Vote for Art Predator Gwendolyn Alley for Wine Travel Award “The Brightest Journey”

vote for Gwendolyn Alley

Once again I’m honored to be nominated for a Wine Travel Award as a Wine and Food Influencer in “The Brightest Journey” category— and I’m asking for your vote! Five finalists advance to judging — and how I get there is by your votes! It’s easy!  All you have to do is click this link and vote for me.

Why vote for me? I started Art Predator as a print journalist, moved it to WordPress and now —

• 2022 Winner: JancisRobinson.com Wine Writing Contest; read my winning essay here.
• 2025 Wine Judge: Radici del Sud in Puglia, Italy; read Puglia’s Primitivo is Pretty in Pink: Radici del Sud Outstanding Rosati
• 2025 Wine Judge: Ventura County Fair in 2025; read about the winners here.
• 2025 Italy Wine Press Trips: Montefalco, Chianti, Maremma, Puglia, Emilia-Romagna.
• 2024 Italy Wine Press Trips: Sicily, Campania, Maremma.
• 2023 Italy Wine Press Trips: Abruzzo, Veneto, Maremma.
• 2023 Portugal Press Trip: Alentejo.
• 2022 Italy Wine Press Trips: Piemonte, Garda, Valtellina, Trento.

Montefalco, Umbria

Because in addition to writing Art Predator, I’m also the Wine Predator where I’ve published over 1450 blog posts about wine, wine travel, and wine/food pairings, often with recipes. Here are links to a selection of articles I’m published on Wine Predator in 2025:

• Feb.14, 2025: A Love Letter to an Italian Grape plus Vineyard Visits with Maremma Winemaker Antonella Manuli
• July 26, 2025: An Invite to Umbria, A Visit to Montefalco’s Cocco Ilaria, and a Pairing: Orange Spoletino “Ponderata” Paired with Peach Salad + Carbonara
• May 22, 2025: Visiting Tuscan Vineyards and Enjoying La Maliosa’s Procanico to Celebrate World Biodiversity Day

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As a freelance journalist, I published several articles in 2025 including:

• From March 20, 2025 VC Reporter— Grape to glass gals: Women winemakers leading the way in Ventura County’s natural wine industry
• From April 2025 VC Reporter —Al Fresco with Flowers: Local spots for a wildflower picnic
  plus this companion article on Wine Predator with extended tasting and pairing notes  and photos
• From April 2025 Ventana — Immersive Experience –Tuscany Travel pages 20-22
• From May 2025 Ventana— Adventure Uncorked pages 8-10

I’ve also done a few video and audio interviews including this 30 minute podcast with Nadine Piche of Ventura Vibe! about wine tasting which you can listen to here.

Gwendolyn Alley

Your vote for me will advance me to the final round where the judges will evaluate finalists and decide on a winner; just click this link— NOW!  Voting continues until March 31, 2026, but it would mean the world to me if you’d just click the link and vote NOW. Then I would be forwarded to the judges who will make a final decision. Winners will be announced June 17 in France.

The Wine Travel Awards provide “a unified advertising and information campaign in different countries to draw attention to the nominees: people, regions, wines and local products” with the goal to form “a friendly community of wine & wine tourism professionals created to share opinions, knowledge, and information.” And YOU can vote for ME! After the March public voting period ends, “five nominees with the highest amount of public votes in each category will be forwarded to the WTA Jury Panel, who will have an honourable mission to choose the best of the best.”

Your vote matters! Thank you!

Vote for Gwendolyn for a Wine Travel Award