The idea for the American Wine BLOG Awards began in 2005 with Fermentation publisher Tom Wark. Next year, management of the event will be taken over by the Open Wine Consortium.
Barley
Vine by tedo, seems to have more barley than vine (maybe
Texas summers are too hot for wine enjoyment...).
 Bigger Than Your Head creator and seasoned wine writer Frederic Koeppel won the 2009 American Wine Blog Award for "Best Wine Reviews BLOG " and "gazes critically at the creating and preparing, the marketing and selling, the truth and the hypocrisy, the issues and the language behind what we eat and drink."
Fermentations: a Daily Wine BLOG by Tom Wark (see note at the beginning of this category).
Good Wine Under $20 won the 2008 AWBA for "Best Single Subject Wine BLOG" for creator Deb Harkness.
Good Grape won the 2009 AWBA for "Best Wine BLOG Graphics" for creator Jeff Lefevre.
Lenn Devours author Lenn Thompson won the 2009 AWBA for "Best Single Subject Wine BLOG" for focusing on New York State Wines and features guest writers as well as his personal musings.
Michel-Schlumberger's Benchland BLOG won the 2009 AWBA for "Best Winery BLOG" with contributions from several winery staff.
The Wine Collector, by Steve Bachmann won the 2009 AWBA for "Best Business/Indstry Blog"
Through
the Walla Walla Grapevine by Catie, a self-professed
"wildwallawallawoman" writes mainly about her experiences
in and around the Eastern Washington wine scene.
Vinography by
Alder Yarrow, won 2009 AWBAs for "Best Overall Wine BLOG" and for "Best Wine Writing".
While he is prolific and I enjoy both his stories and his outspoken point-of-view,
I wish he would describe the wines he reviews, rather
than assign number scores to them... "9.5" may
be a good rating, but sounds neither enticing nor appetizing!
Wine
Camp by Craig Camp, who declares his BLOG to be a "points-free
zone" has informative articles and an admirable "question
authority" tone.
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