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3rd annual Flickr Group: Wine Harvest 2009

Are you, or your fellow wineries, currently working the harvest? If so, we want your photos! If you have any pictures of the harvest, whether that be from picking the grapes to driving the tractor, please share your experiences with us at: Wine Harvest 2009! This group is not reserved to one side of the world or another. This is an equal opportunity photo group, regardless if you're making ice wine in Canada, Tempranillo in Spain, Carmenère in Chile or Shiraz in South Africa. Let your fellow wine aficionados share in the fun and post your pictures today! Also make sure to check out the discussion forum there. If your a wine maker, please leave a comment about what your harvest is shaping up to!

The Necessary Tension between Public Relations and Bloggers: A Second Look at the Conversation

writing-a-blog-postEditor's Note: Yesterday, Rob Bralow of the "Wine Post"  published a piece that was both compelling and thoughtful, discussing the merits of having a little tete-a-tete between both old and new media. As a result, we asked Rob if we could re-post his piece here, allowing wine bloggers  far and wide to contribute to the conversation. Please chime in with your perspective in comments! After the 2009 Wine Bloggers' Conference, there were many bloggers who felt that too many public relations and marketing representatives were there. Not only were they there, but they were there to watch. Megan (Wannabe Wino) wrote in her post "In the Fishbowl": "Have you ever felt like a goldfish? It's quite interesting really. I think the focus of the conference this year seemed to skew more towards wineries, PR folks, and other industry types. ...

Wine Blogger Resource: Helpawinery.com

wine-guyWine bloggers, more importantly, American Wine Bloggers, are you getting wine samples? Most likely there is a mixed bag of both "yes" and "no" responses. Well, if you're interested in receiving samples, Josh over at the infamous Pinot Blogger has a new service called, Helpawinery.com, that connects wineries with wine bloggers interested in reviewing wines. Here's how it works: You sign up for the list, and soon after you'll start to receive emails with offers of wine samples from various wineries. The offers will be based on the types of wines you prefer to review, or the geographical area you specialize in. I had a chance to talk to Josh a bit about it when I was at the WBC last month, and I have to say, it's a great idea. I also talked to him about how it could be ...

The Web Should be Something Different – Repost and Request for Your Thoughts

Editor's Note: Back in 2007 I posted this post on WineBlogAtlas.com where it quickly spread and was linked too many times, and commented on by many bloggers. I recently revisited it and though that it deserved a re-post, and some additions/updates. But after thinking about it for awhile I decided that the best thing I can do is to re-post it here, and to invite all of you to please tell us what you think has changed, or if anyone is really doing any different today, as compared with 2 years ago. There are some obvious bits that are out of date, and today probably considered silly, but it is fun to look at what was on our minds back then. Please leave examples in the comments, but better yet explain why those examples are important. Alternately please tell us what has yet to change. The Web Should be ...

Wine Bloggers Have No Credibility

Now that I have your attention, allow me to pose a question to you: what is this credibility problem with wine bloggers that everyone seems to be talking about? I'm asking because I know of very few instances of wine bloggers seriously doing anything "un-credible", and even less of them doing anything "incredible". Our strength comes from our numbers and the fact that we are all wine drinkers who have today a platform to share out thoughts, not because as individuals, we're doing anything THAT amazing. With over 1,000 wine blogs updating at regular intervals, only about 10 draw any interest for me personally. These 10 blogs talk about wines I can purchase, issues that matter to me, and display good, solid ethics. There are no Robert Parkers of the wine blogging world, and most likely, there never will be. There are too many of us, with too many voices, ...

Wine Blogger Wiki: A Bit of a Change

When we first started the Wine Bloggers Resources wiki, we wanted to provide good, solid information that wine bloggers could use on a variety of topics, such as law, copyright and tech. Sadly, it never really got off the ground, despite the initial burst of energy with people contributing some great information. And although I still think it's needed, I've come to realize that for which I want, may not be that for which we need. So here's our thought. People, wineries, retailers, all want to know who we are and what we do. So let's tell them! None of us, save for Gary, are big enough celebs to warrent a Wikipedia page, but we do warrent a "Wine Bloggers Resources" page. Also, in the spirit of a true wiki, we have ...

II Annual European Wine Blogger Conference in Lisbon, Portugal

The second edition of the European Wine Bloggers Conference (EWBC) will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, between the 30th of October to the 1st of November 2009. Bringing together bloggers of all backgrounds including: winemakers, wine writers, marketers, retailers and distributors from around the world, this year’s conference will address, “The Future of the Social Wine Brand”. The 2008 conference, in La Rioja, Spain, was the first international event for Wine Bloggers and the first of a growing series of conferences and events under the “Wine Bloggers Conference” banner. In addition to the annual European event, there is also an annual US event based in California and plans to include a series of local events beginning in 2009 and 2010. Our goal is to create a network of wine bloggers ...

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]

Andrew Barrow of Spitton.biz on Wine Blogging

andrew-barrow 1. Why do you feel wine blogging is not a fad? or is it? A fad? I've been going for several years now, others for much longer, but it is only recently that the format has begun to be taken seriously by the wine trade in the UK - or some of them at least. ‘Blogging' has been saddled with the personal diary moniker from its early existence and to its detriment since. But taken as a way to (self) publish and gain a unique and dedicated audience many realize it has potential. 2. What is one thing wine blogs get right? The personal touch. I'm not talking about how your wife was late for work and burnt the porridge or how sick your cat is this week - blogs have moved on from ...

Lenn Thompson of LENNDEVOURS on Wine Blogging

Lenn ThompsonWe asked some winebloggers last week to answer some questions about wine blogging. Our first answer is here, and we hope to hear from more of you very soon. If you want to participate, just answer the questions listed in this post and we'll get your response up on the site right away! Cheers, Ryan 1. Why do you feel wine blogging is not a fad? or is it? By definition, a fad is temporary. I don't think anyone with half a brain thinks wine blogs are temporary. There are too many people with too much passion for them to be temporary. They aren't going away. My blog isn't going anywhere. 2. What message do you have for wine PR companies as far as interacting with blogs? Treat us just like you would any other media outlet -- ...

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