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The Evolution of the Wine Blogging Conference

When we created the European Wine Bloggers Conference in 2008, we were under the impression that it would be a simple gathering for a handful of bloggers to chat about innovative ways we can better ourselves and our industry. Far be it for us to consider, not 3 years later, we would have the attention and interest of over 150 bloggers from 20+ countries! From a small gathering to an international phenomenon, the EWBC has taken on a life of its own. And yes, we are proud to announce that the 2010 EWBC is officially SOLD OUT! Mind you, this doesn't even begin to cover the breadth and depth of the wine blogger trade. The North American Wine Bloggers Conference attracted over 300 wine bloggers to their Walla Walla gathering in June, instigating well over 200 articles on the event. ...

London International Wine Fair – The Access Zone

For the first time ever, the London International Wine Fair highlighted blogging and social media by giving Catavino Marketing 60 square meters to host tastings, seminars, workshops and more. 3 days of networking at one of the world's greatest wine fairs proved that Social Media and wine are not passing fads. Make sure to check out the live site where we aggregated photos and other content from the fair! London Wine Fair Live For now though check out our wrap up from the fair! Ryan and Gabrellia Opaz sum up the LIWF 2010 from ryan and gabriella opaz on Vimeo. French wine - Buy 6 or more bottles and get 1/2 off shipping with coupon code "wblog12"...

Wine Blogger Posts from around the web

Just a quick note to remind you that we haven't gone anywhere. We've just been busy with event planning and travel! So for those who are not plugged in, and are looking for the lastest news from around  the Wine Blogg-o-sphere, here's a few links to keep you happy! Small Ripples Can Make Waves in Wine Media Is wine quality objective or subjective in nature? Stop H.R. 5034—The Anti-Consumer Wine Bill LIWF 2010: “The Access Zone” a Place to Talk about Wine Online – Call for Papers!! Competition for Young, Innovative Winemakers! But Where are the Spanish and Portuguese?!! Twitter, how do I use thee? Let me list away TasteCamp East is happening very soon!!! Wine Blog Awards If you have a link you want to share send it to links@wineblogger.info and we'll make sure to check it out! Sponsor Link: 50% off shipping of 6 or more bottles of wine ...

Actively Seeking International Winebloggers to Contribute to Palate Press, An Online Wine Magazine

palate2David Honig began his blogging career in politics and political cartoons. After suffering through eight years of the Bush Administration, he decided it was time to relax with a nice glass of wine. 2 Days per Bottle, his first wine blog, explores wines over two days to get an idea of its cellar life and drinking window. Soon he started to notice variations in wine scores, particularly in the cluster around one particular score, and the group blog The 89 Project was born. As he got more involved with the wine blogging world David noticed that there was a tremendous amount of knowledge and talent, but it was spread so thinly across the internet that terrific content often disappeared before anybody noticed it. ...

Wine Bloggers – One shoe does “not” fit all

Wine Blogger Logo 500pxA bit of crowd sourcing for today. I have a question. With all this talk of ethics, and what a wine bloggers should be, I've wanted to begin the process of sorting out who wine bloggers really are. I say this because it's naive and silly to assume that all wine bloggers are created equal and therefore, should be held to the same standards. Should a Winery Blogger be just as objective as a Wine blog that rates wines? No, I'm pretty sure we can agree on that. What about a blog like Catavino.net where we do not rate wines? We do talk about wines we like, and we do try to disclose possible conflicts of interest, but we are not giving out points to wines in an ...

Vinix “Unplugged” – An unconference about food, wine and networking

http://www.terroirvino.it/immagini/vinix-unplugged-main-ENG.jpg On Sunday, June 14, from 11.00 to 19.00 in Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, Vinix will host an open unconference a day before the Terroir de Vino wine fair. Vinix is an aggregator of wine communities both online and offline, where professionals and enthusiasts can talk about wine, food and networking. The aim of the unconference is to open the floor to anyone interested in participating in the conversation as it pertains to food, wine and networking. You don't need to be a member of Vinix to participate. You only need to interested in contributing to the conversation. According to the website, there will be several sessions planned, so as to make it worth your while, but if conversations seem to lean in another direction, the unconference model will adapt to wherever the participants want to ...

Short Blogger Survey

A quick favor for Mike Duffy of the Winery Webstie Report who wants to have all you bloggers and blog readers take a one question survey. Help him out!The Winery Web Site Report is conducting a one-question survey about how you read wine/winery blogs: How Do You Read Blogs? http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=bszk0DP9pAszDw57PmawgQ_3d_3d It should take less than a minute of your time, and the results will be published on 2/19. Mike ----- Michael E. Duffy, Publisher The Winery Web Site Report http://blog.WineryWebSiteReport.com/ Related articles by ZemantaThe Most Prolific Winery Bloggers of 2008 (winerywebsitereport.com)Wine Business Monthly unveils their list of Hot Small Brands of 2008 (americanwinery.com)Web 2.0 for wineries: enhancing interaction and boosting sales (manfatta.com) Reblog this post [with Zemanta]

Catavino Has a Completely New Look!

cvhomeAs many of you know, the creators of Wineblogger.info are also the people behind Catavino.net. And today, we have the pleasure of announcing a new, more dynamic, look. Styled to allow for better organization, and cleaner design, it's a step towards a more inclusive wine blog. But the launch of this new design gave us an idea. As a wine blog reader, what do you think is vital to have in your blog? Do you need silly widgets, do-dads, and other things? Is Mybloglog important to you? An Open Wine Consortium widget? Feedburner stats? Profiles? Contact? What do you think has to be included in a wine blog to make it useful? As always tell us in the comments below....

Wineblogger is Growing Fast

Racking6 Image by Ryan Opaz via Flickr Since the revamp of Wineblogger, we have been adding new international blogs daily. Many have voiced their enjoyment of the new look, while others, are simply appreciative of the tool itself, providing a single location where all of our sites can congregate. With any luck, we hope to continue this momentum, updating, tweaking and reorganizing in order to better enhance the functionality of the site. That said, we do have a few announcements and questions for you. It looks like the Japanese section is going to be growing by leaps and bounds. Now the question is, do we leave it in Kanji or in Roman letters? Hmm. It could be/should be a resource for both, so ...

Welcome to Wineblogger.info’s Blog

RODA vines008Novel, I know. Awhile back, I had this idea of defining a wine blogger. So, I started a site. I tend to buy and start sites when I get an idea, and sometimes, I even get so far as creating the site itself. Wineblogger.info was one such lucky idea. In the beginning, it was meant to define a "wine blogger" and then go on to list wine bloggers, growing endlessly. It was designed to be simple, straight forward and hopefully, useful. Though I'm really not convinced it is, yet. Then, about 8 months ago, I wrote this post for Catavino.net, my main wine blog. Robert McIntosh, my wife, Gabriella, and I got a bug in our bonnet, as it were, and committed to doing the first wine bloggers conference in Europe. Time moved on, and before we knew it, there was another wine blogger's conference, but this time, for the USA. I have to say, I'm proud to be a small part of this. They both have yet to happen, but they do indicate one thing, wine blogging matters, if only to the ones doing it! Both conferences aim to validate the efforts and strides we are already making. So why am I rehashing stuff you probably already know? Well, the main idea behind this blog is not so much to be about wine, but rather wine blogging. Tom already is our defacto wine-blog blogger, and I make no claims of knowing half of what he does about wine marketing. He does cover blogging a lot, but not exclusively. Therefore, I want to be even more exclusive, and rather than just one voice, I want/need other wine bloggers voices. We have Tim teaching us a lot about wordpress, a favorite of mine, and the INERTIABEV crew chiming in on marketing your winery more effectivley online. Craig Camp has recently been educating me on distribution techniques and new looks on common themes. I'd be doing all of you a large disservice not to mention Robert, who raises questions that make us all feel compelled to chime in. Oh, let's not forget Joel! Kudos to you on the OWC, a place that any self respecting wine blogger should consider visiting. I know I'm missing a lot, and I apologize in advance to all of you who are doing something to move the wine blogging debate forward. Hopefully, this blog will not only include all of their voices, but also the voices that are less known. I want to hear from all the bloggers on the list, no matter how small.

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Wineblogger.info was created by Catavino.net as a way to collate and track the many diverse and varied wine blogs. This project is open to offers of collaboration, suggestions as to how to improve and feedback of all sorts. As always, you can contact us with this form, and if you are a wine blogger, you can grab a wine blogger badge here.

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