Consigli DiVini - » The European Wine Bloggers Conference

Wow, I really didn’t know such an event existed. There are quite a few blogging conferences out there, but one strictly for wine bloggers is a fabulous idea!

The first ever European Wine Bloggers Conference will take place in sunny Spain (Logrono) from August 29th-31st. The main focus of the event is to discuss the influence wine blogging has had on the wine industry and its consumers. Within that, topics covered will include discussions about wine rating, wine blog writing and monetisation.

Blogging is a force to be reckoned with. It’s a conversational way of reaching & connecting with people. Advertisers know this which is why they’re willing to pay bloggers to review their products.

My guess would be that wine blogging has had an influence on the wine industry. It’s just a matter of determining just how much of an influence it has had. Once that’s established, then the wine blogging niche will be an even greater force to be reckoned with (because the more you’re aware of your power, the more adept you become at using it).

There’ll be about 30-40 wine bloggers this time round, but who’s to say there won’t be more next year? For this year, and with it being the first one, it does seem like more than enough bloggers to be getting on with.

There’ll, of course, be a lot of wine tasting! (as well as a tour of some of the local wineries). Every blogger is encouraged to bring along wine from their region or the wine that’s focused on the most on their blog.

Some of the participants at the event will include author of the Wine Anorak blog (Jamie Goode), author of La Gramiere (Amy Lillard) and Able Grape author, Doug Cook.

For more details, visit http://ewbc2008.wineblogger.info/about/

Ciao!

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