Archive for the ‘Wine Blog Awards’ Category
BEST WINE BUSINESS BLOG Criteria for NominationAny blog in existence between January 1, 2007 and January 31, 2008, that has produced at least 52 posts in that time, this written in English and that has as a primary focus the business of wine (but is produced by a winery) is eligible. Blogs nominated in this category should have as a substantial focus of their blog posts the business of wine. With this award we are looking to honor blogs that…
BEST GRAPHICS ON A WINE BLOG Criteria for Nomination:Any wine blog in existence between January 1, 2007 and January 31, 2008, that has produced at least 52 posts in this period and is written in English is eligible to be nominated for the Best Graphics on a Wine Blog Award. Nominees should be wine blogs that go the extra mile to present a compelling visual experience for their readers and help demonstrate the potential of the blogging format to convey…
BEST WINE BLOG Nomination Criteria:Any wine blog in existence between January 1, 2007 and January 31, 2008, that has produced at least 52 posts during that period and is written in English is eligible to be nominated for the Best Wine Blog Award. Nominees will have delivered an overall wine blog experience that continually entertains and educates its readers. Nominees should have brought an independence of thought and originality of thought to their wine blog. The quality of the writing,…
The 2008 American Wine Blog Awards are just around the corner. It was truly a pleasure to institute these awards last year as it gave the world a chance to recognize the best of the wine blogging world. I’ve always believed that formal recognition of quality leads to better and better quality. I wanted to explain just a few minor changes to this year’s process. First, it will be very similar to last years. As you’ve noticed, I’ve retained the…
I had the happy opportunity to give a talk to a gathering of Wine Australia yesterday in San Francisco. Wine Australia is the promotional arm of the Australian wine industry. You’ve heard of this industry, haven’t you? That’s right, it’s the industry that might be the most innovative technically and marketing-wise of any national wine industry on the globe. They had me to their gathering of Australian wine marketers and executives to talk about the issue of blogs. I choose…