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Catania Larson's avatar

I am new into wine. I don't consider myself a "wine writer," but I am sharing my wine experience here on Substack. I don't pay for subscriptions yet - I've been testing out several for a while. Yes, the subscription fatigue is real. But what I've learned here on Substack about wine has been amazing.

Anyway - it's interesting to see how tech and decentralization has had an impact on everything - from the obvious things like cable, news, publishing, to things like wine. I go back and forth between pining for the old days and also happy that there are so many options now.

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Miquel Hudin's avatar

Well... it's decentralized until a platform 'centralizes' it again like we've seen with Facebook.

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Catania Larson's avatar

This is very true!

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Paul Gregutt's avatar

I started at $50/yr; upped it to $60/yr. About 10% of my subscribers are paid. Income far exceeding expectations and I'm just getting rolling. It takes time, persistence, regular posts and overall quality.

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Paul Gregutt's avatar

I would think that my Substack – Paul Gregutt's NW Wine Guide – would meet all of your criteria. I've published regularly on Substack since 2023, have a significant number of paid subscribers and offer niche coverage of the Pacific Northwest wineries. Please add me to the list.

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Miquel Hudin's avatar

Absolutely! There were always going to be ones missed in the process which is why it was import to finally have a base list. What's the price? Standard $50?

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Paul Gregutt's avatar

I started at $50/yr; upped it to $60/yr. About 10% of my subscribers are paid. Income far exceeding expectations and I'm just getting rolling. It takes time, persistence, regular posts and overall quality.

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Sarah May Grunwald's avatar

One thing I like about Substack as social media is that the audience are real readers. And it is a platform for writers not content creators, so it has been nice to get back into reading about subjects rather than being fed content with no depth or context.

I personally pay for four wine newsletters on here.

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