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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Staggering numbers build the prosecco revolution

Steve Pryer visits Italy to explore the facts, figures and reasons why the tsunami of easy-drinking, affordable Italian sparkling wine has changed the drinking habits of many Britons.  Prosecco has been the UK’s bubbly sensation of recent years. Despite some recent reports of a slow-down in sales, the UK remains one of biggest buyers of this Italian sparkler, purchasing more than one-third of all...
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Review: The Three Drinkers Do Scotch

Mike Turner reviews a new web series by three of members of the Circle - Colin Hampden-White, Helena Nicklin and Adrian Smith - and finds fun, friendship and whisky-related capers. The Circle of Wine Writers has some of the famous faces of the wine trade on their roster. It was a genuinely proud moment when I was accepted to the Circle for what I considered to be my meagre, poorly spelt rantings ...
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