January 9 2007
Somewhere in my wine blogging notebook, the one stuffed full of clippings, scrawlings and half-baked ideas that I use when I need inspiration for a blog post (which usually creates three ideas that I try to jam into one post that then becomes an unwieldy 1000 word essay, but enough about my pathos), I have the notion to create an all-star sitcom episode with the denizens of the wine blogosphere.
For example, Beau at Basic Juice would be Chuck from Happy Days—he is Richie’s wise older brother who appears on the scene occasionally to drop some pearls of wisdom and steal a home cooked meal before heading off into the night for some adventure.
Alder from Vinography might be Judge Harry Stone from Night Court—young, friendly and popular.
And, Tom from Fermentation might be Dr. Johnny Fever from WKRP in Cincinnati—the veteran, unaffected, cool, and laid back disc jockey at the station.
These are, of course, based on perceptions because I’ve never met Beau, and have only had fleeting digital contact with Alder. Tom and I have exchanged professional pleasantries, but we haven’t had the opportunity to break bread.
It might be a lot of fun to put people in categorical buckets based on perception, and have a little fun along the way, all in the spirit of fun and cooperation for a loosely organized, frenetic, all-over-the-map band of people doing something in the name of passion.
And, I guess that’s the intention of most awards, as well—create some order out of what can be quite chaotic—and to recognize those that are doing a good job.
So, many kudos have to go to Tom Wark at Fermentation for his development and launch of the 2007 American Wine Blog Awards.
The press release hit the wire and is getting a lot of traction as he points out here. There are six categories: Best Winery Blog, Best Wine Podcast or Video Blog, Best Graphics on a Wine Blog, Best Review Wine Blog, Best Single Subject Wine Blog and Best Wine Blog Writing.
It’s a shame that Tom cannot win, because pound for pound, with consistency and thoughtfulness, Tom’s blog wins hands down. It was Fermentation, in fact, that was a shining beacon of inspiration for this site in terms of being able to do a high-cut, general interest wine site without delving too much into reviews.
If Alder is the elder statesman of wine blogging, Tom is certainly your favorite uncle.
Nominate your favorite blog or blogs on the left hand navigation at Fermentation: http://fermentation.typepad.com
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