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2007 American Wine Blog Awards Winners Announced.


GLEN ELLEN Glen Ellen is the name of several places in the United States of America:
  • Glen Ellen, California
  • Glen Ellen, Maryland
There are also places named Glen Allen and Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
, Calif. -- Following a two month process that saw more than 2,800 wine lovers Noun 1. wine lover - a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut
cognoscente, connoisseur - an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
 vote for their favorite wine blogs in seven categories, winners of the first ever American Wine American wine production in the United States wine has existed for over 300 years. Today wine production exist in all fifty states, with California leading the way in wine production followed by Washington State, Oregon and New York.[1].  Blog Awards A Blog award is an online award to vote for the best weblog. There are many different blog awards based on public vote and a few that are based on a fixed set of criteria and a panel of judges.

Various organizations have started blog awards with varying success.
, were announced today at FERMENTATION fermentation, process by which the living cell is able to obtain energy through the breakdown of glucose and other simple sugar molecules without requiring oxygen. Fermentation is achieved by somewhat different chemical sequences in different species of organisms. : The Daily Wine Blog (http://www.fermentation.typepad.com). The competition demonstrated that not only is there an immense wealth of talent behind wine blogs but that they have become an important source of wine information and entertainment for wine lovers across the globe.

Best Overall Wine Blog for 2007 was awarded to "Dr. Vino's Wine Blog," the creation of Tyler Coleman. Coleman is a wine educator and writer whose blog illuminates issues of wine and politics, wine and culture, the wine business and wine education. Dr. Vino's Wine Blog also won "Best Writing on a Wine Blog" at the 2007 American Wine Blog Awards.

"Tyler is a blogging powerhouse and the source of some of the best wine commentary on or off the Internet," said Tom Wark, founder of the American Wine Blog Awards. "For an explanation as to why people are turning to wine blogs for their daily does of wine info just look to Tyler's blog."

The 2007 American Wine Blog Award winners include:
BEST OVERALL WINE BLOG
Dr. Vino's Wine Blog -- http://drvino.blogspot.com/

BEST WINE BLOG WRITING
Dr. Vino's Wine Blog -- http://drvino.blogspot.com/

BEST WINE REVIEWING BLOG
Vinography -- http://www.vinography.com

BEST WINE BLOG GRAPHICS
The Good Grape -- http://www.goodgrape.com

BEST WINE PODCAST OR VIDEOBLOG
Wine Library TV -- http://tv.winelibrary.com

BEST WINERY BLOG
Pinot Blogger -- http://www.pinotblogger.com

BEST SINGLE SUBJECT WINE BLOG
The Wine Collector -- http://www.vinfolio.com/thewinecollector


After analyzing more than 600 nominations in the various categories a collection of judges produced four finalists for each category. This was followed by a public vote for each award in which 2,846 people participated in choosing the winners.

"The winners in this year's American Wine Blog Awards demonstrate that wine lovers have a vibrant array of new sources to quench quench,
v to cool a hot object rapidly by plunging it into water or oil.


quench

to put out, extinguish, or suppress; to cool (as hot metal) by immersing in water.
 their intellectual thirst thirst, sensation indicating the body's need for water. Dry or salty food and dry, dusty air may induce such a sensation by depleting moisture in the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat.  when it comes to wine," Wark said. "A new set of players has arrived in the world of wine publishing Oand they blog."

Tom Wark is the principal of Wark Communications and the primary contributor to Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog.
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