It's gratifying to say the least.
The Mothership of my writing about organically grown wines over the past 14 - yes, 14, count-em - has just passed the huge milestone of 2 million page views.
In total, there are 1,500 posts on that blog.
This little fledgling offshoot, Organic Wines Uncorked on substack, is up to 224 subscribers in six months (with seven of you paying, thank you VERY much) and thousands of page views…
Here is how the blog traffic grew over 14 years.
I think the increase around 2022 is when more producers got certified organic.
And 2026 - did the blog benefit from AI? Maybe, but the top 20 posts are pretty diverse in terms of subject matter–representing a real cross section of interests. Anyway, I think as a slice of online life, it’s interesting to see what made the list.
Curiously I do not recall anyone ever asking me about the tagline – The Delicious Revolution Shall Be Vinified – which is, of course, related to Alice Waters’ Chez Panisse motto, which is also about eating as an agricultural act. Would that more of us felt that way about drinking. And perhaps they will one day.
Photos and Graphs SEE SUBSTACK LINK
I got frustrated with blogspot.com after it would not include photos or charts during this past year, and so those missing photos and graphics ARE available in the Substack version. So I have stopped cross posting some articles on the blog. Everything fresh is here on substack, including the visual elements, so please consider subscribing here.
Top Posts by Page Views
SEE SUBSTACK FOR LINKS TO ALL THE TOP 20
1. California’s Organic Wave: Wine Grape Acreage Increases By 1,774 Acres in Last 12 Months - Napa Increase is 1,000+ | 10.7K
2. The Formerly Unpublished Julia Child Blog Post | 9.58K Post no longer available as it featured a YouTube video that has since been removed. [I did publish a few posts about Child, partly because I have a soft spot in my heart for her as a fellow alum of Smith College]
3. Costco’s Ultimate Wine: The Sinegal Family’s Own (Organically Grown) Cabernets | 9.26K I took this down for awhile because they make so few wines from their estate (which is organically certified) and so many from purchased grapes (not organic). The family lived on the estate with small children.
4. The Battle for The Clean, Green Mantle: Bonterra Fights Back Against “Clean Wine” Claims With “Beyond” Video | 9.19K
5. Jeremy Cukierman MW’s New Book on Wine and Climate Change, What Wine for Tomorrow? Launches | 8.92K
6. The All New Julia Child Movie Coming Your Way in November: Food, Glorious Food | 8.74K The photo shows her promoting wine.
7. NZ Organic Wine Week: Nigel Greening of Felton Road | 8.71K
8. After Buying Cowhorn, Mini Banks and Investors Buy Johan Vineyards - Her Second Biodynamic Vineyard and Winery | 8.65K
9. Finally It’s Adieu to Chlorpyrifos: 1 in 20 Acres of California Vines Will No Longer Be Sprayed with Neurotoxin Related to Nazi’s Nerve Gas | 8.65K
10. Julia Update: Her Pumpkin Pie Recipe - and Her DC House is For Sale [Just $3.5 Million] | 8.64K
11. Hanzell Vineyards Certified Organic | 8.59K
12. New Zealand’s Organic Producers Showcase Variety in Organic Wine Week Trade Tasting - Organic Up 6 Percent Annually | 8.58K
13. Wine and Climate Change: What Next for the Flooded Ahr Valley in Germany? Vineyard Terracing, Reorienting Vineyard Rows and Reforestation Under Consideration | 8.57K
14. Revised: The Dark Side of Sonoma’s Sustainability Movement: No to Organics, Deep Deception, and When Is a Standard a Standard? | 8.46K
15. Salvestrin’s Historic Crane Vineyard Certified Organic | 8.42K
16. Chris Malan on Napa River: “An Ecosystem Like No Other with 34 Native Fish” Faces Challenge from Groundwater Extraction and “Lawlessness in Surface Water Pumping” | 8.28K
17. Argentina’s Domaine Bousquet Going Biodynamic and Seeking B-Corp Certification | 8.28K
18. World Premiere: Song for Cesar, Tribute to Chavez and Movement’s Music, Screens at Mill Valley Film Festival (Oct. 14, 15 and Online) | 8.26K
19. Pierre Guigui on the History of Organic Wine in France: “Conventional Production Costs More for the Community” | 7.95K
20. Amid Post Fire Regeneration, Newton Vineyard, A Napa Classic, Now Certified Organic (113 Acres) | 7.61K
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