Amanda Barnes, Author at Circle of Wine Writers

Members sweep up book awards

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Amanda Barnes

Congratulations to Circle Members Britt and Per Karlsson, Adam Montefiore, and Marc Millon, who have swept up multiple awards for recent wine books. Britt and Per Karlsson Co-authors and husband-and-wife Britt and Per Karlsson took home Best in the World for Sustainability in Wine for their book Framtidens Vin at the Gourmand Awards. Adam Montefiore Also at the Gou...

New Member: Małgorzata Partyka

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Amanda Barnes

Małgorzata Partyka holds a PhD in human molecular biology and began writing about wine in 2015. Her articles were published in the Jancis Robinson Wine Writing Competitions in 2017 and 2020. Today, she writes about wine, food, and travels to various wine regions for both Polish and international online and print magazines. Based in Warsaw, she also occasionally organises wine tastings.

Michael Edwards: A tribute

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Amanda Barnes

Michael Edwards was a much-loved and highly respected wine writer and critic, renowned for his expertise in Champagne. He studied Etruscan antiquities at university in Italy, graduated in law from Gray's Inn in London, and spent many years as a restaurant critic before specialising in wine. In addition to his native England, Michael lived for several years in France and is best known for his two ...

Doing the wine math: Review of Grape Explications by Neal D. Hulkower

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Sunny Hodge

Sunny Hodge reviews a kind of ‘best of’ Neal D. Hulkower, whose works span a vast range of vinous topics, incorporating his expert application of the world of mathematics to that of the vine. For those of you not yet familiar with Hulkower’s writing, he has been a prudent book reviewer, essayist, wine journalist and efficacious tasting-note-taker since his fixation with wine first took grip in 19...

The vinous Velvet Revolution

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Jochen Erler

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A bodega to remember

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Colin Harkness

Colin Harkness encounters classy, memorable kosher wines from the mountains of DO Utiel-Requena. I expect it’s largely the same with most ‘Old World’ wines, but when it comes to Spain, there’s almost always a story behind each wine and every producer. Like some grape varieties, sadly, several of these tales might have been lost in the mists of time, but some, against all odds, are enduring. And t...

New Member: Natalia Suta

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Amanda Barnes

Natalia Suta is a WSET-certified wine educator and writer, specialising in English wine. She contributes to a range of consumer publications, championing England’s vineyards through engaging, accessible, and down-to-earth storytelling. Currently, she is co-authoring a food and wine book pairing English wines with bespoke recipes, featuring over 30 estates. When not writing, she hosts bespoke wine ...