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Welcome to Sour Grapes Winery!

Sour Grapes Winery is an alternative online magazine, which cultivates itself from a group of writers, who all aspire to make their voices heard and to develop their craft. While today's media is ruthless and can be a difficult nut to crack for even the most ambitious writer, Sour Grapes Winery has developed from a philosophy that even the inexperienced, aspiring writer has something important and relevant to say about the world around him.

Sour Grapes Winery is about empowering writers to use their voice to be a part of whatever change, or movement, that they want to see come about in their world. For some, it might involve lofty ambitions; for others, it may simply be demanding that better films be made for their film-going dollar. Regardless of what each writer aspires to, Sour Grapes Winery seeks to also enrich its readers by presenting fresh opinions and ideas that may or may not be in line with the mainstream.

We seek to operate as a forum of ideas. Make no mistake, while some writers may delve into topics involving politics, ethics, or social commentary, Sour Grapes Winery will not and never will be a talking piece for any political ideology or philosophy. Ideas from all ideologies are welcome, and while the Editor-in-Chief, Joel Bain, has his own views, we will commit ourselves to always give a voice to different ideas. All that we ask is for writers to be open to criticism, and for readers to examine these ideas with an open mind. We do not seek to change minds, but to give pause for reflection on the status quo.

Joel Bain
Editor-in-Chief, Sour Grapes Winery
Contact info: editor(at)sourgrapeswinery.com

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Jan202012

Letter from the Editor: January 20, 2012

Friday, January 20, 2012 |

Joel Bain

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief, Joel Bain:

It honestly feels like just a few short months ago that we started this magazine, and I can honestly say that our passion and our vision for Sour Grapes Winery hasn't faded at all. I love my job as Editor-in-Chief, particularly when I see the quality of some of the articles coming my way. Emboldening people to share their opinions and contribute to the debates taking place in society is one of the most appealing aspects of this job.

On that note, in the coming weeks, we'll be adding two more writers. We're looking forward to their contributions on a number of fronts and seeing where their writing takes us. Furthermore, we're also looking at making a few more changes around here. We're looking at adding a Special Features section, which is pretty exciting, because it's allowing us to throw some creative ideas around. You're in for a real treat there, I promise!

So as always, things are changing around here as we continue to grow. Our readership has doubled in the past month, which is incredible, considering our previous growth had already exceeded our expectations. Thanks once again to all of you who are sharing your favourite articles on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or whatever other social media you use! You are a key part to our success, both past, present and future.

If you have any feedback or suggestions for us at Sour Grapes Winery, please share them with me, or any of the writers, who can be contacted through their writer profiles on the left. Thank you again for your support and your time!

editor(at)sourgrapeswinery.com

JB