed to the coming tide of less pretension an...

2009-09-30T17:31:07.444-07:00

god speed to the coming tide of less pretension and more cool wine stories!

Bless the Millenials. Without them, we likely woul...

2009-09-30T10:47:34.228-07:00

Bless the Millenials. Without them, we likely wouldn't still be standing since we import wines and grapes that most folks have never even heard of.

Very well put. Too many snobs have given "sop...

2009-09-29T13:59:00.796-07:00

Very well put. Too many snobs have given "sophisticated" a bad name. Go grimmace through the terribly fashionable bottle you just wasted your money on - I'll be over here enjoying life.
Also, when wine marketers stop trying to just target millenials [cough, cough, Twin Fin] and actually hire/listen to us, there are going to be some major changes in the industry.

Absolutely. The millenials (which includes all of ...

2009-09-29T13:34:30.612-07:00

Absolutely. The millenials (which includes all of us at Hipster Enology) are the generation of the information age. We're accustomed to having vast amounts of knowledge readily available at our fingertips. Why would we then limit ourselves in wine?

Hear here! I see hundreds of both kinds diners eve...

2009-09-29T13:06:14.644-07:00

Hear here! I see hundreds of both kinds diners every week, of all generations, and, more often than not, I find myself actually *discussing* wine with the younger crowds...

Couldn't agree more, Amy. They call it "l...

2009-09-29T12:37:28.264-07:00

Couldn't agree more, Amy. They call it "lack of sophistication" when what it really is, is "lack of pretention". Millennials are thirsty for knowledge (pun intended) and look for brands/writers/etc. that can demystify wine for them. The passion is most definitely there and getting stoked.