I was just reading in the wine geek chat thread I linked to that Nitrogen is lighter than air, 3% lighter I’ve found, and requires a complete displacement of air from the bottle to be effective, while Argon being heavier than air can achieve the barrier I had hoped for.

I know the home gas system I use at home is an Argon/Nitrogen mix and has worked well, where I use much more of the Nitrogen only gas at work and to less effect.

Now I know why.

Your product, 100% Argon, sounds like the most ideal multi bottle wine preservation system out there and I am glad you jumped in.

I also don’t mind admitting I was wrong in touting Nitrogen alone, when I should have been saying Argon is needed to blanket between wine and regular Oxygen laden air to preserve wine aroma and flavor.

Cheers,

John

Our motto “Fresh Wine Everytime” .. our mantra .. help consumer enjoy and the industry profitably sell more wine .. cheers Gary Gottfried (440-463-4663)

Cheer’s

RK McLean, former underdog now poet

I’ve gone into the HTML section to adjust formatting when bringing a piece over from some less than compatible word processing suites.

Cheers right back at you,

John

Great article. One favor though. Could you make the type bigger for your elderly readers? You can do this by going into the HTML section when you post (as opposed to the Visual section) and simply typing before the first word in the article.

One word of warning, though. When I do that in my computer and then switch back to Visual, it somehow only makes the first paragraph bigger. Beats me. Anyway, if you do decide to do that, it should be the last thing you do and in the HTML section.

Cheers,

Mike

John, my point is, people read your work, because you are focused, passionate and because you care about what you share in your writing.

That’s a a recipe anyone would want.

Sincerely

Your welcome.

As I would never hold my breathe in waiting. I tend not to throw compliment’s around easily. I have seen your writing bloom from it’s humble beginnings to what it is now.

I was simply saying I believe the best is yet to come. I am not much of a blogger and people who read Poetry, read as I, more of the classic’s although I admit I try to read as much new as I can find.

50,000 readers each year impressive. If I had such a readership with my work perhaps I would visit more,lol.

All joking aside, Your following is your own recipe. I quote:

“I write because I like to write. I write about what I want, what I know, what I’m doing. This makes my posts very narrow in focus, and isn’t conducive to enormous numbers.

Sometimes, writing for myself, exercising my passion while exorcising my demons, I forget that I do have readership, in spite of my nearly willful lack of intent that this be so.” J.Cesano : end quote.

I also write because if I did not, well perhaps my sanity would be in jeopardy. Perhaps not, all I know is I’ve always had to write, long before I even realize it.

Sometimes, the future has its own plans. You’ve worked very hard getting to where you are. From nothing, doing something you love, I remember your original campaign for a specific job.

Momentum is not always in one’s control. Take the board as I believe you have and enjoy where the waves take you.

Looking forward to your next insight into the world of wine and industry.

Sincerely
RK McLean
your humble poet

Thanks for your kind sentiment.

In spite of your prediction and support, I would not hold your breath waiting for me to become a household name in wine writing.

I have received lots of attention for a few of my pieces, been fark linked and have seen how to write to generate greater readership, but it is not for me.

I write because I like to write. I write about what I want, what I know, what I’m doing. This makes my posts very narrow in focus, and isn’t conducive to enormous numbers.

Sometimes, writing for myself, exercising my passion while exorcising my demons, I forget that I do have readership, in spite of my nearly willful lack of intent that this be so.

I had over 50,000 readers visit my blog each of the last two years – even last year when I chose to not write for a period, this year’s numbers are significantly up so far, and many people return multiple times to read what I write.

By contrast, the best read writers have over a million readers, and decent second tier online wine writers enjoy at least 100,000 yearly visitors.

I am quite comfortable being the guy who writes best about my industry and how it touches my life. That narrowing of focus will prevent my “brand” from exploding, and though I know how to write to explode, I really like things the way they are.

My minor celebrity caused me to be sought out by a television production company (more on that in a post next week), and has brought me several side writing projects within the wine industry.

Anyway, thanks for your constant support, but don’t be surprised if I continue to remain the go to guy for all things Hopland wine and keep my focus narrow.

Cheers,

John

Sincerely
RK McLean poet