Tom Wark

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Tom Wark is an American wine blogger, a public relations professional in the California wine industry, and founder of the American Wine Blog Awards.[1]

Career

In 2011 Wark's blog was named Best Industry Wine Blog and Best Overall Wine Blog at the Wine Blog Awards in Charlottesville, VA.[2] In 2014 Wark's blog won Best Industry/Business Blog at the Wine Blog Awards held in Santa Barbara, California.

He has been described by

champagne or “old vines”, or feature interviews other wine bloggers,[4] though some find its appeal in its unpredictability.[5]

Wark is also executive director of the National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR), a role which has positioned him in a public dispute with the

three-tier alcohol distribution system.[6][7]

In 2013 Wark become one of the founders of the American Wine Consumer Coalition, a national organization that advocates on behalf of the rights of wine consumers.

See also

  • List of wine personalities

References

Footnotes
  1. ^ Glen, Ellen, Reuters- Business Wire (February 18, 2008). "American Wine Blog Awards Celebrate Growing Field of Citizen Wine Writers". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 8, 2008. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Wright, Allan. "2011 Wine Blog Award Winners Announced". Wine Blog Awards. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  3. ^ Steinberger, Mike, The World of Fine Wine (March 2008). "Everyone a Critic. The Future of Wine Writing" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Marcus, Lawrence, Food & Wine (2008). "Niche Wine Blogs".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Heimoff, Steve, steveheimoff.com (June 24, 2008). "Making wine blogging credible".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Teichgraeber, Tim, Decanter.com (January 15, 2008). "'Storm' of negative pr as wine.com sneaks on rivals".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Arnold, Eric, Wine Spectator (January 8, 2008). "Wine.com Conducts Sting Operation Against Other Retailers".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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