Bigger Than Your Head

Bigger Than Your Head

Authenticity, Marketing & Bad Faith

A reprise, from April 10, 2009, with postscript.

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Fredric Koeppel
Oct 31, 2025
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On Tuesday, Tom Wark posted, on his blog Fermentation, a fascinating meditation about authenticity. In this provocative essay, Wark wrestles with the questions of how wine, wine brands, wine marketing and the concept of authenticity fit into the brave new world of online social networking.

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