IWSC 2012 Blogger of the Year Award Shortlist Announced

IWSC news

Wed 3 Oct 2012

The International Wine & Spirit Competition is delighted to announce the Blogger of the Year shortlist. Congratulations to all the finalists below. The award winner will be announced at the IWSC Awards and Banquet on the 14th November at London’s Guildhall.

Alice Feiring - www.alicefeiring.com
 
Gregory Dal Piaz - Snooth www.Snooth.com
 
Helen McGinn - Knackered Mothers Wine Club www.knackeredmotherswineclub.blogspot.com
 
Ilkka Sirèn  - ViiniTV www.theviinitv.com
 
Jamie Goode - Wine Anorak www.wineanorak.com/wineblog/
 
Jason Bryant - Unscrewed www.unscrewed.co.nz
 
Mariano Braga - www.marianobraga.com
 
Will Lowe - Blogtails www.willlowe.com
 
About the Blogger of the Year Award
The International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) has launched a new award to recognise an individual who has utilised a blog in promoting and increasing public awareness and interest in wines and/or spirits, in the last 12 months. Sponsored by Gonzalez Byass, the award was launched at ProWein 2012 and will see judges comprising of key wine and spirit trade personalities, brand owners with experience in social media and previous ‘IWSC Communicator of the Year’ award winners.
 
Judging
The judging criteria included quality of engagement, blog reach, feedback generated and interaction, overall quality of content and the range of media used (pictures, videos, text).
 
Award announcement
The winner will be announced at the prestigious IWSC Awards Presentation and Banquet on Wednesday 14th November at The City of London’s Guildhall, and will be able to have a selection of their blog posts included on the IWSC and Gonzalez Byass websites.