tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post7682544668822104891..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Things Domaine de la Romanée-Conti owner Aubert de Villaine says: a writing exerciseW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-44200398040259031162014-02-27T21:56:19.357-08:002014-02-27T21:56:19.357-08:00I'll bite. 1. Sure. Those comments were made w...I'll bite. 1. Sure. Those comments were made with full knowledge that you're a wine writer, and with no caveat about not sharing (I know that's true in the first case; I'm assuming it's true in the second). I'll admit that I don't see a problem with anonymizing those comments or attributing them under those circumstances. <br />2. Heck, we could construct a narrative Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-48653761492425937612014-02-23T18:16:01.753-08:002014-02-23T18:16:01.753-08:00In all fairness to the report, you have quoted spe...In all fairness to the report, you have quoted specific professional individuals. No anonymous sources. No, I heard a couple of stories that I can't confirm but they are pretty remarkable so I am going to report them anyway.<br /><br />I don't know either individual, and I am sure that there are two sides to every story, but when you can quote respected professionals and there is no Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-13762584822838327862014-02-20T15:52:07.340-08:002014-02-20T15:52:07.340-08:00Tyler: These are very good questions. If this were...Tyler: These are very good questions. If this were a newspaper, the answer would be No, you cannot. But it's a blog. So are my obligations different? It's a worthwhile question.<br /><br />As I have more questions than answers on this post, here's another: I tried for more than six months to get an interview with Aubert for a profile of HdV, but I was told from the outset that he W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-4425439705689394362014-02-20T14:45:17.959-08:002014-02-20T14:45:17.959-08:00Not being a writer I won't try to answer the q...Not being a writer I won't try to answer the questions but I do have another of my own relating to #1. Could you report either story without first checking in with AdV? And if he declined to respond would you be obligated to note that he was contacted and declined to respond or would that inform whether you should report them at all?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920976166090952884noreply@blogger.com