Entries from September 2008

A Personal Thank You from Sponsor, Miguel Merino

September 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Dear Wine Bloggers.
What a great day I had with you all, and how I have enjoyed seeing the pictures and videos of the event on the internet. This is what I was thinking of when I started my wine-making career! I love to be surrounded by wine lovers, people who travel to wine regions, taste [...]

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EWBC Logo - Contest Open to Everyone!

September 23rd, 2008 · 6 Comments

Image by Ryan Opaz via Flickr

Ok everyone, we need an official logo. We need something that we can carry forward and use for all the future gatherings, as a t-shirt design, and to display on our websites. So far, we have a Wine Blogger logo that most people seem to like. All we need now [...]

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Recent Interviews from the EWBC 2008 on Vinus TV

September 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Amy Lillard from La Gramiere in France

David Cray from Wine Blog Research in Canada

Justin Roberts from Jerez-Xerez-Sherry in Jerez, Spain

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The Power of the EWBC Network, Let the Debates Begin! - First up Wine Closures!

September 16th, 2008 · 14 Comments

As we’ve all posted on many of our participants’ blogs, The European Wine Bloggers’ Conference has created a fountain of energy that is slowly building into something greater than simply an annual gathering - although, more events wouldn’t be dissuaded either.
Working beyond cultural limitations, language differences and varying levels of blog knowledge, we have formed [...]

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Roundtable Number 2

September 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Our second roundtable video! Thanks to VinusTV for getting this up and making it look so good. Please tell us your thoughts in the comments.

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Tags: Videos of the Event

Winners of the EWBC Blind Tasting!

September 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

On the first night of the European Wine Blogger Conference, as participants gathered from around the globe in the HUSA Hotel Salon to showcase their regional wines, we organizers threw in unannounced blind tasting. 40 participants were asked to throw their hat into the ring in order to win one of the following three prizes: [...]

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Some post EWBC thoughts and pictures from others

September 11th, 2008 · No Comments

There continues to be a lot positive feedback on the outcome of the European Wine Bloggers Conference from all those who participated, for which we are very grateful.
Today we’ve had a very positive review from a participant from TodoVino who listened in on our roundtables and considers the potential impact of blogging, and is supportive [...]

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A brief post event release

September 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The first European Wine Bloggers Conference (EWBC), that brought together online wine writers and developers from across Europe, has just ended but the discussions are still ongoing.
Around 40 bloggers representing 11 different countries across Europe but also as far afield as Canada, Australia and the USA got together in the first event of its kind [...]

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1st Roundtable - Points, Who Needs Them?

September 8th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Our first roundtable video! Thanks to VinusTV for getting this up and making it look so good. Please tell us your thoughts in the comments.

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Tags: Conference Discussion · Wine Scores

Keep in Touch with the EWBC

September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

We appreciate the support we had from bloggers, readers, sponsors and others in the media to make the European Wine Blogger Conference 2008 a great success.
We feel particularly honoured to have been able to meet an amazing group of bloggers and enthusiasts, and trust that in the coming months we will have created an even [...]

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