Throughout the 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference (WBC11), Virginia wines were showcased from regions throughout the Commonwealth. For those number-hungry Virginia wine fans and WBC’ers, below are a few Virginia wine statistics compiled by the Virginia Wine Board. In addition to these stats, below is an aggregation (current as of August 6, 10pm ET) of WBC11 related posts.
- Total number of conference participants: 336
- Total number of states that the bloggers were from: 21
- Total number of countries that the bloggers were from: 4
- Total number of VA wineries featured: 47
- Total number of VA wines featured at VA Wine Board sponsored events (does not include wines from Saturday, July 23 winery tours): 78
- Total number of VA wineries featured on July 23 tours: 17
- Total number of VA wine regions that featured throughout the conference from participating wineries: 7 (Blue Ridge, Central VA, Eastern Shore, Northern Neck, Northern VA, Shenandoah Valley, Southern VA)
- Total number of Virginia AVAs that featured throughout the conference from participating wineries: 4 (Eastern Shore AVA, Monticello AVA, Northern Neck AVA, Shenandoah Valley)
- Total number of “Tweets” (#wbc11, #vawine): 15,206
- Total number of “Twitter Impressions” – #wbc11, #vawine: 43,506,241 (Twitter Impression = number of possible viewers of a Tweet in the stream)
Links to WBC11 blog posts (current as of August 6, 10pm ET):
- http://www.vintank.com/2011/07/wbc11-and-opening-the-vintank-blog-kimono/
- http://dmwineline.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/whiners/
- http://blog.terroirist.com/?p=4960
- http://www.virginiawinetime.com/2011/07/28/impressions-on-the-wine-bloggers-conference-2011/
- http://lusciouslushes.com/2011/07/putting-the-plus-in-google/
- http://lusciouslushes.com/2011/08/lessons-on-being-a-better-blogger-writer-or-whatever/
- http://lifeofvines.com/2011/07/30/virginia-wine/
- http://vinstrategies.com/2011/07/10-things-i-discovered-at-the-wine-bloggers-conference/
- http://passionatefoodie.blogspot.com/2011/07/not-just-virginia-wines-at-wbc.html
- http://winetrailtraveler.com/blog/2011/07/24/wine-bloggers-conference-a-whirlwind-of-wines-foods-and-networking/
- http://wineormous.com/charlottesville-va-gracious-host-for-wbc-11/
- http://www.virginiawinetime.com/2011/07/22/day-one/
- http://www.virginiawinetime.com/2011/07/23/day-two/
- http://www.chicagonow.com/he-sippedshe-sipped/2011/07/photos-wine-bloggers-conference/
- http://dmwineline.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/a-virginia-surprise-at-wbc11/
- http://ancientfirewineblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/taking-action-with-what-i-learned-from.html
- http://swirlsipsnark.com/?p=6748
- http://www.cellarblog.org/2011/07/wbc-2011-breakout-sessions-day-1-wbc11.html
- http://www.brixchicks.com/2011/07/wbc11-notes-from-1d.html
- http://toledowinesandvines.blogspot.com/2011/07/wbc11-wine-reception-at-monticello-is.html
- https://drinkwhatyoulike.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/view-from-the-punt-perspectives-on-wbc11-from-the-other-side-of-the-bottle/
- http://blog.joelvincent.com/wbc11-the-twitter-analysis
- http://www.dallaswinechick.com/the-similarities-of-the-2011-wine-bloggers-conference-and-comic-con/
- http://travelingwinechick.com/2011/07/25/2011-wine-bloggers-conference-impressions-from-a-first-time-attendee/
- http://www2.richmond.com/entertainment/2011/jul/25/top-10-things-wine-and-food-bloggers-can-learn-eri-ar-1195321/
- http://mouthglasslens.wordpress.com/2011/07/26/a-saturday-in-va-wine-country/
- http://winetrailtraveler.com/learning/natblogger/winearomas11.php
- http://winecompass.blogspot.com/2011/07/live-wine-blogging-at-wbc11.html?spref=tw
- http://winetrailtraveler.com/blog/2011/07/25/wine-bloggers-conference-day-one/
- http://norcalwine.com/blog/10-wine-review/530-my-tweets-from-the-live-blogging-speed-tasting-at-the-bloggers-conference
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z841LgnfuYo
- http://blog.kj.com/recaping-the-4th-annual-wine-bloggers-conference/
- http://www.ecoastwines.com/node/246
- http://www.ecoastwines.com/node/245
- http://dmwineline.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/that-amazing-virginia-pinot-noir-at-wbc11/
- http://swirlsipsnark.com/?p=6764
- http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2011/07/27/blogging-lessons-from-the-front-line/
- http://oddbacchus.com/2011/07/a-golden-surprise-virginia-viognier/
- http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2011/07/28/virginia-brings-its-b-game-roasting-and-toasting-with-the-best-of-virginian-wine-at-monticello/
- http://swirlsipsnark.com/?p=6771
- http://winetrailtraveler.com/learning/natblogger/monticello.php
- http://cuveecorner.blogspot.com/2011/07/jeffersons-dream-realized-jefferson.html
- http://www.visitcharlottesville.org/visitors/bloggersreaction/
- http://video214.com/play/lJy046Dde3u03H9bck47Uw/s/dark
- http://esquin.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/exploring-virgina-wine-country/
- http://www.rjonwine.com/videos/
- http://www.suburbanwino.com/2011/07/still-handcuffed-by-virginia.html
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/all-we-can-eat/post/local-pr-pro-snags-wine-blog-award/2011/07/26/gIQAbjnZbI_blog.html
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekgi9n6Ijck&feature=share
- http://www.winepiphany.com/?p=238
- http://swirlsipsnark.com/?p=6808
- http://ancientfirewineblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/2011-installment-of-north-american-wine.html
- http://winetrailtraveler.com/blog/2011/07/27/increase-the-content-reflections-on-wbc11/
- http://winelinesonline.com/2011/07/wbc11-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly/
- http://www.thewineingwoman.com/2011/07/wine-bloggers-conference-the-aftermath/
- http://wine-ophelia.blogspot.com/2011/07/wine-bloggers-conference-2011-part-ii.html
- http://onenineninety.com/post/8173279564/leveraging-the-social-nature-of-wine
- http://keswickvineyard.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/bloggers-meet-charlottesville-and-her-wine/
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-orlin/top-10-takeaways-from-the_b_911947.html
- http://wine-zag.com/2011/07/27/a-tribute-to-grace-tops-wine-blogger-conference-wines/
- http://www.foodista.com/blog/2011/07/28/virginia-wine-country-surprises-abound?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
- http://www.mutineermagazine.com/blog/2011/07/the-2011-wine-bloggers-conference-and-the-state-of-virginia-wine/
- http://burgchronicles.blogspot.com/2011/07/nitty-gritty-scop-danger-no-floor.html
- http://toledowinesandvines.blogspot.com/2011/07/virginia-winery-visit-wbc-11-bus-visits.html
- http://www.tarara.com/winebloggers
- http://winingways.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/wine-bloggers-conference-2011-charlottesville-va-post-1/
- http://wineharlots.com/wordpress/?p=8487
- http://wine-zag.com/2011/07/26/eric-asimov-sorts-out-wine-enthusiasm-and-journalism/
- http://www.suburbanwino.com/2011/07/civil-war-returns-to-commonwealth.html
- http://ancientfirewineblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/lifes-too-short-not-to-be-badass.html
- http://winefashionista.com/2011/07/28/top-10-takeaways-from-the-wine-bloggers-conference/
- http://winesleuth.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/wine-speed-tasting-at-the-2011-winebloggers-conference/
- http://projectsunlight.net/2011/08/wbc11-a-conference-for-wine-bloggers/
- http://projectsunlight.net/2011/08/wbc11-a-conference-for-wine-bloggers-part-ii/
- http://winesofcroatia.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/sharingthelove-at-the-2011-north-american-wine-bloggers-conference/
- http://corkchronicles.com/archives/147
- http://corkchronicles.com/archives/136
- http://marikane.com/wordpress/2011/08/04/wbc-2011-a-tale-of-two-keynotes/
- http://passionatefoodie.blogspot.com/2011/07/rant-inferno-at-monticello.html
- http://passionatefoodie.blogspot.com/2011/07/glimpse-into-virginia-wines-viognier-to.html
- http://passionatefoodie.blogspot.com/2011/08/rant-jancis-ahoo-wallflowers.html
- http://passionatefoodie.blogspot.com/2011/08/dining-in-charlottesville-virginia.html
- http://www.wild4washingtonwine.com/2011/08/dreaming-of-virginia-wine.html
- http://www.winepiphany.com/?p=244
- http://jamesthewineguy.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/wbc11-charlottesville-virginia-%E2%80%93-a-juxtaposition-of-the-wine-experience/
- http://corkenvy.com/wine-bloggers-conference-or-whine-bloggers-conference-a-little-of-both-but-room-for-all/
- http://corkenvy.com/how-i-got-lost-on-the-road-less-traveled-but-then-got-instant-karma-at-the-wine-bloggers-conference/
Thank you Annette, Amy, Mary Catherine for embracing us blogger folks and for your continued work and dedication to promoting Virginia wine!
Up next — View from the Punt – Perspectives on WBC11 from the Other Side of the Bottle (Part II)
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Drink What YOU Like 
Thanks for including us.
My initial post slipped under the radar —
Yes, Virginia is for Wine Lovers
http://wineharlots.com/wordpress/?p=8487
Great work on aggregating all the posts — there were quite a few I haven’t seen yet.
Cheers!
Nannette Eaton
Great compilation! Thanks for the inclusion.
None of mine are in here. Y’all come on over to http://ancientfirewineblog.blogspot.com/ for my take.
Jason
I take that back, wow, too early for the quick scan to be successful. My newest one isn’t, and that might just be a good thing…
Jason
Thanks for pulling this together Frank.
Hi Tamra – The ladies at the Va Wine Board Marketing Office did all the hard work on this list… I’ve just added a few links as posts are updated.
I can’t wait to be a part of this next year! I love how everyone had laptops at their tables. That is what it’s about… Spreading the word!
great compilation of sites and stats, and of course thanks for including my posts.
How were the Twitter stats/impressions tallied. Is there a good tweet counter?
Russ
Hi Russ,
We (Virginia Wine Board Marketing Office) have an account with RowFeeder (http://s.rowfeeder.com/6deff6ae8fjNx) that we use to track the twitter feed about #vawine and #wbc11. With the account they will generate various reports that highlight different statistics. It has proven to be very useful!
Hey Frank, great work as always and thanks for putting this together, cheers!
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Great list. Here is a post that is missing. http://vinstrategies.com/2011/07/10-things-i-discovered-at-the-wine-bloggers-conference/
Hi Jamie: Sorry I missed that one, just added to the list. Cheers!
Hey! You forgot me!
http://lusciouslushes.com/2011/07/putting-the-plus-in-google/
Oy – how could I forget you? 🙂 Updated! Getting harder to keep up with all the updates. I’m going to resort them all later this week.
You missed mine! http://blog.terroirist.com/?p=4960
Thanks for compiling all this – great stuff.
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and another
http://lusciouslushes.com/2011/08/lessons-on-being-a-better-blogger-writer-or-whatever/
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and another 🙂
http://jamesthewineguy.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/wbc11-charlottesville-virginia-%E2%80%93-a-juxtaposition-of-the-wine-experience/
Thank you!
Slowly working my way through all of them. Thanks for linking these in one place. Here are a couple from me:
http://corkenvy.com/wine-bloggers-conference-or-whine-bloggers-conference-a-little-of-both-but-room-for-all/
http://corkenvy.com/how-i-got-lost-on-the-road-less-traveled-but-then-got-instant-karma-at-the-wine-bloggers-conference/
Hi Stub! Just got you linked up – thanks!
Frank–thanks for the inclusion. I’m just getting round to all these fantastic posts.
tina