shame, great writer.
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heard Matt Kramer just left WS
That's too bad if true. He and Molesworth are the only two I really have a connection to on WS.
Details?
robsutherland posted:That's too bad if true. He and Molesworth are the only two I really have a connection to on WS.
Me as well.
asv posted:Details?
Matt Kramer was a valuable contributor to Wine Spectator for many years. We would have been happy to keep him on the team, but given the evolution of the media landscape, we felt it was time for some changes in his role. After consideration, Matt decided to resign. We wish him the best in his new ventures.
Thomas Matthews
Hmmm, sounds like media code for 'we wanted him to do more content like video and podcasts.' And Kramer said 'nah, I'm good.'
Loved him. Great articles and very insightful
Loved him as well. He had a way of bridging the loving of wine with the loving of life that always resonated with me
I always looked forward to his articles. I will miss him.
Wow. I'm out of touch.
The one guy I won't really miss all that much.
No ill-will towards him but I found him too often trite and reliant on platitudes. I think he had a lot to offer but in the last years he reminded me of some Hallmark card version of wine writing.
Lately apparently he's been in Portugal and Spain and he's writing like he's discovered these regions.
Matt Kramer and Jancis are my two all time favorite wine writers.
thomasmatthews posted:Matt Kramer was a valuable contributor to Wine Spectator for many years. We would have been happy to keep him on the team, but given the evolution of the media landscape, we felt it was time for some changes in his role. After consideration, Matt decided to resign. We wish him the best in his new ventures.
Thomas Matthews
You took his red stapler, didn't you?!
My favorite wine writer, bar-none.
I really enjoyed his book making sense of burgundy when I was first getting into the region. His writing in WS was snoresville for me unfortunately. It seemed a dumbed down version of his opinion for the wide audience of the mag. I think he is talented so will be interesting to see where he ends up and if his tone changes.