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Review my site, win a case of really good wine

Uncork the possibilities! Write a review of californiawinehikes.com.

Uncork the possibilities! Write a review about californiawinehikes.com.

If you’re a blogger and you love really good wine - or love somebody who does - I hereby offer you a contest: review my website, California Wine Hikes, and I’ll link to your review from my blog, Winehiker Witiculture. If your review is the best one submitted, you will win a case of wine.

If you don’t have a blog, you can still participate! Just post your review on Amazon.com.

For details, read on.

The rules are pretty simple: your review must be at least 200 words long and you must include a link to the California Wine Hikes home page and to this post. If you like, you may also link to any other page on California Wine Hikes or to any posts on this blog.

The most important element of your review? You must be completely honest. Tell the world what you like and/or what you don’t like about the site, how it could be improved, or why you would or wouldn’t choose to book a tour. It doesn’t matter what categories your blog covers, though it will be helpful if your review is written in English. Nevertheless, I will accept all reviews.

After you have written your review, send me an email that contains the URL to your posted review. In turn, I will periodically update my blog to list links to all new reviews - daily, if possible.

To provide you an incentive to write high-quality content, I’m offering to ship a case of wine (that’s twelve 750ml bottles), personally selected by me, The Winehiker, to the blogger who posts the best review.* The total value of this case will be at least $500 U.S., not including tax and shipping. Folks, that’s almost $42 per bottle. And believe me, it will be really good wine. If you’re the winner, and if you wish, I will make every attempt to tailor my wine selections to your taste (within reason).

The review that garners a 2nd place finish will win its author one bottle of wine valued at approximately $40.

Even if you don’t win any wine, you’ll still get a link from me. Therefore I recommend you write the best review that you possibly can. Remember, your review will be read by a lot of readers, many of whom will be commenting. Their comments on your blog will help me decide which reviewer to give the prize to. Meanwhile, this contest will close on November 1st, 2007; I will ship the wine to the lucky winner shortly thereafter, and announce who that lucky winner is here on this blog.**

Does this contest sound blogworthy to you? If so, then it is your chance to show off the quality of your writing. So, my fellow blogger/reviewer, best of luck to you, and have fun! I look forward to reading your review.

UPDATE: The contest winners have been announced. Please see Wow! We have a winner in our Review My Site contest.

Forward this post to a friend.

~winehiker

*This contest is free to enter. The winner must reside in an area to which California Wine Hikes can legally ship the wine or provide a valid address to which California Wine Hikes can ship the wine for pickup by the winner. Some U.S. states and some international locales do not allow receipt of wine shipments from California; check with your local jurisdiction before entering this contest. California Wine Hikes will not ship alcohol to persons under the age of 21. By entering this contest you swear and affirm that you are over the age of 21. California Wine Hikes makes every effort to ensure that alcoholic beverages are not delivered to anyone who is under the age of 21. By entering this contest you are acknowledging that the person receiving a shipment of alcoholic beverages from California Wine Hikes is over the age of 21. You also agree that any alcohol received from California Wine Hikes is intended for personal consumption and not for resale. If you do not agree with these conditions of use please do not enter this contest.

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7 Responses to “Review my site, win a case of really good wine”

  1. razmaspaz
    May 1st, 2007 09:08
    1

    Russ,
    This seems like a great contest, and it should be fun to write a review. I hope that your judging will be based on the quality of the content and not the quantity of the praise lauded upon you. I only say this because it puts reviewers into an ethical gray area of wanting to write a glowing review in order to win a case of wine. I hope you can clarify this point in an amendment to this point or in another post.

  2. Wine Life Today
    May 1st, 2007 10:04
    2

    Review my site, win a case of really good wine…

    If you love really good wine or love somebody who does, I hereby offer a contest to all bloggers: review my website, California Wine Hikes, and Ill link to your review from my blog. If your review is the best one submitted, you will win a case of wine….

  3. winehiker
    May 1st, 2007 10:28
    3

    Razmaspaz, yours is a valid comment - I’m glad you wrote it.

    I will accept and link to all reviews, good or bad. I don’t intend to reward insincerity; instead I expect to reward honesty. Quite frankly, I don’t want praise if praise isn’t perceived; my ego doesn’t require it.

    My website does, however, require review. I truly want to improve my website’s ability to be attractive and useful to visitors, as well as to better funnel tour sales. Therefore, I seek to make site improvements based on inputs I receive via this contest; it is these kinds of input that I will value most.

    I value quality content, too. I also think that a blogger who values his or her own contribution to the blogosphere will actively engage in creating quality content. Each blogger who makes an effort toward winning this contest will get a linkback; the best will earn great wine.

  4. Enjoy the Combination of Wine and Hiking
    July 15th, 2007 14:46
    4

    [...] In addition to the normal business angle Russ has a great blog on his site as well. There are tasting notes, wine reviews, tasting venues, winehiker trails and information about reviewing his site, California Wine Hikes where if you do a review you have a chance at winning a case of really good wine. [...]

  5. Winehiker Witiculture
    November 12th, 2007 13:10
    5

    [...] Back on May 1st, I offered a contest on this blog. It was a six-month contest in which readers, if they chose to review the California Wine Hikes website, could win a case of wine valued at $500. [...]

  6. It’s a wine blog! It’s a hiking blog! It’s Winehiker Witiculture. » Contest for wine!! Starting May 1st on Winehiker Witiculture
    November 7th, 2008 07:18
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    [...] To learn all of the details, please see my next post. [...]

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    [...] Are you thirsty yet? If so, please submit your review here. For the details, please see my original post. [...]

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