Archive for the ‘Wine Blogs’ Category
As he often does, wine scribe Joe Roberts wrote something relevant the other day. He explained that for those considering how they might make a name for themselves, for their writing and for their wine knowledge through publishing, this person should strongly consider SPECIALIZING. By this, Joe simply means it’s much easier to get the attention of potential readers if your authority and wine writing revolves around a specific subject within the wine niche, rather than trying to publish information…
My sixth Wine Bloggers Conference was approached with trepidation. I’ve been questioning the utility of the semantics of “blogger” and “wine blogger” of late. Also, I knew nothing of Penticton, British Columbia. Finally, very few of my closer blogging-friends and colleagues would be in attendance. The format was the same. Bring together “wine bloggers” in a wine region to discover that region, learn about wines from other parts of the world, explore their wine writing avocation amongst their peers and…
I’m regularly evaluating the value and utility of the food and wine media (all of it) as a function of my career as a wine publicist and on behalf of clients. Also, the sixth annual Wine Bloggers Conference is coming up soon in June. The Wine Blog Awards finalists will also be announced soon. Finally, I recently learned that no one reads wine blogs anymore. So, you’ll understand why I have been recently thinking a bit more seriously about the…
I believe the Annual Wine Bloggers Conference provides a large measure of inspiration, education and insight for those writers that attend. It’s for this reason that the Wine Bloggers Conference Scholarship Fund, which helps bring a number of bloggers to the conference who may not be able to afford it otherwise, is a very good thing and kudos to Thea Dwelle for administering the scholarship fund. But this is also why I will offer this challenge to the wine industry,…
Nominations for the 7th Annual Wine Blog Awards are open and running through March 31st. It’s an opportunity for wine blog readers to nominate blogs for awards in a number of categories that they believe deserve recognition. But, ought wine blogs be singled out for honor above others? Some say “No”. There are, however, good reasons for awards for wine blogs. Here are 5 good ones: 1. GRATITUDE: Gratitude for those who have worked hard and regularly to provide insightful…
