So Budo-Kun would love for you to download this badge and put it on your site, because not all of us can get an American Wine Blog Award, but we can all get a Budo-Kun seal of approval.
We said we’d have some biting commentary on the awards, but that conversation has already been started by Tim over at Winecast, so go there to discuss the ins and outs of awards.

We’d be honored if you wanted Budo’s seal of approval on your site. In fact, he’d be honored to be there. He’s been waiting for his close-up and this could be it. He’s also been waiting to break out into 3-D plushie form, but for now he’s just going to have to be patient with his cartoon 2-D self.

Plus, Gary V. can’t be the only one with badges all over the blogosphere? Can he? Well, maybe he can…

Click here to download the image you see to the left, and insert accordingly onto your blog. We’re all winners, right?!

In breaking wine blog world news, the American Wine Blog Award finalists have been announced, and domaine547 has been rejected from every category. Damn our lack of focus, proofreading, and other such disciplined habits that may have yielded different results.

We do think we have some kick-ass graphics, though, and we’re going to be giving ourselves some sort of award for having the best Wine Blog Graphics according to, ummm, us.

In the meantime, go vote for the blogs that did make the cut, and make sure that something deserving wins the Oscars of the Wine Blogosphere.

Blog post with biting commentary on such awards, intelligent wit and no bitterness — no, none at all — to come shortly-ish.