The nomination process of the American Wine Blog Awards ends in 2 days on February 8. If there is still a blog that has not been nominated in one or more of the seven categories that you believe should be, then it's probably a good idea to do that now. Best Wine Blog Graphics & PresentationBest Industry/Business Wine BlogBest Wine Reviews on a Wine BlogBest Overall Wine BlogBest Single Subject Wine BlogBest Winery Blog Best Writing On a Wine Blog

Since we are in the midst of the nominations process for the 2009 American Wine Blog Awards, I wanted to explore this process a little bit. The first thing to note is that by most accounts there must be upwards of 800 wine blogs on the Internet. I suspect at least 500 of those, or more, are written in English and therefore eligible for being considered as a nominee in the seven categories listed below. What it means to be…

Welcome to the 2009 American Wine Blog Awards. This is the third year the Awards have been presented and produced at FERMENTATION: The Daily Wine Blog and for the third year these awards are meant to bring attention to the very best in the Wine Blogging Universe. My hope is that not only will the cream rise to the top, but as a result of these awards more attention will be focused on the most important change to the wine…

BEST WRITING ON A WINE BLOG Criteria for Nomination:Any wine blog in existence between January 1, 2008 and December 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 Writing on a Wine Blog award. Nominees for BEST WRITING ON A WINE BLOG… -Should put the English language to great use -Should write with a demonstrably original voice that conveys a personal style -Should consistently…

BEST SINGLE SUBJECT WINE BLOG Criteria for Nomination:Any wine blog in existence between January 1, 2008 and December 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 Single Subject Wine Blog award. Nominees for BEST SINGLE SUBJECT WINE BLOG… -Should have as the focus of their blog a single, relatively narrow focused subject such as a country, a single appellation, a single varietal or…