...My biggest client

C'est le début de l'année, c'est la rentrée et c'est aussi la saison des "awards" en tout genre: les music awards, les movies awards...et les wine awards!
Après le Wine Women Award, voilà the American Wine Blog Awards, Vintage 2007!


Les catégories sont:

*Best Overall Wine Blog
*Best Wine Review Blog
*Best Graphics on a Wine Blog
*Best Wine Blog Writing
*Best Single Subject Wine Blog
*Best Winery Blog
*Best Wine-Related Podcast or Videoblog


Les critères de sélection:

"Any wine blog in existence in 2006 that has produced at least 52 posts during that year and is written in English is eligible to be nominated for the Best Wine Blog Award. Nominees will have delivered an overall wine blog experience that continually entertains and educates its readers. Nominees should have brought an independence of thought and originality of thought to their wine blog. The quality of the writing, content and visual presentation of the Best Wine Blog will be very high. This Blog should have the potential to compete with other high quality wine information resources in any other medium."

Cette initiative a été lancé par Tom Wark sur son blog de vin Fermentation.


Qui est Tom Wark?



Tom Wark a commencé sa carrière en 1990 dans la communication publique et médias dans le secteur du vin.


Depuis 2001, il est à la tête de Wark Communications.

"the firm offers public and media relations, advertising, graphic design, and strategic consulting services all meant to accomplish the same goal: helping the client achieve its marketing objectives though professional communications services."

On peut compter parmi ses clients:
Adrian Fog Winery, Crichton Hall Vineyard, De Loach Vineyards, Dutton-Goldfield Winery, Family Winemakers of California, Family Wineries of Sonoma Valley, Foppiano Vineyards, Grapevine.com, Handley Cellars, Hartman Lane Vineyards & Winery, Humanitas Wines, The Insiders’ Wine Line, Llano Estacado Winery, Matanzas Creek Winery, Mayo Family Winery, Moondance Cellars, Obester Winery, Paso Robles Vintners & Growers Association, Robert Hunter Winery, Roshambo Winery, Sable Ridge Vineyards, Winebid.com, Wine X Magazine...

Etonnant qu'un bloggeur avec un tel portefeuille client lance une telle initiative...

And the winner is...

>>>American Wine Blog Awards, Vintage 2007
>>>Wark Commuications