Tom Wark
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
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
- Tom Wark bio appellationamerica.com
- Footnotes
- ^ 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.
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- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Marcus, Lawrence, Food & Wine (2008). "Niche Wine Blogs".
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Heimoff, Steve, steveheimoff.com (June 24, 2008). "Making wine blogging credible".
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Teichgraeber, Tim, Decanter.com (January 15, 2008). "'Storm' of negative pr as wine.com sneaks on rivals".
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Arnold, Eric, Wine Spectator (January 8, 2008). "Wine.com Conducts Sting Operation Against Other Retailers".
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