As the year draws to a close it’s only natural to look back and reflect on what went down in 2010. I’ve had this wine blog for almost two years now and this year showed a marked increase in traffic to Come for the Wine. I’d love to think it’s because of my witty outlook and scintillating take on the wine world at large, but it’s much less honorable than that.
After reviewing my blog analytics for the year it has been revealed that the number one search term that brought people to my site this year was: “nuts and wine”. Nuts & Wine!!!
Apparently there are boatload of folks looking for information on nuts and wine and I seem to be the person to give it to them because about 60% of the people who come to my site with that search parameter stick around… for quite a while!
Nuts & Wine. Make of it what you will. I guess it’s not a complete random act that this search term delivers my blog as a result. After all, I did write a few things that do fit the category like: The Danger of Pine Nuts. And oh yeah my post called Pairing Nut's with Wine probably started it all. Or perhaps it was the Lamrusco incident that lead people to think I was nuts?
Go figure. I guess I will just embrace it. After “nuts & wine” the second most popular search term was “type of blogger” or “crazy type of wine blogger” which lead people to my most popular post of the year:
The Five Types of Wine Bloggers: What Kind of Wine Blogger Are You?
This post of course was a joke but you would not believe how many people took it as a serious treatise on the state of wine blogging. {well maybe it is} But Helloooo! Satire while grounded in the truth is still a parody, humor, and mirth! It’s amazing how many people don’t get the joke.
It’s been a good blogging year though and I have been very fortunate to get the opportunity to taste some amazing wine and meet some incredible people this year.
Highlights include events at:
2010 Diageo Chateau Estate Burgundy Tasting { I'm still thinking about the wines I had that day}
Hands on Harvest at Gloria Ferrer
In retrospect I have to say-- “Wine Blogging has been bery bery good to me.”* In fact I’m off to Portugal in the new year mostly because of this blog, so I can’t wait for that and look forward to blogging all about it in February. *{if you are too young to get that joke Google SNL-- Baseball has been bery, bery good to me}
I want to thank everyone who invited me to taste their wine this year and gave me so many great experiences to write about.
Happy 2011! Here’s to you and a new year filled with less nuts and more wine.
If nuts, wine, and Italy are the secrets to your success, then I've got a topic for you to blog about in 2011: Toschi's outstanding walnut liqueurs, Nocino and Nocello!
ReplyDeleteHey Ben --That's a good idea, but unfortunately it may keep my search term phrases firmly planted in the nut zone. Something I may never be able to break out of at this point!
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