Winners Announced at 2009 American Wine Blog Awards

The best in the world of Wine Blogs was announced today as the American Wine Blog Awards declared winners in seven categories covering the world of wine blogging. The American Wine Blog Awards, now in their third year, honor the best in writing, wine reviews, graphics, business blogging, single subject focus, winery blogging and overall best wine blog.

Winners in the seven award categories of the American Wine Blog Awards included:

Best Wine Writing On a Blog

VINOGRAPHY (http://www.vinography.com)

Best Graphics or Presentation

THE GOOD GRAPE (http://goodgrape.com/)

Best Single Subject Blog

LENNDEVOURS (http://lennthompson.typepad.com/lenndevours/)

Best Business/Industry Blog

THE WINE COLLECTOR (http://www.vinfolio.com/thewinecollector)

Best Winery Blog

MICHEL-SCHLUMBERGER'S "BENCHLAND BLOG" (http://benchlandblog.com/)

Best Wine Reviews

BIGGER THAN YOUR HEAD (http://www.biggerthanyourhead.net/)

Best Overall Blog

VINOGRAPHY (http://www.vinography.com)

The American Wine Blog Awards are produced by Tom Wark, publisher of FERMENTATION: The Daily Wine Blog. Their sponsors include Riedel Crystal, Mutineer Magazine and The OpenWine Consortium. The recipients of the the Awards will be honored at a ceremony taking place in Sonoma, County, California at the Wine Bloggers Conference in July.

"Quite literally wine blogs and the democratization of wine writing that they represent are changing the wine industry and the way consumers learn about wine," said Wark. The winners of the 2009 American Wine Blog Awards are only the tip of an iceberg that is 800+ wine blogs deep and consists of a number of top wine enthusiasts and wine professionals that are giving the industry and consumers a new perspective on wine."

For more information about the American Wine Blog Awards go to: http://www.fermentation.typepad.com .