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Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:45:00 +0000

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By: Justin Stephen

Justin Stephen — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:59:52 +0000

One thing that Amazon’s entry into online wine sales is its wonderful online comment engine.

I, for one, would much rather read short reviews of a product from 20 people who already own it than from one “expert.” I had hoped that CellarTracker would fill this populist product criticism niche for wine but it has still fallen a bit short there so far.

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:57:12 +0000

Kat, That might just be SPIT-worthy. But the FT story, on which the SIPPED was based, did not indicate that wine.com would be a partner, instead writing “Amazon is looking to recruit a senior wine buyer, whom it says will be responsible for “the acquisition of a massive new product selection” for its site.” We’ll have to see how this develops whether it’s through organic growth, partnership or acquisition.

one commenter noted the relationship here.

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:17:59 +0000

I’m more inclined to call the Amazon story a SPIT, as they’re partnering with Wine.com, whose actions last year almost qualifies as anti-trust, given that they were picking on retailers who could compete with them. There seems to be more professional politics involved than a true desire to follow the law.

Now that I’ve likely started an argument, I’ll slink back into the shadows to continue lurking.