Following a rising star from the east

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Meet the Member: Matt Wilson

Matt Wilson is one of the top wine photographers in the industry and lives with his family in Chile's wine region of Colchagua. Although his career in photography actually started with photographing skaters and hip hop bands. Amanda Barnes interviews him to find out how he made the transition from shooting on the street to shooting in the vineyards and what he is working on in 2019.    ...
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Gallery: Côte Chalonnaise by Jon Wyand

Photographer Jon Wyand documents winemaking in the Côte Chalonnaise. You can also view Jon's gallery on Cordon online in the Circle Galleries. You can view more of Jon's photography in his Burgundy web page, or on his professional portfolio.   Please respectfully note that all of these photos, and all the Circle of Wine Writer galleries, are not to be republished without the phot...
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New Member: Alistair Morrell

Strategic marketer, commentator and journalist, Alistair has been involved in most sides of the trade for over 30 years, starting with vintages in Alsace, Australia and New Zealand.  As a buyer for major supermarkets, Alistair launched Yellow Tail in the UK, accelerated the profile and sales of Domaines Paul Mas and Wakefield, alongside many others (including the internet-marketed Stormhoek).  ...
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New Member: Leona De Pasquale

Leona De Pasquale is a London-based Taiwanese freelance wine writer, translator and WSET Certified Educator. She writes for Wine & Spirits Digest, the most influential wine and spirits magazine in Taiwan and is the wine correspondent for The Vintage Magazine in the UK. She has written and translated articles for Decanter and Le Pan, and her translation works include some of the most authori...
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New Member: Janet Z Wang

Janet Z Wang is the author of The Chinese Wine Renaissance and contributor to Decanter China. She has also consulted on wine-related start-up ideas. Janet spent her formative years in China before immigrating to the UK as a teenager. From her education in Chinese history and classics since an early age, she noted that wine's social effects on humanity were profound and continuous. After graduatin...
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