Gwendolyn Alley: things are looking up!
Hello fans and family! I’m in New Mexico camping at Faywood Hot Springs with a bunch of my friends from Burning Man. We’re all headed for Texas to watch the eclipse, and for me, there’ll be wine tasting too! Did you know they grow grapes and make wine in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas? Yes! Driving the 10 you’ll see signs for various AVAs–American Viticultural If you know, got any tips? I’m going to try to visit wineries in all three states. and I’m staying with Frey winery folks organic and biodynamic pioneers from Mendocino. More on all that soon!
But first, there’s exciting news from the Wine Travel Awards in this email I received today!
Dear Gwendolyn Alley,
We have good news for you! The WTA team is delighted to announce that you were selected as one of the Top 5 Winners of public voting in the category The Brightest Journey.
https://winetravelawards.com/news/public-voting-results/
We are glad that your efforts and the support of your friends and loyal audience yielded results and now you are granted the chance to win a Wine Travel Award.
The top five nominees from each category move on to the professional jury round. Their businesses and projects will be reviewed by twelve industry-leading experts from the fields of winemaking, gastronomic tourism, marketing, and journalism. The selection takes place within a 10-point system according to the unified Wine Travel Awards protocols.
It is important to add, that the Public Voting Winners already receive the privilege – the opportunity to be nominated for the next 2024-2025 year on a free basis, as well as the right to use the sign – both of the participant and Public Voting Winner (please find them attached).
💡 The WTA winners will be announced at the main WTA event – the WTA Ceremony scheduled to take place at the London Wine Fair on May 21st, 2024 from 10.30–12.30.
The Wine Travel Awards Ceremony will highlight the results of the 2023-2024 campaign, where the winners of both public voting and professional jury selection will be appraised to that moment and new and prosperous names in the wine tourism business will be revealed.
The 2-hour program agenda includes:
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a speech “Wine Tourism: Benefits and Challenges” by Robert Joseph, the WTA jury member, a prominent author in the world of wine and wine tourism, pioneering wine expert, wine creator and industry innovator;
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a presentation of the WTA Sponsors and Partners;
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an announcement of the winners and WTA discoveries;
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a walk-around tasting of wines of the WTA community members.
The WTA Organizing Committee extends a warm invitation to you to join us at the Ceremony as our esteemed guest.
Important: the public voting winners have special conditions for participation in the tasting and the LWF exhibition at the WTA stand. If you are interested in such an opportunity, please contact the WTA team.
Congratulations with a successful first stage completion and good luck with the second one.
Kind regards,
Bohdana and the WTA teamThank you everyone for voting for me! View my profile here:
Gwendolyn Alley
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