The January meeting of the Finger Lakes Chapter of the Academy of Wine Communications is set for Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Ravines Wine Cellars on Keuka Lake in Hammondsport, NY. The monthly meeting agenda will be discussed from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM followed by a collaborative, interactive Twitter Basics Immersion from 12:00-2:30 PM. We will work through the fundamentals of Twitter for wineries including best practices for engaging in conversations, keeping up the momentum, explanation of symbols including hashtags, and how to use applications to manage conversations and engage more effectively. We’ll answer questions with a goal of helping members become more comfortable and confident on Twitter.

RSVP for the meeting and seminar is greatly appreciated by Monday, 1/25/10 to Melissa Dobson at (917) 816-5424 or melissa.dobson@avantguild.com.

The Academy of Wine Communications was founded with the express goal of supporting food & wine writers and the art of wine writing. That goal hasn’t changed, but the methods by which they operate have evolved over time. New tools and techniques continue to develop and the AWC embraces them whenever possible. Members of the AWC see the emergence of wine blogs as an exciting new medium and, to show our support, we’ve contributed to the Wine Bloggers Conference Scholarship fund.

You can find out more information about the scholarship fund, by visiting http://wbcscholarship.wordpress.com/.