OK, so there’s this Wine Blog Awards thing going on right now. Maybe you’ve heard of it? I’m honored that 1WineDude.com has been included as a finalist by the eleven secret judges – supposedly secret so that we couldn’t bribe them I guess, but then that’s illogical since by definition we wine bloggers don’t make…
Tag: 2010
2010 Wine Blog Awards Nominations Now Open
Wine blogs are labors of love, and most of us don’t make retirement-funding levels of income with these things. So, every once in a while, it’s nice to get some validation that what you’re doing is valued (although you frequent commenters do a great job of that in the case of 1WineDude.com!). Awards from your…
The 2010 Wine Writers Symposium in 10 Easily Digestible & Tasty Morsels
Alternative title: “What I Learned (So Far) At the 2010 Professional Wine Writers Symposium in Napa” Symposium Chairperson and Wines & Vines editor Jim Gordon, may, in fact, be the sweetest and most patient person on the planet (there remains one more day of symposium activities in which to properly test this theory). The amount…
Turning Pro? (Professional Wine Writers Symposium & Premiere Napa)
Last week, I had the pleasure of receiving an e-mail from Jim Gordon, all-around nice & talented guy, editor of the wine industry stalwart publication Wines & Vines, and Director of the Symposium for Professional Wine Writers, containing the following tidbit: “Congratulations! The winners of fellowships for the 2010 Symposium for Professional Wine Writers at…