Archive for the ‘Wine Blog Awards’ Category
As some of my readers may know, I founded the American Wine Blog Awards. For three years I administered the awards program that attempted to identify the best blogs in a variety of categories and honor them for their contributions and efforts. After the third year, I gifted the Awards to the OpenWine Consortium. Well, I'm starting a new awards program: THE MOST ANNOYING INTERNET WINE PROMOTION AWARDS. Or…the MAIWPA. There can be no question as to what Internet Wine…
I'm very happy to announce the winners of the 2009 American Wine Blog Awards. The winners in the seven categories each had to be nominated first, then be chosen as finalists by a panel of judges, then be judged both by the public as well as by the same set of judges. There was most certainly some vetting going on. Many of the winners will be familiar because they've all earned good sized audiences. But they will also be recognized…
The final voting for winners in the American Wine Blog Awards has ended. The winners will be announced very soon. I want to thank everyone who nominated blogs, the judges and all those who voted for the finalists. I also want to thank the sponsors:RIEDEL CRYSTALMUTINEER MAGAZINEOPENWINE CONSORTIUM
Only two days remain for voting in the 2009 American Wine Blog Awards. The voting will close promptly at 11:59pm on Wednesday, March 4. All but one category remain very tightly contested. I URGE you to get your vote in if you have not already and to tell your friends to do the same.VOTE HERE
This is probably as good as time as any to make a little announcement. This will be the last year I host the American Wine Blog Awards. Upon their conclusion this year, I will pass ownership on to the OpenWine Consortium, which will both own the rights to them and be responsible for their administration if they choose to continue them. It's not a matter of the American Wine Blog Awards being too difficult to administer. Nor it is a…
